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Online PhD in Catholic Studies at EUCLID

 
Degree Selected DRCTh (Code: 30)
Major / Specialty

Intergovernmental PhD in
Catholic Studies

Mode of Delivery

Online / Distance
(Residency not required)

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Credits Required (US/USCH) 55 [ Definitions ] [+/- 4 credits*]
Credits Required (EU/ECTS) 82 [more about ECTS | Bologna]
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Academic Standards

Please note that standard roadmaps do not apply to post-graduate programs.

PRIMARY COURSES
Code
Course Name
USCH

International Academic Writing (Doctorate)

3

Argumentation and Critical Thinking

2

How to Complete and Survive a Doctoral Dissertation

0

Writing the Doctoral Dissertation: A Systematic Approach

0

History of Development of Christian Doctrine

4

Doctoral Directed Studies

3

St Thomas Aquinas & Scholasticism

2

Philosophy of Religion

1

Modern Catholic Theologians

2

Vatican II and Beyond

2

Comparative Religion

3

Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation

25

Doctoral Directed Studies

3

Doctoral Thesis 1/5

5

DDIA Thesis 2/5 Draft

5

DDIA Thesis 3/5 Completed Draft

5

DDIA Thesis 4/5 Editing

5

DDIA Thesis 5/5 Final Review

5
 
Total Credit Hours (USCH):
75

ELECTIVE COURSES

Note: All courses available in the EUCLID database can be considered elective, after review and approval by your EUCLID counselor. Graduate level degrees may include a certain number of undergraduate electives. Likewise, undergraduate roadmaps may be built using graduate level courses. Again, prospective students are reminded that the final degree roadmap must be reviewed and approved by the Admissions Officer to ensure logical progression of subjects covered and conformity with international standards.

STANDARD DEGREE ROADMAP - SUGGESTED ELECTIVES
Code
Course Name
US Credits

Roman Catholic Theology: Catechism Explained

0.5

Doctors of the Church

0.5

History of the Catholic Church in the US

0.5

Catholic Theology

4

Inside the Bible

0.5

St. Matthew: Evangelist of the Church

0.5

The Gospel of Mark

0.5

The Lamb's Supper: The Mass and the Apocalypse

0.5

The Mystery Of The Trinity

0.5

Hail Holy Queen: Roman Catholic Mariology III

0.5

Pillars of Faith: The Catechism Explained

0.5

Purgatory: The Dogma Explored

0.5

The Sacraments

0.5

Catholic Apologetics

0.5

Roman Catholic Spirituality

0.5

The Ten Commandments

0.5

Roman Catholic Saints: St. Francis

0.5

Roman Catholic Saints: St. John of the Cross

0.5

Principles of Catholic Theology

2

Catholic Priesthood Through the Ages

0.5

Council of Faith: The Documents of Vatican II

0.5

Spirit of Catholic Leadership

0.5

Comparative Christian Theology and Debates

2

Patristics I (Early Church Fathers)

3

Patristics II (Latter Church Fathers)

3

Comparative and Critical Theology: Saints and Images

0.5

Comparative and Critical Theology: The Doctrine of the Mass

0.5

Comparative and Critical Theology: Sola Scriptura (1)

0.5

Temple Theology

3

Soteriology: The 'Salvation by Faith alone' debate

0.5

Scripture - Canon: The controversy on the OT canon

0.5

Ecclesiology: The Debate on the Roman Papacy

0.5

History of Development of Christian Doctrine v1

2

History of Development of Christian Doctrine v2

2

History of Development of Christian Doctrine v3

2

History of Development of Christian Doctrine v4

2

History of Development of Christian Doctrine v5

2

Early Christian Doctrines

2

The Orthodox Church

3

The Church at 325 (Eusebius: Church History)

2

Philosophy of Religion

1

Jesus and the Gospels

2

Early Christianity: The Experience of the Divine

1

Early Christianity: The Experience of the Divine

1

Old Testament Background / Overview

1

New Testament

2

Apostle Paul

1

From Jesus to Constantine: A History of Early Christianity

1

History of Christianity in the Reformation Era

2

American Religious History

2

St. Augustine’s Confessions

1

Advanced Studies in Inter-Religious Dialogue 1

3

Roman Catholic Spirituality

2

The Canon of Scriptures

3

Eastern Orthodox / Roman Catholic Comparative Studies

3

 

 


   

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