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 cultures of the Mediterranean and Near East have exerted a formative influence on identity and practice in a number of religious traditions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Students in this concentration are invited to learn a variety of disciplinary approaches to the study of religion as part of the cultures of the Mediterranean and Near East. Although there are no chronological limits to the focus of this concentration, the course offerings focus primarily on ancient and medieval cultures and languages. The subjects studied through a variety sources including textual, linguistic, material, geographic, and visual evidence. The courses offer a variety of approaches drawn from the disciplines of history, philology, visual arts, literary analysis, gender analysis, biblical studies, post-colonial studies, and the social sciences. Students are particularly encouraged to diachronically examine the reception and intersection of cultural and social forms and institutions.