Overview
As a seminary graduate, you will have the opportunity to extend your education in a particular field or to prepare for doctoral-level work through a one- to two-year program and a capstone thesis or a major research paper.
Program Learning Outcomes
The Theology Master program at Calvin Theological Seminary is designed to achieve these key learning outcomes:
- Students have academic mastery in a specific theological discipline.
- Students can engage in sound scholarship that exhibits independent inquiry, academic research, critical analysis, and scholarly writing.
- Students can articulate both their own tradition’s perspective on their area of specialization and the strengths and weaknesses of other theological approaches.
- Students exhibit the fruit of the Spirit by providing thoughtful, fair, and respectful analyses and interpretations that recognize the strengths of positions with which they disagree and the weaknesses of positions with which they agree.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Comparative Semitic Grammar
- Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Law
- The Art of Hebrew Narrative
- New Testament
- Greek
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- A Master of Divinity, Master of Theological Studies, Bachelor of Divinity, or an equivalent degree, with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 (B), from an institution whose accreditation is recognized by the US Department of Education, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, or a Canadian provincial quality assurance agency, or from institutions outside of the US or Canada that meet standards comparable to those of the Association for Theological Schools.
- Completion of sufficient prior study in your intended area of specialization. (Some students may be advised to take one or more extra courses in their area of specialization.)
- Transcript evidence of a minimum of two semesters of study each in Hebrew and Greek.
- Completion of all admission requirements before entering the ThM program (with limited exceptions for someone concurrently completing an MDiv or MTS program at Calvin Seminary).
Tuition Fee
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18669 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 889 USD per credit during 12 months. -
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18669 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 889 USD per credit during 12 months. -
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18669 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 889 USD per credit during 12 months.
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Scholarships Information
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