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The Christendom Graduate School offers a limited number of theology and religious education courses online in conjunction with the Catholic Education Center, LLC. The online courses are the same challenging and informative courses that are taught on the Christendom campus, with the same excellent and dynamic professors, and they utilize various media such as print, Power Point, audio and video recordings, email, and discussion forums. Students may take an individual course or work towards the Master of Arts in Theological Studies degree and/or the Apostolic Catechetical Diploma. At present, up to twenty credits towards the MA may be earned online, although we hope to have a fully-online master’s program by the end of 2010. Christendom online courses qualify for catechist certification in many dioceses, and for teaching licensure/certification in most states. Many students take them for adult Faith formation or for personal enrichment. A simplified admissions procedure makes it easy to start. Individual courses, the certificate programs, and the Basic Apostolic Catechetical Diploma are open to all, without any degree requirement. Those seeking graduate credit towards an MA degree or the Advanced Apostolic Catechetical Diploma (or for transfer to another graduate school) must provide proof of a bachelor’s degree. To register for online courses, click here. Academic advisors for online students are Dr. Kristin Burns (kburns@christendom.edu, 703-658-4304) and Prof. Colette Lienhard (colette_lienhard@yahoo.com, 703-785-2319.) They welcome questions from students and prospective students via email, telephone, and personal visits at the Christendom Graduate School campus. Online students have the same easy access to academic advisement, to the graduate school administrative staff, and to our caring professors as on-campus students have. An excellent Christendom education is within the reach of all no matter where they live!
“Teaching the Faith” Courses Christendom offers two, 3-credit “Teaching the Faith” courses in conjunction with the Catholic Education Center. These courses teach the basics of Catholic religious education and lay the foundation for further courses in catechetics and theology. They present the fullness of the Catholic Faith, including its doctrines, beliefs, and practices; furthermore, they teach the student how to communicate this Faith in the classroom and at home. “Teaching the Faith” courses are used by many US dioceses to certify parish catechists. The courses are taught by Professor Colette Lienhard, NDGS catechetics professor and director of the Catholic Education Center, LLC. “Teaching the Faith” courses are always available online and may be taken at any time during the year without regard to semesters. Students are expected to complete these courses within four months of registering for them. EDUC 630: Teaching the Faith, Part I - An introduction to Catholic religious education, including an examination of the ministry of catechetics, an overview of key Old and New Testament figures and events, and a thorough study of the Creed and the seven Sacraments, based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church (parts 1 and 2) with practical and creative ways to implement these teachings in a classroom. EDUC 631: Teaching the Faith, Part II - A continuation of EDUC 630 focusing on the moral life (commandments, virtues, and beatitudes) and the life of prayer (with examination of several prayers and devotions throughout the liturgical year) and how to teach them, based the Catechism of the Catholic Church parts 3 and 4) and ending with the role of catechesis in the mission of Church as seen in the General Directory of Catechesis.
Semester Online Courses All other online courses at the Christendom Graduate School are offered within designated semesters (see schedule below) to insure that there will be a community of students for online discussions. Usually two to four courses are offered each semester. The fall semester runs from September through December, and the spring semester starts in January and ends in early May. Students may register for an online course up to the mid-point of the semester, and are expected to finish the course by the end of the semester THEO 601: God the Father: an examination of the first article of the Creed, using both reason and faith. Focused primarily on the Person of the Father, the course considers both the intra-Trinitarian life (divine nature, Persons, relations, attributes) and divine relations with creation (the material universe, the creation of man in the divine image, the fall, and the promise of redemption). Required for the MA and Diploma. THEO 602: Christology: the Person and natures of Jesus Christ and the mystery of the Incarnation, including the historicity of the Gospels, Jesus’ earthly life, His teaching, miracles, three-fold office, and redemptive mission; Christological controversies, councils and magisterial documents concerning Jesus Christ. Required for the MA and Diploma. THEO 603: Holy Spirit and Ecclesiology: a study of the Person of the Holy Spirit, both within the Trinity and within the mystery of the Church, as expressed in Scripture and Tradition. Lumen Gentium and Gaudium et Spes receive particular attention. The Blessed Virgin Mary, grace, and the universal call to holiness are also studied in relation to the mystery of the Church. Required for the MA and Diploma. THEO 604: Moral Theology: the fundamental principles of moral theology in light of the revelation of God’s law and the grace of Christ, including the nature and end of morality, the vocation of beatitude, freedom and the morality of human acts, the nature of sin, cooperation in evil, moral conscience, the commandments and the natural law, the question of moral absolutes, and a survey of contemporary trends in moral theology. Required for the MA and Diploma. THEO/EDUC 605: Liturgy and Sacraments: the liturgical and sacramental life of the Church, including the meaning of sacrament, their institution by Jesus Christ, and their efficacy, with special attention to the Eucharist. Also includes the Prayer of the Church, the Liturgical Cycle, and sacramentals. Required for the Certificate in Catechetics, for the Diploma, and for the MA (catechetics concentration.) THEO/EDUC 606: Apologetics: the reasonable explanation and defense of the Catholic Faith utilizing Scripture, theology, Church history, and philosophy to explain Catholic beliefs and practices, such as Tradition, the Papacy, justification, the Real Presence, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the Communion of Saints. Required for the Certificate in Catechetics, for the Diploma, and for the MA (catechetics concentration.) PHIL 602: Philosophy of God and Man: a study of Thomas Aquinas’s metaphysics and philosophy of man, based on the Summa Theologiae, including the proofs of the existence of God; the relations between essence and esse in creatures and in God; the attributes of God; human nature; man’s knowledge, emotions and will; the spirituality, subsistence and immortality of the human soul; the union of soul and body, and man as a person. Should be taken before PHIL 603. Required for the MA and Diploma. PHIL 603: Philosophical Errors: a study of some of the false philosophies of man and God, especially in so far as these form the intellectual basis for the errors and shortcomings in contemporary popular thought and in Biblical exegesis, with a critique of these theories and a comparison of them with the philosophy of St. Thomas Aquinas. Should be taken after PHIL 602. Required for MA and Diploma. SCRI 606: Old Testament: a survey of the historical, wisdom, and prophetical books of the Old Testament as a preparation for the New Testament era. Includes the revelatory stages of salvation history, the importance of Biblical typology, and the function of fulfilled prophecy. Required for the M.A. and Diploma. SCRI 607: New Testament: a survey of the books of the New Testament as the fulfillment of the old covenant epoch, including the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline Corpus, the Catholic Epistles, and the Apocalypse of St. John. Required for the MA and Diploma. EDUC 602: The Catechetical Tradition: a study of the teaching Church and the historical process of its development, including St. Augustine and Classical Catechesis, Christendom and St. Thomas Aquinas, the Catholic Reformation and the Roman Catechism, the Enlightenment, Vatican I, Modernism, Vatican II, the renewed Catechumenate and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Required for the Certificate in Catechetics, for the Diploma, and for the MA (catechetics concentration.) EDUC 603: Catechetical Norms and Methods: a study of Magisterial documents pertaining to religious education and evangelization, and the application of these norms to various parochial and diocesan ministries, including teaching methods for various ages, textbook selection, youth ministry, RCIA, and organization and direction of a parish catechetical program. Required for the Certificate in Catechetics, for the Diploma, and for the MA (catechetics concentration.)
Schedule of Online Courses Teaching the Faith courses (EDUC 630, part I, and EDUC 631, part II) are always available online and may be taken at any time according the student’s convenience, including the summer, without regard to semesters. Other courses in the program are available in designated semesters on a rotating basis, according to the schedule below. Schedule is subject to change. Fall 2009 Spring 2010 Summer 2010 Fall 2010 Spring 2011 Fall 2011 Spring 2012
TUITION & FEES
Refund Information Tuition for all online courses must be paid in full before the student begins the course. If the student decides to withdraw from the course (or to switch from credit to audit) tuition will be refunded according to the following schedule, and within the first 30 days of receiving the access code for the course ONLY.
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