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.
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 TS program draws on the Colleges 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 Colleges distinctive teaching and research areas of music and peace.
Full time Master of Theological Studies students are eligible for Full-time Tuition Scholarships. Read more.
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 Grebels 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.
Combining rigorous interdisciplinary scholarship with concrete application, MPACS is a vibrant academic program that will empower students with the knowledge, research, and practical skills needed to contribute to nonviolent peacebuilding 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.