Religious & Pastoral Education courses in Ireland

This Religious Education course examines the structure of the Catholic Preschool and Primary Religious Education Curriculum and the pedagogy and themes of the Grow in Love Programme to date. The pedagogy and structure of the Grow in Love Programme described in this course will apply to all teachers at primary level, from Junior Infants to…

Getting in touch with our spirituality, beliefs, and inner faith is important for many of us. Some even go to the extent of sharing these to others. More than being a job or hobby, they treat is as their calling. Our course will help you gain better understanding of the Scriptures and Christian faith as…

The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the foundational concepts of Catholic theology as a living tradition with deep roots of intellectual enquiry, and to do so in the context of the secular age in which we live. There is a study of the concept of secularity and postsecularity. There will…

The Master of Arts (Christian Leadership in Education) is an innovative postgraduate course, leading to a professional qualification. This course was established by the Department of Theology and Religious Studies of Mary Immaculate College and the degree is awarded by the University of Limerick. It is offered on two campuses: at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick,…

The Masters of Arts in Christian Leadership in Education is an innovative postgraduate programme leading to a professional qualification. The degree is under the auspices of Mary Immaculate College and is awarded by the University of Limerick. The programme will help build much needed educational capacity, respond to the widespread desire for an authentic personal…

In order to register for courses leading to the Doctoral Degree in Divinity (DD), a student must hold at least a Licentiate in Divinity (STL) of second honours, Grade II (cum laude) or what in the judgement of the Faculty is regarded as an equivalent standard of theological study. A basic knowledge of Greek and…

The Professional Doctoral Programme for both the Educational Leadership Stream and the Religious Education Stream is the first of its kind in the Republic of Ireland. It seeks to develop the student’s the ability to tread delicately between supporting academic notions of research as a public good in its own right, while being involved in…