S.L. 327.251 Art. 3Areas of study. 2 [

(1) The course shall cover:

(a) the basic theological disciplines, namely, sacred scripture, patrology, church history (including palaeochristian archaeology), fundamental and dogmatic theology (including ecumenism), moral and spiritual theology, pastoral theology, liturgy and canon law, and shall be so structured as to lead progressively to a fuller understanding of the main theological themes and the inter-relationship between them; and

(b) the different fields of philosophy along with relevant areas of sociology, psychology and communication studies, Hebrew, Biblical Greek and Latin, as required for the proper study of theology, which shall be taught during the first three years of the course.

(2) The programme of theological studies proper shall start in the first year with a general introduction to the foundations of theology, a historical overview of Christian thought and practice and a basic reflection on the mystery of salvation that can serve as a background to, and a focal point for, the whole of theology. It shall proceed in the second and third years in close relation to the study of philosophy and it shall be completed through further theological studies in the fourth and fifth years.

*These bye-laws have been repealed by Legal Notice 185 of 2022. S.L.327.251 OF THE FACULTY OF THEOLOGY