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    The Theology Program

    Distinctive features of the Theology Major at Saint Vincent College

    • The Theology Department has over 40 majors and minors. 
    • 92% of all Theology graduate have a job or pursue graduate studies upon graduation. 
    • 15% of them are currently employed as high school religion teachers. 
    • 20% are employed as youth ministers. 
    • 25% are pursuing graduate work in theology at places like Villanova University, University of Dayton, and Catholic Theological Union. 
    • 15% are enrolled in professional programs such as law school, medical school, or graduate programs in counseling. 
    • 1% of them are in seminary. 
    • The rest of the majors are employed in a variety of fields including higher education administration, community organizing, health care, marketing, and accounting. 
    • 25% of majors do internships in youth ministry and high school teaching to gain valuable work experience. 
    • Every theology major who has gone on to graduate school has received funding ranging from full-tuition scholarships to full-tuition scholarship with stipends to cover room and board.
       
    • Understand the meaning of the Christian scriptures and the various methods necessary for studying them.
    • Understand and contextualize the major doctrines of Christianity in general and Catholicism in particular.
    • Understand the relevance of the Christian tradition to contemporary moral issues.
    • Understand the Catholic approach, as articulated by the Second Vatican Council, to the true and holy as expressed in other religious and intellectual traditions.
    TH 119 First Theology
    TH 300 Systematics I
    TH 301 Systematics II
    TH 499 Theology Capstone
    One course in scripture (TH 201-249)
    One course in moral theology (TH 250-299)
    One course in doctrines (TH 300-349)
    One course in religious traditions (TH 350-399)
    Two Electives