Students in the Ph.D. in Theology and Peace Studies normally take a minimum of 24 graded credit hours in theology in one of the areas of concentration and 18 graded hours in peace studies.
Other requirements include research and teaching assistantships in theology and peace studies; the preparation of a paper of publishable quality that will be submitted to a scholarly publication; candidacy exams in 10 topical areas; and a dissertation of original research. In addition, students meet the Theology Department’s language requirements of two modern research languages (typically French and German) and one classical language (Latin or Greek).
Semester 1 [12 credit hours]
International Peace Research: Origins, Methodologies, Results
Global Politics of Peacebuilding Theology
Seminar in the student’s area of concentration
Second Theology Seminar in the student’s area of concentration
Semester 2 [12 credit hours]
Conflict Transformation and Strategic Peacebuilding
Political Economy of War and Peace
Theology Seminar in the student’s area of concentration
Second Theology Seminar in the student’s area of concentration
Summer 1
Study foreign language
Semester 3 [9 credit hours]
Culture and Religion in Peacebuilding
Theology Seminar in the student’s area of concentration
Second Theology Seminar in the student’s area of concentration
Semester 4 [9 credit hours]
Contemporary Conflict and Peace Processes
Theology Seminar in the student’s area of concentration
Second Theology Seminar in the student’s area of concentration
Summer 2
Complete all foreign language exams
Semester 5 [2 credit hours]
Candidacy exam topics due at the beginning of the semester, including 7 topics in Theology and 3 in Peace Studies
Prepare for candidacy exams
Semester 6 [2 credit hours]
Take written candidacy exams in Theology and Peace Studies
Take oral candidacy exams
Summer 3
Submit manuscript to scholarly publication
Semester 7 [2 credit hours]
Turn in dissertation proposal at beginning of semester
Begin dissertation research and writing
Perform teaching assistantship in Theology
Presentation at scholarly association
Semester 8
Dissertation research and writing (2 credit hours)
Perform teaching assistantship in Peace Studies
Summer 4
Dissertation research and writing
Semester 9
Dissertation research and writing (2 credit hours)
Semester 10
Completion and defense of dissertation
Preparation of Job Placement Dossier
