Goals of the Program
At the completion of the MA degree in Theology and Christian Ministry at Franciscan University of Steubenville, the graduate is able to:
- Articulate fundamental concepts in the areas of biblical, historical, and systematic moral theology.
- Understand theology from within an ecclesial context, which is to say, from within the faith- commitments of the Roman Catholic Communion.
- Do competent theological research and writing.
The graduate who completes either the on-ground Specialization in Catechetics or the online Concentration in Catechetics is able, in addition, to:
- deliver catechesis within an ecclesial context as part of the broader work of evangelization;
- analyze critically the central place of divine revelation for an understanding of catechetics;
- communicate effectively the content of catechesis in a kerygmatic way through written and oral assignments.
The graduate who completes the Research Intensive Track is able, in addition, to:
- achieve a level of competence in theological research and writing that enables them to present papers at scholarly conferences, write a Master’s thesis, and/or publish an article in a scholarly journal with a view toward undertaking advanced theological study at the doctoral level;
- read at a basic level in one classical and one modern foreign language.