Master of Theology

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A Master of Theology is an academic degree offered by many universities worldwide.

1 North America
2 University of St Andrews
3 Senate of Serampore College (University)
4 St. Vladimir's Seminary
5 See also

[edit] North America

In North America, the Master of Theology (Th. M. or M.Th.) is a postgraduate Masters degree which is sometimes earned after (or instead of) a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) or a Master of Theological Studies. This degree can range from a one or two year degree (30-60 credit hours) in general theological studies all the way up to a four year degree (120 credit hours) which offers specialized advanced studies in theological research. Many theology students undertake the Th.M. in order to better prepare for Th.D., D.Min. or Ph.D. programs.

A comparable degree to the one or two year Th.M., the Master of Sacred Theology (S.T.M.), is offered at some seminaries.

[edit] University of St Andrews

Undergraduate students at the University of St Andrews in Scotland studying Divinity are awarded the Master of Theology (M.Theol.), in common with the Scottish Master of Arts this degree can be awarded with or without honours.

Students completing 3 years of study are either awarded a M.Theol. (General) for Pass students or M.Theol. (Special) for students who have only completed 1 year of the 2 year Honours course but have achieved Honours in the exams they have taken.

[edit] Senate of Serampore College (University)

In Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, and Nepal, the Senate of Serampore College (University) offers M.Th. as a postgraduate course through its affiliated colleges in the region of South Asia. Candidates securing a first class or a high second class in B.D. are eligible to pursue M.Th. offered by the Senate.

[edit] St. Vladimir's Seminary

The Master of Theology program serves to prepare qualified Orthodox students worldwide for higher-level studies, teaching, and research. The program also welcomes qualified non-Orthodox students who wish to specialize in Orthodox studies. The MTh student will concentrate his or her studies in one of four areas of specialization: historical studies, systematic theology and ethics, liturgical theology, and canon law.

Qualified applicants demonstrate that:

they have completed the MDiv degree or its equivalent in graduate studies in theology. The applicant's academic preparation should approximate that provided by the MDiv program at St Vladimir's Seminary;
they are capable of working at an advanced graduate degree level;
they have a working knowledge of relevant scholarly languages.

The MTh degree requires a minimum of 24 credits in advanced course work, an Oral Comprehensive Examination to show the student's expertise in an area of specialization, and a thesis ranging in length from 100-200 pages. [1]

[edit] See also

Master's degree for information on Masters' degrees throughout the world

Academic degrees v • d • e
Associate's degrees (U.S.)	AA, AAS, ABA, ABS, AOS, AS, AMusA (Australia), ASN
Foundation degrees (U.K.)	FdA, FdEd, FdEng, FdMus, FdBus, FdSc, FdTech
Bachelor's degrees	AB or BA, BAcy, BAdm, BAgrEc, BArch, BBA, BBus, BCom or BComm, BCS, BCL, STB, BD, BDent, BDS, B.Ed., BEc, BEng or BE, BSBME, BFA, BHSc, BGS,BHE, BHK, BID, BJ, BTh, BLibStud, BLIS, BMath, BMedSc or BMedSci, BMus, BSN, BPE, BPharm, BS or BSc or SB, BSc(Agr) or BSA, BSocSci, BSW, BTech, LLA, LLB, MB ChB or MB BS or BM BS or MB BChir or MB BCh BAO, MA (Cantab.), MA (Dubl.), MA (Hons), MA (Oxon.), B.Med (Newcastle, Australia)
Master's degrees	MArch, MA, MAT, MS or MSc, MSt, DEA, MAcy, MALD, MApol, MPhil, MRes, MFA, MTech, MBA, MBI, MBT, MComm, MDes, MTh, MTS, MDiv, MEd, MMT, MPA, MPD, MPS, MSN, MProfStuds, MJ, MST, MSW, MPAff, MLIS, MLitt, MPH, MPM, MPP, MPT, MRE, MTheol/ThM/MTh, STM, LLM, MEng, MSci, MBio, MChem, MPhys, MMath, MMedSc or MMedSci, MMus, MESci, MGeol, MTCM, MSSc, BCL (Oxon), BPhil (Oxon), ThM
Licentiate degrees:	Lic Arts, LDS, JCL, STL, SSL, LSS, PhL
Specialist degrees	EdS, SSP, CAS
Engineer's degrees	AE, BE, BME, CE, CE, ChE, EE, CpE, ECS, EnvE, MSE, ME, NavE, NuclE, Ocean E, SysE, Eng
First-professional degrees	AuD, DC, DCM, DDS, DMD, JD, MD (US), DPT, ND, OD, DO (US only), PharmD, DP, PodD, DPM, MDiv, MHL, DVM, PD, STB
Doctoral degrees	PhD, EdD, DEng, EngD, DEnv, DBA, DD, JCD, SSD, JUD, DSc, DLitt, DA, MD (out of US and Canada), DMA, DMus, DCL, ThD, DrPH, DPT, DPhil, PsyD, DSW, JD, LLD, LHD, JSD, SJD, JuDr, STD, DMin