Baccalaureate in Theology

Admission to the B. Th. degree course is open to all candidates who have passed the Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy (B. Ph.) or Diploma in Philosophy (Dip. Ph.) or Certificate Course in Philosophy. (C. Ph.). This course comprises of six semesters of theological studies (Three years) leading to B. Th. degree.

I Year Theology

First Semester (25 ECTS)

S. Code	Subject	Professor	ECTS
BS01	Introduction to the Bible & Biblical Hermeneutics	Jaya Pradeep	2
BS09	Acts of the Apostles	Prema Vakayil	1
BS06	Formation of the Gospels	Martin George	1
BS18	Biblical Archaeology (Arch, History of Israel & Geography)	Martin George	1
BS02	Pentateuch	Joseph Titus	2
ST01	Introduction to Theology	Kulandai Yesu Raja	1
ST02	Theology of Revelation	Jude Nirmal Doss	2
ST03	Theology of Faith	Jude Nirmal Doss	1
ST04	Christology	Lawrence A.	3
ST23	Vatican and Post Vatican Documents	Bp Peter Paul Saldanha	1
MT01	Fundamentals of Moral Theo. I	Eugene Sahana	2
MT03	I, II, III Commandments	Vincent Montheiro	2
LC01	Liturgical Year and Liturgy of Hours	Anthony Dias	2
LC06	Catechetics	Chinnapparaj	1
BS17	Classical Language I (Biblical Greek)	Jaya Pradeep	2
SR01	Scientific Methodology	Jude Nirmal Doss	1

Second Semester (25 ECTS)

BS05	Wisdom Literature	Joseph Titus	2
BS03	Historical Books	David Stanly Kumar	2
BS19	Psalms	Joseph Titus	2
BS08	Synoptic Gospels II	Jaya Pradeep	2
BS16	Epistle to the Hebrews	Jeevan Prasad	1
ST04A	Soteriology	Lawrence A.	1
ST05	Trinity	Simon Pinto	2
ST18	Eco-Theology	P. V. Anthony	1
LC06	Catechetics	Chinnapparaj	1
MT01	Fundamentals of Moral Theo. II (Conscience)	Eugene Sahana	2
MT02	Theological Virtues	Richard Britto	2
CL01	Hist. of Canon Law & General Norms	Anthony J.	2
LC02	Liturgy of Sacraments & Sacramentals	Anthony Dias	2
CH04	Church History – Christian Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages	M. Soosai	2
	Elective	Chinnapparaj Lourdusamy T. Sebastian R.	1
CH01	Patrology	Baptist Rodrigues	2
EC	Electives	Stany Fernandes, Sunil Kumar D’Souza, Anthony Dias	1

II Year Theology

First Semester (25 ECTS)

S.Code	Subject	Professor	ECTS
BS04	Prophets I	Joseph Titus	3
BS13A	Catholic Epistles	Jaya Pradeep	1
ST06	Ecclesiology	Simon Pinto	3
ST19	Contextual Theology	Kulandai Yesu Raja	2
ST09A	Theology of Sacraments	Sebastian R.	2
MT05	Marriage (Hist, Bib, Theo, Doc Perspective)	Vincent Montheiro	3
CL02	Canon Law: People of God	John Abraham	2
LC04	Christian Initiation – II (Liturgy of the Eucharist)	Anthony Dias	2
CH02	Church History: The Middle Ages	M. Soosai	2
PT01	Pastoral Theology	Chinnapparaj	2
PT03	Intro. to Spiritual Theology	Joe Cherolickal	1
SC01 BS17	Intro. to Social Communication Classical Language II (Biblical Hebrew)	Cyril Victor, David Stanly Kumar	1
BS17	Classical Language II (Biblical Hebrew)	David Stanly Kumar	1

Second Semester (25 ECTS)

Course Information

BS04	Synoptic Gospels I (Infancy and Passion Narratives)	Prema Vakayil	2
BS08A	Synoptic Gospels III (Miracles & Parables)	Alfred Joseph	2
BS11	Pauline Corpus I	Alfred Joseph	3
ST07	Ecumenism	Simon Pinto	2
ST09	Grace and Pneumatology	Jude Nirmal Doss	3
ST18	Eco-Theology	P. V. Anthony	1
MT06	Social Justice I	E. William	2
MT06A	Social Justice II (War & Peace)	E. William	1
MT10	Human Rights	Richard Britto	1
LC03	Christian Initiation Part I (Lit. of Bapt. & Confirmation)	Anthony Dias	2
LC05	Oriental Liturgy	Moncy Nellikunnel	1
MI02	Introduction to Missiology	Stany Fernandes	2
PT03	Consecrated life & Ascetical Theology	Jeevan Prasad	1
SE	Seminar	Jaya Pradeep, Jude Nirmal Doss, Richard Britto	1
SR02	Dissertation		1

III Year Theology

First Semester (25 ECTS)

S.Code	Subject	Professor	ECTS
BS04A	Prophets II	David Stanly Kumar	3
BS12	Pastoral Letters	George Panthalany	1
ST15	Eschatology	Jude Nirmal Doss	2
ST12	Ministry & Ministries	Stany Ferenandes	2
MT08	Sacrament of Reconciliation I (Bib, Theol. & Ch. Docs.)	James Kumar	2
MT07	Sexual Ethics	Baiju Julian	2
CL03	Temporal Goods/Sanctions	Sunil D/Merlin R. A.	2
CL04	Marriage: Moral & Canonical Aspects	Lourdusamy T.	2
CH03	Indian Church History	Simon Pinto	2
CH03	Church History: From Reformation to Contemporary Times	M. Soosai	2
MI03	Theo. of Dialogue with Religion, Cultures & Atheism	Stany Fernandes	2
MI01	Communalism & Interfaith Dialogue	Bp Lawrence Pius	2
PT05	Spirituality of Diocesan Clergy	Chinnapparaj	1

Second Semester (25 ECTS)

BS11	Pauline Corpus II	David Stanly Kumar	2
BS10	Johannine Literature	Jaya Pradeep	3
BS11	The Book of Revelation	Prema Vakayil	1
ST11	Theology of Eucharist	Lawrence A.	3
ST13	God-Man-World Theology	Jude Nirmal Doss	2
ST17	Theology of the Laity	Bp Lawrence Pius	1
ST08	Mariology	Jude Nirmal Doss	2
ST16	Pastoral Care & Anointing of the Sick	Anthony Dias	1
MT08	The Sacrament of Reconciliation II (Moral, Can.& Past.)	Amalraj I.	2
MT09	Bio-Ethics	Christopher Vimal	2
MT10	Obedience & Truthfulness (Comm.IV & VIII)	Richard Britto	1
CL05	Processes	Arockiaraj Satis Kumar	2
SC02	Communication & Synthesis of Theology	Simon Pinto	2
ICL02	Contracts and Specific Performances	Ransa Vasanthi	1

Evaluation of Courses

Examinations

Examinations will be held for every course taught. Semestral examinations are held at the end of each semester. If circumstances require (for block courses) and at the discretion of the President of the Institute, in consultation with the Controller of Examinations, examinations may also take place at the end of a course.
Examinations may be oral or written, with or without a certain percentage of marks allotted to a written assignment or an internal assessment (at the discretion of the individual professors). For any change in the schedule of the exams, the permission of the Controller of Examinations is necessary.
Those students who are unable to attend the examinations due to illness or any other valid reasons, should obtain a letter from the concerned superiors and submit it to the President.
No student will be allowed to repeat an examination if she/he has passed with low marks in a subject. The students who fail in one or more subjects are to repeat the same in the second session of examinations at the beginning of the following semester. The dates of the second session of examinations are indicated in the calendar. Maximum of only 69% can be awarded in the second session. Marks obtained in the second attempt will be indicated as such in the record of marks.
If a student fails in any four subjects (including those in the second attempt) in a year, she / he will not be awarded the Degree Certificate.
Candidates copying in the examinations / copying a thesis, if proved, will be debarred from the Institute for a period of one year (Art 30/3).
Marks Grading System

Grade Range	Pass Mark
Pass	40
III Class	41-59
II Class	60-69
I Class	70-79
Distinction	80 and above

Mark Grading - Credit System

From the academic year 2010-2011 the awarding of the marks for the examinations for the Philosophy and the Theology students will be according to the new ECTS as follows:

	3 ECTS (100)	2 ECTS (70)	1 ECTS(40)
Pass	40	28	16
III Class	41-59	29-41	17-23
II Class	60-69	42-48	24-27
I Class	70-79	49-55	28-31
Distinction	80-90	56-63	32-36
Max Marks	90	63	36
Int. Assessment	20	14	08

The dates of the second session of examinations are indicated in the calendar. Maximum marks can be awarded in the second session are as follows:

	3 ECTS (100)	2 ECTS (70)	1 ECTS(40)
Pass	69	48	27

Presentation of Dissertations

The candidate has to register his/her topic of dissertation by submitting to the Registrar the duly filled-in form of registration after having obtained the signature of his / her moderator. ¨

Dissertation should be typed in white paper of good quality and sufficient opacity. All sheets of paper used should be of the same quality. Manifold paper should not be used.

“A4” size paper should be used for dissertation. The text of the dissertation should be typed with 1.5” line spacing, except in the case where quotations are given in indent. A space of 1.5” on the left margin and a space of 1” on the right margin should be kept. A space of 1” should be kept on the top and the bottom of the page. Dissertation should be typed only on one side of the paper. Number of Pages: The dissertation should be of 45-60 pages including the Bibliography and the Appendix. The B. Th students should submit two copies of their dissertation on the date prescribed in the calendar. The cover page shall have the format approved by the Institute. A dissertation submitted without following the above requirements will not be accepted.