Moral Theology

This concentration provides advanced training in Moral Theology, preparing students for effective teaching, research, and publication in the academy.  Students may focus their research in moral theology on social and political issues, biomedical ethics, sexual and familial morality, theology of the body, human action theory, etc.  Whatever the particular focus, this concentration imparts a thorough understanding of the Catholic moral tradition, its sources, and historical development as well as contemporary methodological expressions and debates.