Catholic Studies Certificate

Program Code: D-CATHOL-C
Degree Designation: Certificate
Department: Divinity School
Website: divinity.duke.edu/academics/degree-certificates/catholic

Program Summary

The Certificate in Catholic Studies engages students in the study of the global Catholic experience, practices, and teachings over the centuries and in the present. Through the certificate, students participate in both spiritual and intellectual formation within a cohort, helping prepare them for further Catholic studies and engagement or lay ecclesial ministry in the Catholic church. The certificate can be earned alongside the residential MDiv and MTS degrees.

Academic Requirements

• Courses (complete 3)

  • HISTTHEO 801 (Augustine)

  • HISTTHEO 956 (The Theology of the Cappadocians)

  • XTIANTHE 706 (Introduction to Catholic Theology)

  • XTIANTHE 779 (Introduction to Latinx Theology)

  • XTIANTHE 780 (Recent Catholic Theology: Movements and Figures)

  • XTIANTHE 781 (Modern Catholic Writing: Faith, Witness, Ecology)

  • XTIANTHE 785 (Theology of Gustavo Gutierrez)

  • XTIANTHE 832 (The Theology of Joseph Ratzinger)

  • XTIANTHE 848 (Versions of Charity and Its Impediments: Aquinas; Langland; Milton)

  • XTIANTHE 856 (Theology through Visual Art and the Theology of Art)

  • XTIANTHE 857 (Love and Desire)

  • XTIANTHE 875 (The Doctrine of God)

  • XTIANTHE 953 (John Henry Newman: Life & Thought)

  • XTIANTHE 962 (Theology of St. Thomas Aquinas)

• Catholic Fellowship

• Program Requirement (complete one based on program)

  • MDVR Requirement: Catholic Field Education

  • MTS Requirement: Integration Paper

Guidelines for the MDiv and MTS formational experiences:

(MDiv only) A minimum of two semesters of participation in Catholic Fellowship and one field education placement in a Catholic setting (parish or school) or an equivalent self-initiated, contextually based project of engagement in Catholic ministry, leadership, or education as approved by the Certificate Director and the Office of Field Education.

(MTS only) A minimum of two semesters of participation in Catholic Fellowship and a 500-word essay explaining how the student's coursework integrates with current vocation/work with specific reference to the Certificate in Catholic Studies (or a thesis or a Capstone experience).