Maryvale Institute
Encyclopedia
The Maryvale Institute is a college of further and higher education, in Birmingham
, UK
. It specialises in the provision of part-time and distance learning courses to the lay faithful and ministers of the Roman Catholic Church
.
The College has existed in its current state since 1980.
Validation Service. However, those marked as "Pontifical" are accredited by a Pontifical University
, generally Maynooth
.
Validation Service.
. It has close relationships with the Ogilvie Institute
, and offers courses accredited by the Open University
. The emphasis of the Institute being on Parish Catechesis, the Maryvale Institute has close relationships with the diocesan seminary
, St Mary's College, Oscott, as they are geographically close.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, UK
United Kingdom
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. It specialises in the provision of part-time and distance learning courses to the lay faithful and ministers of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
.
The College has existed in its current state since 1980.
Further education
- Adult Studies in the Catechism of the Catholic ChurchCatechism of the Catholic ChurchThe Catechism of the Catholic Church is the official text of the teachings of the Catholic Church. A provisional, "reference text" was issued by Pope John Paul II on October 11, 1992 — "the thirtieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council" — with his apostolic...
- Course for Certification of Parish Catechists
- Teachings of Pope John Paul II (Encyclical Studies)
Higher education - undergraduate
Most of the Higher Education courses are accredited by the Open UniversityOpen University
The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...
Validation Service. However, those marked as "Pontifical" are accredited by a Pontifical University
Pontifical university
A pontifical university is a Catholic University established by and directly under the authority of the Holy See. It is licensed to grant academic degrees in sacred faculties, the most important of which are Sacred Theology, Canon Law, Sacred Scripture and...
, generally Maynooth
Maynooth
Maynooth is a town in north County Kildare, Ireland. It is home to a branch of the National University of Ireland, a Papal University and Ireland's main Roman Catholic seminary, St. Patrick's College...
.
- Pontifical BPhil
- BABachelor of ArtsA Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Applied Theology (Parish Catechesis) - BA in Applied Theology (Diaconal Ministry)
- BA in Divinity
- Certificate in Philosophy
- Diploma in Philosophy
Higher education - postgraduate
- PGCEPGCEPGCE can stand for:* Postgraduate Certificate in Education, an English, Welsh and Northern Irish teacher-training qualification that includes master's credits...
- Postgraduate certificate in Education. - MAMaster's degreeA master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in Pastoral and Education Studies - MAMaster's degreeA master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in Catholic Theology
Research degrees
Validated by the Open UniversityOpen University
The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...
Validation Service.
- MPhil Catholic Studies
- PhDPHDPHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
Catholic Studies
Institute relationships
The Institute is part of the Archdiocese of BirminghamArchdiocese of Birmingham
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham is one of the principal Latin-rite Catholic administrative divisions of England and Wales in the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church....
. It has close relationships with the Ogilvie Institute
Ogilvie Institute
The Ogilvie Institute is a college in the Catholic Diocese of Aberdeen that specialises in part-time and distance-learning courses of religious education and formation, catechesis and theology for adults....
, and offers courses accredited by the Open University
Open University
The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...
. The emphasis of the Institute being on Parish Catechesis, the Maryvale Institute has close relationships with the diocesan seminary
Seminary
A seminary, theological college, or divinity school is an institution of secondary or post-secondary education for educating students in theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy or for other ministry...
, St Mary's College, Oscott, as they are geographically close.