Theological Studies

The Graduate Theological Studies program of Conrad Grebel University College and the University of Waterloo focuses on the study of Christianity and the mission of the Christian church in the world from an Anabaptist-Mennonite perspective within an ecumenical context. The student body reflects this ecumenical character. The graduate Theological Studies program is accredited through the Ontario Council on Graduate Studies.

Master of Theological Studies

The Master of Theological Studies (MTS) is a two-year conjoint degree program designed for students preparing for further graduate work, for ministry, or for personal enrichment. The Theological Sudies program draws on the college’s academic strengths in theology, biblical studies, and church history, to foster and sustain the academic study of the beliefs and practices of Christianity, and particularly the Anabaptist/Mennonite tradition. Students may also draw on the college’s distinctive teaching and research areas of music and peace.

Full-time Master of Theological Studies students are eligible for full-time tuition scholarships.

<--break->Toronto Mennonite Theological Centre

Toronto Mennonite Theological Centre (TMTC) was established in 1990 at the Toronto School of Theology as an inter-Mennonite teaching and resource centre at the graduate-doctoral level, with a bi-national board. It is intended to nurture the development of committed and well-trained theological leadership for the church. Since 2000, it is part of Grebel’s graduate Theological Studies program, identified formally as “a graduate teaching and research centre of Conrad Grebel University College, affiliated with the Toronto School of Theology.” The centre has a bi-national Advisory Board. It is directed by James Pankratz and coordinated by Sarah Freeman.

Master in Peace and Conflict Studies

Combining rigorous interdisciplinary scholarship with concrete application, Master in Peace and Conflict Studies (MPACS) is a vibrant academic program that will empower students with the knowledge, research, and practical skills needed to contribute to nonviolent peace-building efforts. MPACS places a unique focus on the pivotal role that individuals within civil society play as catalysts for peace. The MPACS program will be a course-based, professional graduate program open to both full-time and part-time students beginning in the fall of 2012.