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Applied Christian Spirituality – (M.A.)
All Hallows College
All Hallows College
| Application Deadline: | May 13, 2011 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,275 - | ||
| Location: | Dublin / Ireland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | August |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 90 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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Applied Christian Spirituality brings the resources of spirituality to bear on issues about the meaning of life that come up in work settings, therapeutic settings,family settings, relationships or in the context of social issues regarding just and sustainable living. The MA in Applied Christian Spirituality is a one-year full-time MA programme awarded by Dublin City University (DCU). Depending on the level of interest the programme may also be offered as a three-year part-time programme.
The 2011 -12 programme will begin with a week-long summer school in August (Monday 15th - Friday 19th). During the semester, classes are held on Wednesdays (full day). There will also be classes on three Saturdays during 2011-12: 24th September, 10th December and 25th February. As well as this, there will be a week-long research training week from 9th - 13th January.
Programme Aims
* To evoke the prior learning of participants and to assist them in making relevant connections to lived spirituality
* To facilitate insight into the nature of lived spirituality
* To develop participants'capacity to journal about the transformation involved in the spiritual quest
* To promote new ways of reading material to get deeper meaning from texts
* To establish connections between the experience of spirituality in each participant´s life and a sound theoretical base
* To develop knowledge of key areas in the study of Spirituality in its traditional and contemporary expressions
* To provide grounding in the theoretical foundations of Christian Spirituality
* To train participants in the skills of counselling and spiritual accompaniment
* To provide knowledge and experience of sound spiritual practices
* To develop the language and confidence to be a spiritual practitioner
* To provide training in the skills necessary to transfer these practices to daily life situations
* To promote development into a self-aware and reflective practitioner in diverse life situations arising from attunement with the candidate´s spiritual journey
* To provide the experience of an integrative research project in Spirituality
* To promote development into a reflexive and ethical researcher of spirituality issues
Contents
Programme Modules * Transformative Spirituality: Reflective Practices
* Interface Spirituality: Ecology in 2010
* Spiritual Direction Process & Journals
* Integration Process & Journals
* Spirituality, Social Concern & Gender
* Contemporary Spiritual Writers
* Counselling Skills Training
* Spiritual Accompaniment Skills Training
* Contemplative Psychology
* Spirituality, Authenticity, Method
* Research Training Week
* Research Project - 15,000 words
Mode of Delivery
Candidates will be enabled to achieve the learning outcomes through the following teaching and learning methodologies: lectures, guided reading, book reviews, research papers, reflective practices, integration journal, integration triads, spiritual direction journal, conferences, small and large group discussion, and a research project dissertation.
Modes of Assessment
The aim of the assessment procedures is to prepare participants for a life of learning and reflective practice rather than for end of learning examinations. Assessment modes include: book report, essays and learning journals. A research project dissertation is also carried out under staff supervision.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
* Candidates will normally present with an approved Level 8 Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent professional qualification from a recognised higher education and/or accrediting body. Applicants who do not meet this requirement may be admitted if they have other qualifications considered comparable to a Level 8 degree. Prior career-based and experiential learning will be taken into consideration.
* In order to be conversant with the language of Christian Spirituality, an appropriate amount of spiritual/theological or religious studies is required. Suitable bridging studies may be recommended as an alternative at the discretion of the Programme Admissions Board.
* Candidates will normally be required to attend an interview with at least two members of the Programme Board before a place will be offered.
* A standard of English appropriate to participation in class, and to carrying out research and written assignments is required. Candidates for whom English is a second language will be required to provide evidence of their competence in the English language.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
Accreditation
All Hallows College is a college of Dublin City University.
All degrees are validated and accredited by DCU.
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