The M.A. theology programme at the Dominican Institute is run in affiliation with the Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

The M.A. Theology programme comprises full-time professors who possess different theological competencies and distin- guished visiting professors.   
The faculty is actively involved in research and has published extensively. Many are nationally or internationally known experts in their field.

The programme offers students:

• a sound theological and spiritual formation.
• research into the sources of the Christian tradition through critical reading  and appreciation of biblical, patristic, medieval and contemporary theological currents
• knowledge of the history, interpretation, explanation and application of Christian doctrines within a Nigerian and African cultural and intellectual milieu
• ability to address theological and pastoral issues. 
• An opportunity to deepen knowledge of:
• Wisdom Literature
• Prophets of the Hebrew Bible
• Synoptic Gospels
• Johannine Literature
• Foundations of Systematic Theology
• Christology
• Ecclesiology
• History of Doctrine
• Patrology
• Foundations of Moral Theology
• Theology and Sexuality
• Bioethics