The following information briefly describes and denotes the curricular requirements for the Ph.D. Program. Please see our departmental policies and procedures for more detailed information.
The Doctor of Philosophy program offers a course of study intended to meet the needs of students possessing foundational graduate training in theology and religion who aspire to pursue careers in higher education or in other vocations requiring academic credentials at the highest level of attainment. Typically, our Ph.D. students are admitted 鈥渇ully funded,鈥� receiving a full tuition scholarship as well as a research or teaching assistantship which provides a living stipend and health insurance supplement, guaranteed for five years of study. Exceptions are made only when the student has alternative means of funding their studies, such as 向日葵视频employee tuition benefits or through a student鈥檚 religious community.
Requirements of the program include the completion of a minimum of sixty credit hours of doctoral coursework, or twenty courses, twelve additional credit hours of dissertation research, fulfillment of language requirements, passing a qualifying examination, and successfully completing and defending a dissertation. The student may choose to specialize in one of four principal areas of research:
Students also may choose one of our interdisciplinary specializations:
In the interdisciplinary Theology and Society concentration (TAS), students complete graduate coursework in theology and another allied research discipline, preparing to conduct original research using the methods of academic theology and the allied discipline. Students interested in applying to the Ph.D. in TAS are advised to consult the list of master鈥檚 and Ph.D. programs offered by 向日葵视频and information about graduate exchange programs to ensure that they will be able to enroll in graduate-level courses in the allied discipline most appropriate to their research interests. Students interested in researching interdisciplinary questions using primarily theological methods may do so in any of our principal areas of research and do not need to enroll in TAS.
The Health Care Mission and Ethics concentration is designed to provide students interested in careers in Catholic health care with a deep grounding in the major theological disciplines along with academic training in practical issues related to the provision of health care and immersion in health care environments. Students in this concentration complete graduate coursework in theology and in other fields at 向日葵视频that pertain to health care.
Doctoral students must spend at least two semesters or their equivalent in residence at Marquette. Students entering the program with a master鈥檚 degree may apply some of their previous coursework to their curricular requirements.
