The Western Rite Concentration is available to Certificate and MTS students and is designed specifically for students who are members of Western Rite Vicariate parishes, and particularly those who hope to serve in some ministerial or clerical capacity, as deemed appropriate and blessed by the Metropolitan. The Vicariate was established in 1958 by Patriarch ALEXANDER […]
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The Oriental Orthodox Concentration is specifically for students who are members of Coptic, Syriac, Armenian, Ethiopian, and Indian Orthodox churches. Students outside of these traditions should select the General Track or one of the other Concentrations. Courses Required for Oriental Orthodox Students The three courses specific to the Oriental Orthodox Concentration are listed below in green, with
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The Church Music Concentration is available to students in the Certificate and MTS programs. The three Music Concentration courses focus on Byzantine Chant, and are listed in green below, with asterisks (*). All other courses are in common with the General Track curriculum: Courses Required for Church Music Concentration Unit I: Unit II: Unit III: Unit IV:
The Iconography Concentration is available to students in the Certificate and MTS programs. There are three courses specific to the Iconography Concentration, listed below in green, with asterisks (*). These Iconography courses are not theology courses in an academic sense, but art courses, in an academic sense. That is, students will actually be painting icons, beginning with the Face of
The Youth Ministry Concentration is available to students in the Certificate and MTS programs. The four courses specific to the Youth Ministry Concentration are listed in green below, with asterisks (*). All other courses are in common with the General Track curriculum: Courses Required for Youth Ministry Concentration Unit I: Unit II: Unit III: Unit IV: Unit
The General Track is for students in the Certificate and Master of Theological Studies (MTS) programs who do not wish to pursue a specific area of Concentration. Students may also choose to take all the General Track courses, and pursue one of the Concentrations as well. This entails taking extra courses and is known as
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