[1]) is a post-graduate degree offered by universities, divinity schools, and seminaries.
Depending on the institution, it may or may not require comprehensive examinations and a research thesis, but is required to produce "learning outcomes that demonstrate advanced competency in one area or discipline of theological study and capacity to conduct original research in that area.
studies, biblical language training is usually an admissions prerequisite and some programs include additional research language training in German, French, Latin, or an ancient Hebrew cognate (e.g., Akkadian, Ugaritic).
programs in the U.S. require a Master of Divinity or its educational equivalent as an academic prerequisite.
The Master of Theology often functions as a terminal level degree, dependent upon one's particular educational route or institution of study.