| ATEP - MASTER OF ARTS, MAJOR IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES (MARS) | ||
| MA Religious Studies is a thesis degree program designed to equip religion teachers, pastoral workers, missionaries and lay leaders with sound foundations in theology. It is aimed at developing a sound mastery of the Christian message and the ability to communicate that message in the contemporary world. It requires a minimum of 15 major courses (45 units of 3 units each which can be finished in 2 years [4 courses per semester] or less, if some courses are taken in summer). The comprehensive examinations can be taken in the first semester of the third year, while the thesis proposal in preparation for thesis writing can be done in the second semester. | ||
| Admission Requirements | ||
| In addition to the general requirements, students must meet the following specific requirements:
1.1. A Bachelor’s Degree is required with at least 12 units of philosophy and 12 units of theology or their equivalents. Students lacking philosophy units may take the courses outside MST. Those lacking theology units take equivalent courses at MST for undergraduate credit with the Academic Dean’s approval. 1.2. A Certificate of Transfer Credential from the latest school attended in lieu of the Official Transcript of Records (TOR) which must bear the marking “copy for CICM Maryhill School of Theology.” |
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| Course Work Requirements | ||
1. MA Religious Studies requires a minimum of 45 units of courses to be taken in the ATEP:
Total 45 units 2. A student must maintain an average grade of at least 1.75 in his or her course work to be allowed to take the comprehensive examinations leading to thesis writing and a degree of Master of Arts, major in Religious Studies. |
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