Refer to the Notre Dame M.Div.

The Department of Theology and the Graduate School of the University of Notre Dame have offered a professional program in theological and ministerial studies since September 1968. Today, Notre Dame’s Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree program is one of the premier ministry preparation programs in North America.

The M.Div. is a professional theological degree designed to prepare students for learned and effective ministry in the Roman Catholic Church. Our comprehensive three-year curriculum joins field experience, training in pastoral skills, and formation to academic studies in Scripture, the history of Catholic tradition, systematic theology, liturgy, and Christian ethics. Pastoral theology includes courses such as preaching, pastoral counseling, and catechetics, taught by highly skilled theologians and practitioners. Overall, we are striving for a holistic approach that embraces and integrates all that the Church has to offer to the student and all that the student has to offer to the Church.

Supporting institutes and organizations on campus provide outstanding opportunities for further study. These combine with the overall experience of life at “Our Lady’s University” to produce a uniquely comprehensive and enriching period of preparation for ministry and service to God’s people.

NOTICE: APPLICATION DEADLINE — JANUARY 15 , 2012

Prerequisites and How to Apply

Preapplication form

 

Immersion Experiences to Honduras, Haiti, and the Border.

 

Preparing Leaders for Ministry

The Master of Divinity program at the University of Notre Dame represents a combination of characteristics that you’ll find nowhere else. What makes Notre Dame’s M.Div. distinctive? Explore each of these important dimensions:

Welcome and Invitation

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To those seeking more details about our M.Div.

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