博士学位课程是为希望在教学和研究中增强知识和能力并希望在神学研究专业领域做出贡献的学生提供的。博士学位是研究博士学位，要求学生在学位课程的每个阶段提供最高奖学金标准的证据。STH博士学位与其他博士学位的区别在于，他们专注于对基督教制度和传统（以及其他信仰的制度和传统，资源允许）的历史，社区，实践，信仰和道德价值观的神学方法，以及旨在为学生提供奖学金和在各种机构中教学的准备，这些机构包括神学院，神学院，神学院和宗教附属学院。
The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree program is offered to students wishing to enhance their knowledge and competence in teaching and research and to contribute to scholarship in a specialized area of theological studies. As the PhD is a research doctorate, it provides five years of funding for full-time study, and requires students to give evidence of the highest standards of scholarship at every stage of the degree program. Boston University School of Theology PhD degrees are to be distinguished from other PhD degrees by their focus on theological approaches to the histories, communities, practices, beliefs, and ethical values of Christian institutions and traditions, and by their intention to prepare students for scholarship and teaching in a broad range of institutions, including seminaries, schools of theology, divinity schools, and religiously affiliated colleges.<br><br>Deep faculty support and mentoring is embedded in the program and extends beyond the classroom. Our PhD alumni have an average placement rate of 83% within one year of graduation.<br><br>PhD Learning Outcomes<br>The PhD degree program is offered to students wishing to enhance their knowledge and competence in teaching and research and to contribute to scholarship in a specialized area of theological studies. The PhD requires students to give evidence of the highest standards of scholarship at every stage of the degree program