(a)  The courses taught in the second cycle of the seminary’s academic programme represent the intermediate stage between the first and third cycles.  In this cycle the study of the History of Philosophy (cf.RF no.72) is introduced as are the more strictly Theological courses, viz. Systematic (Dogmatic) Theology, Moral Theology or Christian Ethics, Liturgy, Church History and Pastoral Theology (cf. RF nos.76-81).  The academic requirements that qualify those students who are duly registered for the award of the Licentiate in Theology or the B.A.(Theology) are based on the programme of study in this cycle and that of cycle 3.  The details of those requirements are set out in the Brochure of the Faculty of Humanities and Education, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad.

(b) All courses in this cycle are 3-credit courses, except otherwise indicated, and each student normally takes fifteen credits each semester.  In addition, students may, with permission of the Dean of Studies, take elective courses (to a maximum of twenty credits per semester).

(c) The titles of the courses offered in Cycle 2 are listed below in groups of five as they are typically taught.  In grouping the courses in this way, attention is paid to the interrelation of the various subjects or disciplines to which a student is exposed in any given semester (cf. RF no.77).  Also listed are certain elective courses which from time to time may be offered in this cycle.  Descriptions of the contents of the courses are available at the seminary.

 Semester 1:

-- Introduction to Old Testament Literature

-- Church History: Pentecost to Charlemagne

-- Fundamentals of Christian Ministry

-- Introduction to Systematic Theology/ T13D Foundations of Systematic Theology

-- History of Western Philosophy I

Semester 2:

-- Introduction to New Testament Literature

-- History of the Medieval Church

-- Psychology for Ministry

-- Theology, Ethics and Caribbean Literature

-- History of Western Philosophy II 

Semester 3:

-- Geographical and Cultural World of the Bible

-- History of the Reformation

-- Theory and Practice of Christian Preaching

-- Introduction to Theological Ethics

-- Philosophy for Christian Theology I (St. Augustine & St. Thomas Aquinas)

Semester 4:

-- Contemporary Approaches to Bible Study

-- The Western Church in the Modern World (18th - 20th Century)

-- Introduction to Christian Worship (including Sacramentology)

-- Introduction to the Study of Religion (World Religions)

-- Media and the Religious Imagination

Elective courses:

-- Introduction to Spirituality

-- Preaching and the Electronic Media

-- Philosophy for Christian Theology II

(e) Admission to Cycle 2:

Seminarians (diocesan and religious) who have successfully completed the requirements of cycle 1 may be admitted to cycle 2. 

Other persons who wish to register for the Licentiate in Theology or the B.A.(Theology), and who fulfill the requirements for admission to the UWI may, with the approval of the seminary authorities, be admitted to Cycle 2.

“Occasional students” who wish to register for particular courses offered in the Cycle 2 programme may, with the approval of the seminary authorities, be so registered.

For additional information refer to the present course offerings.