Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology
| Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology | |
|---|---|
| Short name | DSPT |
| Type | Graduate school of philosophy and theology |
| Status | Active |
| Affiliation | Graduate Theological Union |
| Operated by | Order of Preachers (Western Dominican Province) |
| Religious order | Dominican Order (Order of Preachers) |
| City | Berkeley, California |
| State / province | California |
| Country | United States |
| Address | 2301 Vine Street, Berkeley, CA 94708 |
| Website | Official site |
| Levels of formation | Intellectual and priestly formation for Dominican student brothers, academic and apostolic formation for religious, clerics, and laity |
| Degrees | Master of Divinity, MA in Philosophy, MA in Theology, Concurrent MA, Certificate of Philosophical Studies, Certificate of Theological Studies |
The Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (DSPT) is a Catholic graduate school of philosophy and theology in Berkeley, California, operated by the Order of Preachers as a Center of Studies of the Western Dominican Province. It provides intellectual and priestly formation for Dominican student brothers while preparing religious, clerics, and lay students for academic and apostolic vocations, and is a member school of the Graduate Theological Union.
Campus and Formation
DSPT is situated in the hills of Berkeley, California, where lay and religious students study together and have access to the San Francisco Bay Area's cultural resources. Student life is structured around four pillars reflecting Dominican life: study, prayer, community life, and ministry.
Academics
DSPT offers a Master of Divinity, a Master of Arts in Philosophy, a Master of Arts in Theology (with concentrations), a Concurrent MA, and certificate and non-degree programs including the Certificate of Philosophical Studies, the Certificate of Theological Studies, and the PHILOI International program. It is a member school of the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley.