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CDU-Guide MA Summer2016
CDU-Guide MA Summer2016
in Theology at
Catholic Distance University
CDU has been a pioneer since 1983 using flexible, convenient distance technologies to bring high quality
educational programs to each learner. You will explore the riches of Sacred Scripture, Church documents,
Papal documents, and the wisdom of the saints and Doctors of the Church.
You will never be alone at CDU. Our outstanding faculty and friendly staff will guide you every step of the
way. Every day our students from all over the world experience the communion of the Church by praying for
one another in our online chapel, catching up in the online caf, and sharing their family milestones through
the online photo gallery.
Our online campus, easy-to-navigate learning platform called Canvas, and our carefully chosen faculty
encourage an engaging, dialogic approach to learning that is modeled on the conversational pedagogy of Jesus
Christ in the Gospels. In each of our courses, we emphasize the importance of faculty-guided discussion and
student interaction that research confirms is the best way for adults to learn.
I encourage you to find out more in these pages and on our website, www.cdu.edu, to discover if Catholic
Distance University is the next step for you to further your spiritual and professional goals.
Accredited
Our program is nationally accredited by the Distance
Online Learning
Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC). CDU is
authorized to operate as a degree-granting institution of Study at a time and place that best fits your
higher education in West Virginia by the West Virginia schedule and lifestyle.
Higher Education Policy Commission and the West Virginia
Community and Technical College System.
Demonstrate understanding of
Church History and its impact on
Catholic Teaching, the principles of
moral theology and their application,
as well as sacramental theology and
its application to the living tradition
of the Catholic Church.
What Youll Study
at CDU.
Masters in Theology
All students are required to take the following Core Curriculum Classes.
Concentrations
Students will complete 12 credits from one of the following concentrations.
Dr. Brown received a BA from Yale University in Dr. Bunson received a Doctor of Ministry degree
Mathematics, though the Holy Spirit moved him from the Graduate Theological Foundation, holds a
to a love of the Bible. Later he received an MA in Bachelors degree in History, and holds two Masters
Theology from Franciscan University in Steubenville degrees in Theology with specializations in Pastoral
and then a doctorate in Biblical Studies from the Theology and Church History. He is currently
Catholic University of America, specializing in pursuing doctoral studies for a Ph.D. in Church
Biblical languages and New Testament exegesis. Dr. History.
Brown has published book reviews and numerous
articles and has delivered many lectures on Sacred He is a senior fellow of the St. Paul Center for Biblical
Scripture and Theology both at the popular and Theology, and is the author or co-author of 50 books
scholarly level in both English and Spanish. Dr. including The Encyclopedia of Catholic History.
Brown also maintains a teaching load.
Dr. Bunson has served as a consultant to USA Today
and appears as a frequent guest on many television
stations and radio programs, including MSNBC, Fox
News, CNN, Catholic Answers, Al Kresta, the Son
Rise Morning Show, and Relevant Radio.
Learn From Our
Dedicated Faculty.