Boston College School of Theology and Ministry
Courses and Degree Requirements for Master’s Degrees
Spring 2014
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Moral Theology
Course Number
TM 560
TM 529
Course Title
Critical Contemporary Ethic Issues
Theology and the Ministry of Reconciliation
Instructor
Iozzio
Bretzke
Level
1
2
Credits
3
2
TM 824
TM 817
TM 827
Catholic Healthcare
Global Health and Theological Ethics
The Virtues and Catholic Social Teaching
Vicini
Vicini
Iozzio
3
3
3
3
3
3
Course Number
TM 551
TM 603
TM 611
Course Title
History of Western Christianity II
Classic Texts in American Theology
Pathways to God: Classic Texts on Prayer and
Christian Mysticism
Instructor
Mooney
Massa
Mooney
Level
1
1
2
Credits
3
3
3
TM 637
Classics of Christian Spirituality I
Cardman
2
3
Prerequisites
Degree Notes
TM 510 - Fundamental
Moral Theology AND
Canon Law (preferably
canon law of
sacraments)
One course in Bioethics
One course in Bioethics
TM 505 - Introduction
to Catholic Social
Ethics and TM510 Fundamental Moral
Theology.
MA: N/A
Prerequisites
Degree Notes
MA: N/A
MA: N/A
Church History
1)
2)
A church history course
covering early,
medieval, or early
modern church.
A basic church history
This is meant to be a guide to students and faculty in their advising meetings. This guide notwithstanding, student who do not meet with their advisors in choosing courses risk not having
fulfilled the necessary requirements for graduation.
Level 1: no pre-requisites; level 2: pre-requisites; level 3: post-masters/doctoral
Updated 11/19/13
TM 727
Trent and Vatican II: Two Great Councils
Cardman
2
3
course (early or
medieval)
Systematic theology
course beyond
Fundamental; medievalref or modern church
history recommended
but not required.
Historical/Systematic
Course Number
TM 724
TM 644
TM 534
TM 546
TM 501
Course Title
Augustine
Theological Foundations
Church
Christology
Theological Synthesis
Instructor
Anatolios
Pineda-Madrid
Radtke
Valiente
Valiente
Level
1
1
1
1
2
TM 785
Theological Anthropology and the Body
Griffith
2
1)
2)
Credits Prerequisites
3
3
3
3
3
Presumes a
background in
scripture and historical
theology. Students
register for TM 501
spring semester.
Department permission
required
3
TM 644 - Foundations
of Theology or
equivalent and a
minimum of one
semester of graduate
Degree Notes
MA: Elective
MA: N/A
MA:
Theological
anthropology or
Ethics
This is meant to be a guide to students and faculty in their advising meetings. This guide notwithstanding, student who do not meet with their advisors in choosing courses risk not having
fulfilled the necessary requirements for graduation.
Level 1: no pre-requisites; level 2: pre-requisites; level 3: post-masters/doctoral
Updated 11/19/13
TM 756
Feminist Theology and Question of Salvation
Pineda-Madrid
2
3
TM 506
TM 828
TM 618
Fundamental Theology
Irenaeus and Origen
Theology and Spiritual Exercises
Sachs
Anatolios
Sachs
1
3
3
3
3
3
TM 646
Ecclesial Ministry
Guider
2
3
TM 678
Eucharist: Recreating a new world in memory
of Christ
Bergin
1
3
TM 677
Priesthood: Theology & Praxis
Bretzke/Conn
2
3
Course Number
TM 826
TM 514
Course Title
Intro Old Testament
Psalms
Instructor
Simone
Simone
Level
1
2
TM 502
TM 512
Synoptic Gospels
Acts
Stegman
Matthews
1
1
TM 572
Intermediate Hebrew
Clifford
2
study.
Introductory Theology
or Christology course.
Familiarity with the
spiritual exercises of
St. Ignatius Loyola.
Introductory course in
Ecclesiology e.g.
TM534 - Church
MA: Past/Pract
MA: N/A
MA: N/A
MA: Theology
of Ministry
Ecclesiology
MDiv: Fulfills
Ecclesial
Ministry
Credits Prerequisites
3
3
Any graduate OT
course
3
3
TM 540 - Intro to NT
recommended but not
required.
3
TH 582 and TH 583 -
Degree Notes
Bible
1)
2)
MA: N/A
This is meant to be a guide to students and faculty in their advising meetings. This guide notwithstanding, student who do not meet with their advisors in choosing courses risk not having
fulfilled the necessary requirements for graduation.
Level 1: no pre-requisites; level 2: pre-requisites; level 3: post-masters/doctoral
Updated 11/19/13
TM 573
Intermediate Greek
Stegman
2
3
TM 759
Genesis
Clifford
3
3
Basic Hebrew I and II
A minimum of 1 year
basic Greek.
Basic Old Testament
course. Hebrew
desirable but not
required.
MA: N/A
MA: N/A
Pastoral Studies, Practical Theology and Religious Education
Course Number
Course Title
Instructor
Level
Credits Prerequisites
TM 675
TM 748
TM 527
Intro Latin II
Intro to Pastoral Care and Counseling
Liturgical Preaching
Conn
Browning Helsel
Kane
2
1
1
3
3
3
TM 994
TM 644
TM 414
TM 773
TM 819
Education for Justice and Peace
Foundations of Theology
Contemporary Approaches
Pastoral Care of the Family
Integrating Faith, Counseling and Services of Justice
O'Keefe
Pineda-Madrid
Regan
Kelley
Browning Helsel
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
TM 791
Spirituality and Justice
Griffith
1
3
TM 663
TM 785
Survey of Canon Law
Theological Anthropology and the Body
Conn
Griffith
1
2
3
3
1)
2)
TM 674: Intro to Latin
Degree
Notes
MA: N/A
MA: Past/
Pract
MA: RE
MA: RE
TM 644 - Foundations
of Theology or
equivalent and a
MA: PC +
Past/Pract.
MA: Sprit +
Ethics
MA: Elective
MA:
Theological
Anthropology
This is meant to be a guide to students and faculty in their advising meetings. This guide notwithstanding, student who do not meet with their advisors in choosing courses risk not having
fulfilled the necessary requirements for graduation.
Level 1: no pre-requisites; level 2: pre-requisites; level 3: post-masters/doctoral
Updated 11/19/13
TM 646
Ecclesial Ministry
Guider
2
3
TM 818
Ministry for Mission Seminar
Guider
2
3
1)
2)
minimum of one
semester of graduate
study.
Introductory course in
Ecclesiology e.g.
TM534 - Church
Enrollment in the
Master of Divinity
degree program.
or
MA:
Theology of
Ministry
MDiv 1 only
This is meant to be a guide to students and faculty in their advising meetings. This guide notwithstanding, student who do not meet with their advisors in choosing courses risk not having
fulfilled the necessary requirements for graduation.
Level 1: no pre-requisites; level 2: pre-requisites; level 3: post-masters/doctoral
Updated 11/19/13
Ethics