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Saint Louis University's Department of Theological Studies offers a Master of Arts in Religious Education (MARE) geared toward students who want to earn a degree that will prepare them to work as a religious educator in a parish setting or a teacher of theology in Catholic schools. This program offers students an introduction to the major fields of theological study as well as pedagogical training and practical experience through a joint-degree with the SLU School of Education.

Curriculum Overview

The M.A. in Religious Education program consists of a two-year program of study that includes 36 credits of coursework. Fifteen credits, including a three-credit practicum, are taken in SLU's School of Education. The remaining twenty-one credits are taken in SLU's Department of Theological Studies.

Resources for theology students at SLU include the more than 37,000 microfilms of the Vatican Film Library, the archives of the Institute of Jesuit Sources and more than 150,000 volumes of the Divinity Library in the Pius XII Memorial Library (which contains 1.4 million books, journals and other media). The library also provides access to many key research resources, including the Patrologia Latina, Brepolis, Early English Books OnLine, ATLA, Catholic Periodical Index, J-STOR, Index of Christian Art, as well as electronic access to major journals and other indexing tools.

Saint Louis University's Center for Digital Theology creates products and tools to support teaching and research in historical theology. Theology faculty and graduate students also contribute to other interdisciplinary centers, such as the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies and the Center for Women's Studies.

Careers

Graduates of SLU's theology program have gone on to a wide range of careers in academia, educational administration, museums, libraries, archives and nonprofit agencies. SLU's Department of Theological Studies is committed to the professional preparation of every graduate student.