Program Overview

Program Overview

The Master of Arts (MA) in Theology is designed for students interested in a faith-based, graduate-level approach to academic studies in theology, professional work integrating theology and community involvement, or spiritual care and psychotherapy. This program creates a diverse and vibrant community, welcoming students from all backgrounds and faiths.

Program Details

• Flexible and wide-ranging course of study that includes sacred texts, systematic and historical theology, ethics, and practical community relations
• Develop community leadership skills through higher education and applied practice
• Study diverse spiritualities and engage in community service-related initiatives

Admission Requirements

Applicants are required to hold an Honours (4-year) Bachelor's degree from any field, with a minimum GPA of B.

Deadlines

• The application process and the uploading of supplemental documentation typically take two weeks.
• To avoid disappointment, please apply early.
• Applications that are missing documents after the Supplemental Documentation due date and/or the referee 14-day window will be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed.

Application Process

Steps to Apply

1. Apply through OUAC
2. Submitting Documentation: All supplemental documents must be uploaded and submitted by the Supplemental Documentation due date.

Application Checklist

• The Application Summary Form
• Digital Unofficial Transcripts
• A completed statement of intent
• A resume of academic and relevant work experience
• A sample of scholarly writing (10-20 pages in length)
• Completed reference forms (two academic or professional references are required)

Outcomes

• Cultivate an understanding of how local and international faith and community-based organizations, policies, and networks work
• Develop research, organizational, and writing skills that apply to work in the field of community management within not-for-profit and faith-based organizations
• Work with people from diverse, multicultural, and multifaith backgrounds towards social justice issues that affect communities daily
• Ability to understand spirituality and interfaith perspectives that will allow students to work across the complexities of religious boundaries
• Contribution to eco-justice and reconciliation, as well as intervention in environmental crisis/protection through community integration
• Proceed to further academic scholarship within the field of theology

Program Courses

Students take 11 required courses and 5 theology electives.

• Required courses include:
  • TH530E: Foundations of Spiritualities
  • TH560G: Foundations of Ethical Community Engagement
  • TH645A: Intersectionality: Interfaith and Intercultural Perspectives
  • TH644A: Indigenous Wisdoms and Methodology
  • TH503A: Survey of the Hebrew Scriptures
• Electives are selected in consultation with the student advisor.

Tuition and Fees

• Domestic: Full-time $2,714 per semester, Part-time $666 per class
• International: Full-time $9,040 per semester, Part-time $1,800 per class
• Incidental fees are not included.

Delivery and Length

• Start: September
• Delivery: Full Time or Part Time, In Person
• Length: 2 years (Full Time)
• Degree Earned: Masters of Arts
• Experiential Learning: Community-service engagement and learning opportunities

Future Careers

• Community project developer/manager/facilitator
• Inter/multifaith coordinator
• Social service worker
• Community leader
• Academic researcher/writer
• Cultural interpreter/critic