To Applicants of the Master’s Program

Master's degree programme (onsite education)

The Master's Programme accepts those graduates of our Bachelor's Programme and other seminaries, who intend to become teachers at various theological educational institutions: seminaries, academies and theological colleges. In addition to males, the MThA Master's and PhD (Candidate for Doctor) programmes may also accept females (only for the History and Theory of Church Art Departments).

Количество мест на программу по направлению 48.04.01 Теология за счёт контрольных цифр приёма на 2025/2026 учебный год составляет 6 мест.

Количество мест на программу по направлению 48.04.01 Теология по договорам об оказании платных услуг (за счёт средств Русской Православной Церкви) на 2025/2026 учебный год составляет 69 мест.

Количество мест на основную образовательную программу по направлению подготовки «Программа подготовки служителей и религиозного персонала религиозных организаций» по договорам об оказании платных услуг (за счёт средств Русской Православной Церкви) на 2025/2026 учебный год составляет 44 места.

Requirements:

Male; The Department of History and Theory of Church Art accepts applicant of either sex;
Orthodox;
Возраст до 40 лет;
Single or in first marriage.

На магистерских профилях «Библеистика», «Патрология и христианская литература», «Русская духовная словесность», и «Пасторология и литургика» срок обучения составляет 3 года, на профилях «Православное богословие», «История христианства в новейший период», «Современное каноническое право» и «История и теория церковного искусства» срок обучения – 2 года.

Education at the MThA is free of charge. Free dormitory and free meals are provided.

To enroll, applicants have to submit all required documents and pass their entrance exams.

1. Documents

Recommendation. Talk to your confessor. Ask him to write you a description of you: who you are, what kind of obediences you had in the parish, why you want to do things, and whom he sees you after graduation. Print it on the parish letterhead. Sign it in the confessor's presence and mark it with the parish stamp. Then ask the diocesan bishop to certify the recommendation. Or, you can ask the diocesan bishop write his own recommendation.

If you enroll immediately after receiving your bachelor's degree in a religious institution, the administration of that institution will give you a recommendation.

Identity and citizenship documentation. Foreign nationals: if the document does not contain information in Russian, provide a notarized translation.
Foreign nationals: passport.
A document that certifies the level of education установленного образца Foreign nationals: if the document does not contain information in Russian, provide a notarized translation.
autobiography strictly in printed form.

Autobiography Download

Completed applicant questionnaire.
Baptismal Certificate, copy.
Marriage certificate, copy. For married applicants.
Church Marriage Certificate, copy. For married applicants.
Certificate of a Reader's tonsure (for readers), tonsure certificate (for monks), certificate of ordination to the rank of priest (deacon) and a copy of the last decree of the ruling bishop of appointment to a parish (for clergy).
2 цветные фотографии формата 6×8. If you belong to the clergy, take a picture of yourself in garb that corresponds to your rank.
A medical report (Form 086/u) with fluorography results and vaccination records.
An insurance policy of mandatory health insurance, issued at the place of permanent residence. For Russian nationals.
A Military ID or a certificate with a military registration mark. For Russian nationals.
Copies of documents that confirm the individual achievements of the applicant. The results of these achievements are taken into account when applying, if they comply with the Rules of Admission.

To submit documents, register on the portal home.mpda.ru via the website, and upload all required scanned documents in JPG format.

In case of any technical problems, please contact our technical support: home@mpda.ru. После регистрации в вашем личном кабинете там будет доступен чат, где, в случае возникновения сложностей с подачей документов, можно будет задать вопросы.

Start date for accepting applications and required documents: June 20, 2025;

срок завершения приема документов – 30 июня 2025 года;

проведение вступительных испытаний – с 1 по 4 июля 2025 года.

издание приказа о зачислении – 25 августа 2025 года.

Entrance examinations will be held in person.

Full admission rules can be found here.

For all inquiries, contact:

WhatsApp, Telegram: +7 963 770-63-44;

E-mail: ab.mda@ya.ru;

A group for applicants in VKontakte: https://vk.com/abitmda.