MTS学位全日制设计为两年48个学分的课程。本课程面向有兴趣在神学院中跨多个神学学科进行研究生学习的人员。该计划可以为以后的宗教博士研究，某些教派的直辖部或宗教部，非营利部门的宗教领导提供基础，也可以作为增强自己的宗教信仰和理解的工具。
The M.T.S. degree is designed to be a two-year, 48 credit hour program when taken full-time. It is intended for persons interested in pursuing graduate study across the several theological disciplines in the Divinity School. This program may serve as a foundation for later doctoral studies in religion, for diaconal or ordained ministries in certain denominations, for religious leadership in the non-profit sector, or as a vehicle for the enhancement of one's own religious faith and understanding.<br><br>The Master of Theological Studies program provides courses of study in the several theological disciplines necessary for persons interested in subsequently pursuing: teaching vocations in religious studies at secondary and some postsecondary schools, doctoral study in the broad field of religion, diaconal ministries in certain denominational traditions, work in social justice oriented non-profit organizations, and other religiously informed leadership positions. This program can also serve persons interested in enhancement of their own religious faith and understanding. Based on particular students vocational aims they may choose either the General MTS Plan of Study or the Concentration MTS Plan of Study as described below.<br>The degree requires a minimum of 48 semester hours, which will normally be completed in four semesters of full-time studies. The degree must be completed within five years from the term of matriculation. The program consists of three parts: Required Common Courses, Focus/Concentration, and Electives, as described below. Students may take up to 9 hours of graduate-level work in other Vanderbilt University departments and may count these hours toward requirements for graduation (courses cross-registered with Divinity do not count against these hours). It is possible that some students will matriculate with previous work in one or more required curriculum subjects. Students may opt to waive individual courses, provided they have taken comparable course work in the area at the undergraduate level. They may choose to transfer courses (up to 12 hours), provided they have taken them at the graduate level at a school accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS).