GENERAL NORMS for Postgraduate Modules

Each postgraduate module above, unless otherwise stated, is rated as 10 ECTS.

A minimum of four participants is required for any module to be offered. Exceptions are to be referred to the Postgraduate Board.

If a particular taught programme cannot be offered, the related programme-specific modules are withdrawn.

Qualifier Classes are required of all students.

NOTES and OBSERVATIONS:

(a) For PhD, STL, Masters (Mode B) only

(b) 12-hour module

(c) Blended learning: four online assignments between October and December, and four three-hour seminars on campus from January 16-19, 2023.

(d) Blended learning

(e) Required by MTh (Pastoral Theology/Healthcare Chaplaincy), with sufficient numbers

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Module Code	Lecturer		Title		Semester	Note
			Cross-Discipline Modules
PG 710	Marmion / Rogers		Re-imagining the Human		1
PG 464	Conway		Research in Theology (a) (b)		2
PG 442	O'Connell & Macnamara		The Soul of Theology		1
			Fundamental Theology • Systematic Theology • Faith & Culture
PG 719	Conway		Karl Rahner: The Theological Foundations of Synodality		1
PG 717	Furnal		Theology of Grace in Six Controversies		2
RC 521	Meszaros		What Happened at Vatican II		Yearlong
			Moral Theology · Canon Law • Pastoral Theology • Religious Education
PG 715	Winright		War: Ethical and Theological Perspectives		1
PG 652	Shortall		Spirituality, Religion and Healthcare Ethics		2
RC 520	Mulligan		Fratelli Tutti and the Ethical Challenges of Migration and Forced Displacement		Yearlong
			Liturgy - Scripture - Ecclesiastical History
PG 718	O'Donoghue		The Ancient Norm of the Holy Fathers - A History of the Liturgy in the Patristic Era		1
PG 495	Macnamara/ O'Connel+Corley		Exploring Biblical Narratives (c)		1
PG 903	Corley		The David Story		2
PG 484	Tracey		Liturgy: Ritual, Theological and Historical Approaches (d)		2
			Academic Life
PG 903	Corley		Research Seminar		Yearlong	Qualifier
PG 901	Various		Research Support		Yearlong	Qualifier

Overview of Postgraduate Modules 2022-2023

Postgraduate Academic Timetable Semester Two 2022-2023

Theological Languages Requirement and Modern Languages Requirement

Theological Languages Requirement

DD, PhD, STL, MTh (Mode A and Mode B)

• Candidates admitted into the above programmes in the Faculty of Theology shall be required to sit a qualifying examination in at least two of the following: Hebrew, Greek, or Latin.
• The examination will take place at the beginning of the academic year, generally during Orientation and Induction Week. The syllabus for each are as follows:
  • Latin Syllabus
  • Greek Syllabus
  • Hebrew Grammar / Hebrew Vocabulary

• Candidates who do not pass the above qualifying examination are required to attend and pass qualifying courses in at least two of the following: Hebrew, Greek, or Latin. In certain circumstances an advanced course in one theological language may be accepted in lieu of a second.
• Candidates who have successfully completed a University course (20 Credits at Level 8) in Hebrew, Latin or Greek are exempt, as are candidates who have successfully completed theological language courses in the Pontifical University.

The language(s) requirement is a qualifying requirement, and does not form part of the final assessment.

Modern Language Requirements

DD (STD)

Candidates must have or must acquire a good reading knowledge of two continental European languages.

PhD and STL

Candidates must have or must acquire a good reading knowledge of one modern continental European language.

Note: Qualifying examinations are offered at various points during the academic year. Details are posted on the postgraduate information pages on the College website.

Postgraduate Courses Offered on a Cyclical Basis

In order to permit postgraduates plan their studies in a balanced way, it is to be noted that the following modules are offered on a cyclical basis:

PG708: Pastoral Practice of Liturgy and PG484: Liturgy: Ritual, Theological and Historical Approaches

PG495: Exploring Biblical Narratives and PG654: Luke as Storyteller

PG496: The David Story, PG467: Exploring Ways of Reading Genesis, and PG481: Liberation and Law: Approaches to the Book of Exodus

PG302 History of Christian Thought and PG709: Re-Sourcing: Theology and Renewal in the Twentieth Century