Maryvale Institute
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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.
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[edit] Courses offered
[edit] Further education
- Adult Studies in the Catechism of the Catholic Church
- Course for Certification of Parish Catechists
- Teachings of Pope John Paul II (Encyclical Studies)
[edit] Higher education - undergraduate
Most of the Higher Education courses are Accredited by the Open University Validation Service. However, those marked as "Pontifical" are accredited by a Pontifical University, generally Maynooth.
- Pontifical BPhil
- BA in Applied Theology (Parish Catechesis)
- BA in Applied Theology (Diaconal Ministry)
- BA in Divinity
- Certificate in Philosophy
- Diploma in Philosophy
[edit] Higher education - postgraduate
- PGCE - Postgraduate certificate in Education.
- MA in Pastoral and Education Studies
- MA in Catholic Theology
[edit] Research degrees
Validated by the Open University Validation Service.
[edit] Institute relationships
The Institute is part of the Archdiocese of Birmingham. 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 at Oscott, as they are geographically close.
