Master of Advanced Study
Credits: 60
Duration: 1 year (can be spread out)
Entry requirements: Master's Degree or PhD in another field
Qualification obtained: Domuni University degree
The Master of Advanced Studies in Theology is aimed at students who already hold a Master’s degree or a PhD and wish to acquire in-depth skills in Theology.
This programme leads to a Master of Advanced Studies worth 60 ECTS. This certificate would not, however, grant access to the Doctoral School of Theology.
OBJECTIVES:
The advanced masters have several objectives as follows:
- To deepen one’s knowledge of a specific domain
- To acquire complementary skills
- Interdisciplinary dialogue
- To complete original research which stimulates Christian thinking
STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME:
The programme is structured as follows:
- An educational aspect with specialised courses as well as online interactive seminars
- A Research aspect with a master thesis, which is supervised by a research director
4 courses: 24 ECTS (to be chosen from the list of courses on the MA2 page)
1 online seminar: 6 ECTS
1 master thesis: 30 ECTS
List of Courses
Bonaventure the Preacher
Bonaventure style is fashioned upon Holy Writings. He was a master of language and was called the Doctor Scripture evangelicae. He was able to adapt it perfectly to the the demands of his writings. He was simple and delicate. Sometimes his admiration can turn to imitation, and this explains the rhetorical character found in some passages, the abundance of superlatives, the length of sentences, etc.
In this course we will be able to discover the method and style of Bonaventure and how he used these to be able to spread the Gospel in a time of evangelical renewal which reached its height in the 13th century.
Introduction to the Gospel of Mark
The Gospel of Mark is distinctive within the New testament. It may be the oldest Gospel, but it post-dates some of Paul’s letters, from which we already have a good picture of the preaching of Peter and Paul. Mark paints Jesus in down to earth human form, willing to change his mind, vulnerable to the opinions of others, and especially those of the ones who opposed him.
An introduction to the new testament using the historical-critical methods
The first thing to say is that the New Testament is the second half of the Christian Bible, and follows the Old Testament and what Protestants call the Apocrypha – mostly intertestamental writings which continue to speak of God’s grace and his care for his people, the people of Israel. The New Testament is about Jesus, a Jew from Israel, who lived and died and was brought back to life again by God.
The Epistles of John
This course places the Epistles of John within their context in the New Testament with the Gospel of John. It invites you to think for yourself about the meaning of the texts, and the relationship between the Epistles and the Gospel.
E-seminar: Issues in African Philosophy and Theology
SEM - Philosophy and Theology
5th October - 30th November 2020
presented by Cornelius Ewuoso
An introduction to Thomas Aquinas
This course will enable you to explore his mind and to learn from Thomas Aquinas. The Dominican motto contemplata aliis tradere, which means contemplate and hand over to others is from Thomas, and this motto summarises the aims of the course.