Course summary
This degree will give students a thorough grounding at an advanced level to the principles, history and application of Catholic Social Teaching and related disciplines. Why study Catholic Social Teaching? Catholic Social Teaching is an increasingly important element in Christian moral teaching, valued across different churches. This course is the first MA degree programme devoted to this subject taught face-to-face in any university in the UK and Ireland. Why St Mary's? St Mary's University has a Catholic ethos. Moreover, since its foundation in the 19th century it has had a consistent vocation to serve the Church in its poorest communities: Catholic Social teaching witnesses to what is called 'the preferential option for the poor', so St Mary's is the obvious place to study the subject.
Modules
Core Modules: Catholic social teaching applied; principles and history of catholic social teaching; dissertation. Optional: Christian charities and ecumenism; global development, the environment and the market; theologies of liberation and political theology.
Assessment method
There will be five taught modules in this programme. Everyone will study the two initial core modules, and study a further two modules out of a choice of three. There will also be a module comprising a 15,000-word dissertation. In the taught modules there will be a 5,000-word essay and a shorter piece of work such as an article review, case study, or presentation.
Entry requirements
Previous degree required. An interview is required before entry to the programme. If English is not your first language you will need to achieve an IELTS score of 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in any section (or equivalent).
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9300 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9300 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9300 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9300 | Year 1 |
| EU | £16350 | Year 1 |
| International | £16350 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
St Mary's University, Twickenham
St Mary's University
Waldegrave Road
Twickenham
TW1 4SX