The emphasis of the doctoral study in Duta Wacana’s Faculty of Theology is in contextual theology, paying serious attention to the traditional as well as contemporary cultural, religious, spiritual, political, and economic resources of Asia.
The Programme of Doctor of Theology is a research-based study programme provided for those who have a high passion for research. Applicants can choose to take part in research clusters in the Faculty of Theology or propose their own research projects. For this reason, applicants are asked to submit papers containing “research objectives” that will be considered in the admission selection. Since research experience is a factor that is taken into account, applicants are also asked to send the results of their research work in the form of a Master’s thesis or a scientific article that has been published in a reputable academic journal.
As researchers, doctoral students are conditioned to do more independent yet structured studies with supervisors as research partners. As a research team, doctoral students and supervisors must produce new findings that contribute to the development of contextual theology. Having a passion to research and discover new concepts / ideas / theories / methods must be the spirit of doctoral students from the admission stage to graduation.