在福特汉姆，学生进入博士学位。该课程涵盖以下五个研究领域之一：圣经，古代基督教，基督教历史，系统神学和神学与社会伦理学。计划，将为学生分配一名在学生预期的研究领域中工作的顾问。该顾问将协助选择课程，监控语言习得的进度，并担任取得良好进展所需的所有其他角色。在完成第一年课程学习后，学生可以选择该部门的另一位成员来履行这一职责。学生当然可以但不是必须请其导师担任论文的导师。通过研究生助学金和/或教学指导，一些学生将有机会在学院的某些日常任务中与教师个人紧密合作。不仅邀请所有学生就他们的学习寻求建议，而且还邀请
The Ph.D. is designed for the preparation of scholars: not simply competent teachers of theology, but ones who can also communicate with and contribute to the academic community more broadly. Upon entry, students in Fordham's Ph.D. program select one of five fields of study:Bible,Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity<br>History of Christianity,Systematic Theology,Theological and Social Ethics<br>All doctoral students receive five years of full funding (tuition remission and living stipends) to support their work, and all students are eligible to compete for internal and external fellowships for additional support. Fordham doctoral students are active scholars, presenting at major conferences and publishing their work on a regular basis. During their third year of study (and with the supervision of a faculty mentor), they begin teaching their own undergraduate courses.