Faculty

Professors:

Regis Armstrong

Associate Professors:

Raymond Studzinski

James Wiseman

Assistant Professors:

Mary Ann Clarahan

Lucinda Nolan, director

Professor Emeritus:

Berard Marthaler

Adjunct Distinguished Lecturer:

Gerard Sloyan

Degrees Offered

Master of Religious Ed. (MRE)

Master of Arts (MA)

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Goals of the Academic Area

     The Graduate Program in Religious Education/Catechetics is designed to prepare students for a broad range of educational, diocesan and parish ministries through the study of foundations, history and theories of Christian education and the dynamics of faith and moral development with a special emphasis on liturgical catechesis and the life of the Church. Additionally, the graduate program examines current issues in religious education/catechesis and provides criteria for designing and evaluating catechetical methods and materials.

     The Master of Religious Education degree is a professional degree, designed to prepare students for educational and leadership positions in RE/Catechetics on the parish or diocesan levels. The Master of Arts degree grounds the student in the literature and scholarship of the academic area, prepares the student for teaching in a variety of church and school settings and provides the background for advanced studies on the doctoral level. The goal of the Ph.D. in Religious Education/Catechetics is to prepare the student for scholarly research, writing and teaching on the college, university and seminary levels and for leadership positions in the educational ministry of the Church.