GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Master's programs:
Master of Canonical Jurisprudence J.C.M
Master of Divinity M. Div
Master of Liturgical Studies M.L.S.
Master of Theology  Th.M.

Note: An undergraduate degree or equivalent is required for admission to all Master programs




Master of Canonical Jurisprudence
Course Title
 Subject
            
Course Title
 Subject
Critical Analysis of the Rudder
 CLS
ISE: Common Canon Law Survey
 CLS
Code of Statutes and Laws
 CLS
Canonical Procedures & Ethics
 CLS
Court Observations & Essay
 CLS
Church and Federal Issues
 CLS
ISE: Wills, Trusts and Corporations
 CLS
Religious Issues & Supreme Court
 CLS
Ministry & American Legal System
 CLS
ISE: Open Essay
 CLS
ISE: Open Essay
 CLS
Constitutional Law II
 CLS
Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers (Eerdm)
 CLS
Good News About Injustice (Haugen)
 REL
Intro Eastern Orthodox Bioethics
 THE
ISE: Open Eassay - Church/State Issues
 CLS
ISE: Biblical & Sacred Law
 BIB
ISE Dogmatic Theology Survey
 THE
ISE: Civil - Courtroom Procedures
 CLS
ISE: Ealuation: Hearings and Judgments
 CLS
ISE: Moral Theology - Open Essay
 THE
Pastor, Church & Law
 CLS
The Holy Rudder (Pedalion)
 CLS
Mock Bried & Motion
 CLS
ISE: Adjudication Process
 CLS
Graduation Project - Thesis
 PRO

Undergraduate degree in Canon or Sacred Law or equivalent is required.  If the core subjects were not completed in the undergraduate process, they may be completed during the graduate process.




Master of Divinity
Course Title
 Subject
            
Course Title
 Subject
Paraliturgical Services & Practicum *
 LIT
Liturgical Theology & Practicum
 LIT
Orthodox Psychotherapy*
 PSY
Orthodox Dogmatic Theology
 THE
Clinical Pastoral Counseling I & II
 PSY
ISE: Jung, Freud & Adler Comparative
 PSY
Biblical Interpretation of Pentateuch
 BIB
Dictionary of Pastoral Care (Campbell)
 MIN
Life After Death & Salvation
 REL
Biblical Survey: Gospels and Acts
 BIB
ISE: Parish Ministry
 MIN
Pastor, Church, and Law
 CLS
Mystery of the Church (BUSH)
 HIS
Orthodox Christian Beliefs
 REL
ISE: The Parish in Urban Community
 SOC
These Truths We Hold (STS)
 REL
ISE: Open Essay
 CLS
Vita Patrumn
 PAT
Miracles in the Last Days (NSP)
 REL
Worship Traditions in Armenia & East
 LIT
Hospital Ministry (STB)
 MIN
Meaning of Icons (SVS)
 REL
ISE: Mariology in Orthodox Church
 REL
Code of Canons & Statutes (SROCC)
 CLS
Preserve Them O Lord: (Marital) CP
 MIN
ISE: Holy Week in Orthodox Church
 LIT
These Truths We Hold
 REL
On the Church: Treatises/Letters (SVS)
 PAT
Early Fathers with Philokalia
 PAT
Pastoral Theology: Essentials of Ministry
 MIN
Exorcism through the Ages
 PHI
The Holy Apostles (HAC)
 BIB
The Faith & The Way (Carlton)
 REL
ISE: Abnormal Psychology
 PSY
ISE: Holy Mysteries Orthodox Church
 HIS
ISE: Open Essay
 MIN
ISE: Angels & Prophets Old Testament
 BIB
Dissertation
 PRO
Liturgical Practicum
 LIT
Syria_Russion Liturgy
 LIT

This terminal degree program is designed for those who wish to prepare for the priesthood or ministry in the Church. It is especially designed for the Orthodox Catholic Church, but some requirements marked with an asterisk (*) may be replaced for those outside the Orthodox Catholic Church. St John Chrysostom's Six Books on the Priesthood must be previously completed, or it must be taken during the following process. The liturgical studies that are part of the seminary program require minimal attendance at an approved site requiring about seven (7) days of in-house training in liturgy and liturgical rubrics in addition to the required studies, unless exempt from the requirement in writing.  Courses satisfied in another venue or process will be replaced with an alternate study. The dissertation is on "The Orthodox Christian Church" or another approved topic for those not studying within the Orthodox Catholic Church. All Liturgical Practica are listed under Liturgical Practicum in the Catalog.

Note: Syro-Russian Orthodox seminarians enrolled in the above must also purchase the following during the taking of this degree process: Liturgikon (Greek Typicon in English); Orthodox Church A-Z; Priest's Book of Needs; Priest's Service Book, Rites of Baptism/Chrismation, Matrimony, and Funerals. They must also obtain the appropriate attire required of his order in the Church. They must also advise the Metropolia, Archdiocesan Chancery, and their local bishop when close to graduation.




Master of Liturgical Studies
Course Title
 Subject
            
Course Title
 Subject
ISE: Reformation Lit. & Worship
 LIT
ISE: Jewish Roots in East Christian Worship
 LIT
ISE: Orthodox Divine Liturgies
 LIT
ISE: Liturgies of Oriental Churches
 LIT
Apostolic Fathers I
 PAT
History of the Church (Eusebius)
 HIS
ISE: Catholicism East and West
 HIS
Art of the Icon (STB)
 HIS
Apostolic Fathers II
 PAT
Byzantine Legacy/Orthodox Church
 REL
Orthodox Worship
 LIT
ISE: Survey of Protestantism
 REL
Resisting Unto Blood
 HIS
ISE: Open Essay
 PAT
ISE: Open Essay
 HIS
History/Protestant Worship
 HIS
ISE: Three Creeds of Christianity
 REL
Worship Traditions/Armenia & East
 LIT
ISE: Liturgical Theology (STB)
 THE
Age of False Religion (Schaeffer)
 REL
The Mass: Ancient Liturgies
 HIS
Byzantine Liturgy History/Coment
 HIS
The Study of Liturgy (STB)
 HIS
ISE: The Ancient Orthodox Sees
 HIS
ISE: Teaching in Today's Class
 EDU
ISE: Ethics in Teaching
 EDU
ISE:Teaching Strats:Youths/Adults
 EDU
ISE: Catechetical Pedagogy
 EDU
Essay on Iconography
 REL
Graduation Thesis
 PRO

Prerequisite: Graduate Licentiate Program or Equivalent (Religions Studies). This degree process focuses on the historical origins of Christianity and the Reformation Churches, and their Liturgies. Those taking this process for entry into a teaching vocation primarily in the Church, must also complete the four (4) - (*) education courses listed above, and must show proof of having completed at least four (4) studies in Education at another academic venue. An undergraduate degree or equivalent is required.




Master of Theology
Course Title
 Subject
            
Course Title
 Subject
ISE: Specialization Studies (5)
 THE
Required Specialization Study
 THE
Orthodox Dogmatic Theology
 THE
Oxford Companion to Bible
 BIB
Mystical Theology Eastern Church
 THE
ISE: Apologetics
 THE
ISE: Apologetics (General)
 THE
ISE: Pastoral Theology
 THE
These Truths We Hold
 REL
The Art of the Icon
 HIS
Theology and the Church
THE
Systematic Theology
 THE
Byzantine Theology: Historical
 THE
ISE: Biblical Survey: Pentateuch/Gospels
 BIB
Theologie Dogmatique Orthodoxe
 THE
ISE: Interpretation of Revelations
 BIB
Orthodox Apologetic Theology
 THE
The Law of God
 THE
ISE: Theology of the Reformation
 THE
The Orthodox Church
 REL
Dic. of Early Christian Beliefs
 REL
Thesis
 PRO

This program requires the completion of five (5) studies, two of which are ISE, in a concentration as chosen by the student. This is added to the degree title and completed mostly through Independent Study Electives. One can select a specialized concentration in Apologetics, Biblical Theology, Dogmatic Theology, Moral Theology, Pastoral Theology, or Systematic Theology.