Licentiate of Sacred Theology

Also seminars and practical exercises are conducted for the acquisition of the ability to do scientific research."

(SapC 72b) The licentiate program develops research skills and treats theological questions in greater depth.

"The doctorate is the academic degree which enables one to teach in a Faculty and which is therefore required for this purpose, the licentiate is the academic degree which enables one to teach in a major seminary or equivalent school and which is therefore required for this purpose" (SapC 50.1).

In several European countries, the master level degree is referred to as a license – from its original meaning as a "license to incept", i.e., that is, permission from the local bishop to actually take the degree of master or doctor, an event which took place through the ceremony of inception.

The Licentiate of Sacred Scripture is a similar degree in the field of biblical studies.