After obtaining the Licentiate in Monastic Studies, the student can obtain a Doctorate in Monastic Studies according to the same terms as the academic degree of the Doctorate in theology.
The 3rd cycle aims to complete the scientific training with the drafting, the defense and the publication of a PhD thesis that offers a real contribution to the progress of theology.
Conditions for admission to the 3rd cycle:
The degree of Licentiate in Theology (SM.L.) with specialization in monastic spiritual theology (or monastic specialization) of the Monastic Institute with the minimum degree of magna cum laude. Students who have obtained the degree of license elsewhere may be admitted to the doctorate cycle on the same terms only if the license obtained is consistent with the specialization. If the continuity between the cycles is partially missing, it is up to the Dean’s Council, after consulting the Coordinator, to determine the study plan to be followed.
Requirements for the degree:
The courses are 16 hours: 4 hours in the morning or afternoon in 4 weeks, usually at the end of each semester.
On 28 June 2012 the agreement between the State and the Italian Episcopal Conference on the professional qualification profiles of Catholic teachers was signed.
According to this agreement, every academic title in theology or liturgy gives the possibility to teach the Catholic religion in the Italian school of all levels.
In order to teach the Catholic religion in the Italian school, however, the student concerned must follow courses that the University has committed to provide in a complementary way and indicated by the Secretary General of the CEI, by letter of July 20, 2012, prot. N. 563/2012, as "important disciplines of IRC address".
These teachings will be offered along a cycle of 3 years. These courses, with the permission of the Dean / Headmaster, may also be included in the number of courses chosen in the curriculum.
For those who are licensed by the Institute of History of Theology, two courses and a seminar are required.
Students who have obtained the degree of Licentiate elsewhere can be admitted to the PhD cycle under the same conditions only if the Licence obtained is consistent with the Specialization.
If the continuity between the cycles is partially lacking, it is up to the Dean's Council, in consultation with the Coordinator, to determine the plan of studies to be followed.
The outline to be submitted for approval by the Dean's Council must follow the guidelines established by the Faculty. Its elaboration takes place under the guidance of the Moderator and the methodological help of the Seminar of PhD students.
According to the rules of the Bologna Process, new members for the degree of the License must reach a total number of 120 ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) distributed as follows:
