Talk:Doctor of Sacred Theology
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Sapientia Christiana:
Article 50. n. 1. The doctorate is the academic degree which enables one to teach in a Faculty and which is therefore required for this purpose, the licentiate is the academic degree which enables one to teach in a major seminary or equivalent school and which is therefore required for this purpose.
How does this square with your "technically"? And no, a licentiate is NOT sufficient to teach on a University faculty.
Sapientia Christiana:
The curriculum of studies of a Faculty of Sacred Theology comprises:
a) the first cycle, fundamentals, which lasts for five years or ten semesters, or else, when a previous two - year philosophy course is an entrance requirement, for three years. Besides a solid philosophical formation, which is a necessary propaedeutic for theological studies, the theological disciplines must be taught in such a way that what is presented is an organic exposition of the whole of Catholic doctrine, together with an introduction to theological scientific methodology.
The cycle ends with the academic degree of Baccalaureate or some other suitable degree as the Statutes of the Faculty determine.
b) the second cycle, specialization, which lasts for two years or four semesters. In this cycle the special disciplines are taught corresponding to the nature of the diverse specializations being undertaken. Also seminars and practical exercises are conducted for the acquisition of the ability to do scientific research.
The cycle concludes with the academic degree of specialized Licentiate.
c) the third cycle, in which for a suitable period of time scientific formation is brought to completion, especially through the writing of a doctrinal dissertation.
5 + 2= 7, then however long it takes to finish the dissertation -- 8, 9, 10, or 11 years.
Cf. 4 yrs BA, two years MA, one year post MA = 7, plus however long it takes to write the dissertation -- total 8,9,10,11 years for Ph.D.
Not everyplace on the planet is still part of the goddam British Empire, not everybody "reads" for degrees, and this is not Wiki Canada.
Yes, I have both ecclesiastical and civil degrees and have taught on such faculties.
Please correct the innaccuracies you have introduced...don't cheerlead for ecclesiastical faculties as being a universe above civil faculties (when they are not), and don't assume your personal experience is universal.HarvardOxon 22:05, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] you too
Hi HarvardOxon Please Refrain from the swearing and the personal attacks, whilst we are at it. Sorry -- ignorance on both the front page and IP number -- though there is clearly no way I was hiding my IP address so no fraud was intended. Thanks for the heads up. Oxon Harvard question was rhetorical. I realise the CUA and WJST do what they do -- that is why I mentioned them. And you can't say CUA, for instance, as it is a singularity in the USA in awarding them both in the manner they do. I'd be much better off if the ThD/PhD and STD were the same, fyi! But they are not and the previous page was not accurate. The language reqs for STDs are more than the PhD/ThD because they build on the STB and STL. That is, Hebrew, Greek Latin for the STB. The two Europeans for the STL and the three europeans for the STD. You need to ditch the "MA talk" if you want it accurate for the USA and Can and the UK. An MA is different in the rest of the world. And I had noted that i was talking about British honours degrees, which clarified my meaning. Also, you need to look at how you use the term professor if you actually mean what you say here. I am unsure as to how your 'middle position' just magically seems to be a USA-centric position? If we keep at it, I am sure we will arrive at a middle position. Agree totally, if looking at degree reqs and not subject matter that the SSD is a nightmare to earn.Amdg1976 15:10, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
