Pontifical Oriental Institute

Eastern Christian Studies

The Faculty of Eastern Christian Studies is subdivided into three sections: theological-patristic, liturgical, and historical.

After completing the Bachelor’s Degree in Theology (first cycle), students are admitted to the Licentiate (S.E.O.L.). Those who hold a Bachelor’s Degree in History may enroll in the Licentiate in the history section.

After completing the Licentiate (second cycle), students can enroll in the Doctoral program (S.E.O.D.).

Those interested in deepening a specific area or in having a general knowledge of the Christian East can enroll in the program of the Diploma in Eastern Christian Studies.

After passing all the required exams and submitting the dissertation, the student may be admitted to the final exam of the Licentiate.

This examination is held before a commission of three professors, one of whom is the moderator of the dissertation, and consists of two parts:

  1. presentation and discussion of the dissertation;
  2. comprehensive final exam of the cycle of study.

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