Ecclesiastical Degrees
Description
The School of Theology and Religious Studies (STRS) is an ecclesiastical faculty authorized by the Holy See. Programs leading to the Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology (S.T.B.), Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.), and Doctorate in Sacred Theology (S.T.D.), have canonical effects. Such programs satisfy both the norms established by the Holy See and the University’s requirements.
Since 1931, the sequence of the S.T.B, S.T.L. and S.T.D. degrees has been regulated by norms observed by Catholic faculties and universities throughout the world. Pope John Paul II’s 1979 Apostolic Constitution, Sapientia Christiana and Pope Francis’s 2018 Apostolic Constitution Veritatis Gaudium govern the granting of ecclesiastical degrees.
By offering these degrees, the School preserves a theological heritage and strives for excellence in a developing community of Catholic faculties and universities aspiring to academic cooperation and transcending national and cultural boundaries.
Degrees Offered
Bachelor of Sacred Theology (S.T.B.)
Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.) in the following areas of concentration:
- Biblical Studies
- Historical Theology
- Systematic Theology
- Liturgical Studies
- Sacramental Theology
- Moral Theology & Ethics
- Church History
Doctor of Sacred Theology (S.T.D.) in the following areas of concentration:
- Biblical Studies
- Historical Theology
- Systematic Theology
- Liturgical Studies
- Sacramental Theology
- Moral Theology & Ethics
- Church History