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EDUCATION
PROGRAMMES
CARDIFF
UNIVERSITY
School
of Religious and Theological Studies
With St. Michael’s College, Llandaff
Master of Theology in Chaplaincy Studies (Health)
A post-graduate,
post-experience course in healthcare chaplaincy, specifically tailored
to the needs of healthcare chaplains. This course is not designed
to be an induction course for those thinking of entering chaplaincy.
It is for chaplains with several years of experience in their work,
who wish to reflect deeply and systematically upon their experience.
Delivered over three years via four short residential schools per
year with individually directed personal study.
The School of Religious and Theological Studies has a prized 5*
research rating. The course will be delivered in an ecumenical
collegiate environment where study, worship and reflection belong
together.
For
further details:
Ms
Tina Franklin
St. Michael’s College, Llandaff
Email: info@stmichaels.ac.uk
Website: www.stmichaels.ac.uk
ST MARY'S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, TWICKENHAM, LONDON
Foundation
Degree in Healthcare Chaplaincy
This
unique part-time programme is designed to enable practitioners of
healthcare chaplaincy to gain new perspectives on their key role
in the modern NHS and acquire a relevant degree qualification.
By
examining the realities of the workplace context as well as exploring
personal, ethical and religious issues connected with patient care,
students of the course will acquire a range of transferable skills
whilst specifically developing their professional expertise as healthcare
chaplains.
Programme
structure and content: The Foundation Degree programme is scheduled
to be part-time over a minimum of 2 years. Each component of the
course is worth 20 credits. It has been designed in consultation
with experts in the field of healthcare chaplaincy covering a pertinent
range of studies. Modules include:
Level
1
In their first year, students follow six core modules designed to
familiarise them with the personal and organisational context of
their work. Bioethical issues are introduced alongside a study
of the human person. Finally, multi-faith approaches to sickness
and healing are considered as well as death, dying and bereavement.
Successful completion of these modules (120 credits) entitles the
student to a Higher Education Certificate award.
Level 2
Students successful at Level 1, progressing to their second year,
study four core modules, deepening their critical understanding
of their role as practitioners and the impact of recent developments
within the NHS. Controversial questions in Bioethics are examined
and likewise the consequences for care of particular health problems
in the module ‘Insights into Illness’. Optional modules at level
2 allow students to pursue interests in scripture, different religious
traditions, psychology and spirituality. Successful completion
of Levels 1 and 2 (240 credits) merits the award of Foundation Degree
in Healthcare Chaplaincy. Successful candidates interested in studying
further for the BA(Hons) Theology & Religious Studies at Level
3 (360 credits) and subsequent access to MA programmes may apply
to do so in consultation with the Programme Director.
For
further details
Tel: 020 8240 4198
Email:
chants@smuc.ac.uk
Website: www.smuc.ac.uk
ST
MARY'S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, TWICKENHAM, LONDON
Postgraduate
Diploma in Bioethics or Postgraduate Certificate in Bioethics
Part-time and distance learning modules
Core
Modules: Human Person and Human Action, Bioethics and Medical Law,
and Research Methods. Dissertation
Optional
Modules: Issues at the Beginning of Life, Issues at the End of Life,
Professional- Patient Relationship, Religious Bioethics and Health
and Social Responsibility.
Everyday it seems some new medical ethical problem appears in the
news: whether to do with resource allocation or withdrawing treatment,
cloning humans or assisting suicide. This course meets the needs
of people, whether or not directly involved in
healthcare,
to understand these issues and the ethical foundations of decision-making
about them. The perspective of the course is strongly influenced
by the Hippocratic Oath, which closely corresponds to the traditional
Judaeo-Christian stance on medical ethics.
For
details contact
Prof.
David Jones School of Theology, Philosophy and History
St Mary’s University College, Twickenham, London
Tel
0208 240 2311
Email
jonesd@smuc.ac.uk
Website: www.smuc.ac.uk
ST
MARY'S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, TWICKENHAM, LONDON
A College of the University of Surrey
MA
in Pastoral Theology/Catechetics/Chaplaincy Studies
Postgraduate Diploma in Pastoral Theology/Catechetics/Chaplaincy
Studies
Postgraduate Certificate in Pastoral Theology/Catechetics/Chaplaincy
Studies
The programmes are primarily aimed at those engaged in pastoral
ministry or wishing to enter it. However it will be of interest
to those who want to deepen their understanding of the Christian
tradition and contemporary understanding of pastoral practice.
After
a common foundation year exploring Scripture, Ecclesiology, Church
Law and Pastoral Theology, students are able to choose three specialist
pathways to develop their expertise.
Pastoral
Leadership: Through study of Pastoral Leadership, Preaching and
Catechetics (although options are possible from other pathways)
this programme aims to develop the skills of candidates involved
in a wide range of church ministries, church renewal and ministerial
training programmes.
Christian
Spirituality: Through study of Christian Spirituality, Monasticism
and Spiritual Direction (although options are possible from other
pathways) this programme aims to develop the skills of candidates
involved in a wide range of ministries and wanting to deepen their
own spirituality through reflection and study.
Chaplaincy
Studies: Through study of Chaplaincy, Contemporary Theological Issues
and Liturgy (although options are possible from other pathways)
this programme aims to develop the reflective skills necessary for
sustained and fruitful engagement in chaplaincy work.
For further details
Sam Chant
St Mary’s University College, Twickenham, London
Tel:
020 8240 4198
Email:
chants@smuc.ac.uk
Website: www.smuc.ac.uk
STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Health and Sciences
MSc Education in Health and Social Care
A new award allowing students to design their own study programme
in medical and health and social care professional education.
This Course is aimed at professionals with particular needs and
can be taken alone or as an extension of a Postgraduate certificate
in Medical Education or in health or social care professional education.
For
further details:
Jackie
Redhead, Faculty of Health and Sciences
Staffordshire University
Tel: 01785 353758
Email: j.p.redhead@staffs.ac.uk
LEEDS
METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE FOR SPIRITUALITY, RELIGION &
PUBLIC LIFE
MA
in Health Studies
Fees:
Chaplains and Honorary Chaplains working in NHS hospitals and NHS
funded facilities in the Yorkshire and Humber Strategic Health Authority
region are eligible to apply for a limited number of funded places
on the modules. Chaplains from outside this region will be required
to pay a fee per module
A new
range of modules offered by Leeds Metropolitan University leading
to a Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Chaplaincy (subject
to validation)
This
new postgraduate programme has been designed by academics and experienced
chaplains to meet the professional development needs of those working
in healthcare chaplaincy. The course of study covers a broad range
of professional knowledge and capability supporting the provision
of excellence in care. It has a direct bearing on the Knowledge
and Skills Framework.
An
MA in health studies is available from Leeds Metropolitan University
and the aim is to develop a named Master’s award at Leeds Metropolitan
University for professional chaplaincy.
Module
1—Spiritual and Pastoral Care;
Module 2— Professional Practice in Healthcare Chaplaincy
Module
3 — Open Learning
For
further details:
Website: www.leedsmet.ac.uk
USHAW COLLEGE – ONLINE
Each module costs £60
Ushaw
Online offers exciting and flexible new opportunities for adult
faith education, ministerial formation and personal spiritual enrichment.
A growing programme of multimedia modules is available for teachers,
deacons, catechists, chaplains, youth workers and those in parish
ministry.
Online modules can either be taken as stand-alone modules for personal
interest or for professional or ministerial continuing development
September
– December 2009 modules include: Exploring Chaplaincy: invites all
engaged in or thinking about chaplaincy to explore the nature of
Roman Catholic Chaplaincy in a variety of contemporary settings
and to be aware of the skills and knowledge required for this ministry;
New Testament: looks at how the New Testament writings came into
being and considers their interpretation and significance in Christian
life today; and Exploring Catholic Social Teaching.
For
further details:
Course
Administrator, Ushaw College
Tel:
0191 373 8517
Email:
courses@ushaw.ac.uk
Web: www.ushaw.ac.uk
HEYTHROP
COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
MA
Christian Ethics
2 or 3 year part-time evening course
This
course will help you formulate coherent moral arguments and study
the intricacies involved in making moral judgements, especially
in tackling issues over which society is sometimes divided, including
reproductive technology, safeguarding the environment, religious
and cultural pluralism, treatment of the terminally ill and dying;
or issues of which society has little ethical awareness, such as
citizenship, advertising or celebrity culture.
This
degree is specifically designed for anyone who is involved in or
simply interested in such issues. It aims to help students examine
how to apply Christian insights and ethical values in all aspects
of life – personal, professional and public. It incorporates two
core modules, namely, Principles of Christian Ethics, and Moral
Development and two optional courses from a choice of three (Ethical
Issues Today, Business Ethics or Medical and Sexual Ethics).
For
further details:
Tel:
020 7795 6600
Email: enquiries@heythrop.ac.uk
Website: www.heythrop.ac.uk
HEYTHROP
COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
MA
in Pastoral Theology
2
or 3 year part-time evening course
For
many years Heythrop has provided much acclaimed courses in pastoral
theology. The MA Pastoral theology programme was restructured in
2007. It is designed particularly, though not exclusively, for
those in, or preparing for, ministry in the Christian Churches,
whether ordained or not. It is also relevant for teachers, counsellors,
therapists, and healthcare professionals.
Pastoral
theology seeks to integrate the theoretical and the practical, theology
and experience, faith and action. The aims of the programme are:
to foster critical examination of Christian life and ministry, both
individual and corporate, recognising differences between Christian
traditions; to promote reflection on the relationships between faith,
humanity, experience, practice, professional and working life, church,
culture, social context and theology; and to enable students to
develop a capacity for systematic theological reflection on lived
experience, pastoral ministry and the specific situations of their
life and work.
There
are two pathways in the degree to follow either Pastoral Theology,
Church and Society or Pastoral Theology for Ministry, with an appropriate
selection of modules for each pathway.
For
further details:
Tel:
020 7795 6600
Email: enquiries@heythrop.ac.uk
Website: www.heythrop.ac.uk
MARKFIELD
INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, LEICESTERSHIRE
Certificate in Training of Muslim Chaplains
February
– August 2010 (exact dates currently unavailable)
MIHE
is a pioneering institute in the field of Islamic education and
research and offers Diploma, MA and PhD programmes. MIHE also offers
a range of short courses including the Certificate in Training of
Muslim Chaplains. The chaplaincy course covers the chaplaincy work
in education, hospitals and prison services. It consists of 8 days
over 7 months tuition at MIHE by experienced tutors and experts
in the subject field and at least 60 hours of placements at HM Prisons,
NHS Hospitals or Further/Higher Education Institutions. Female
candidates are particularly encouraged to apply as there is growing
need for women chaplains in our society.
For
further details:
The Registrar,
The Markfield Institute of Higher Education
Tel: 01530 244 922
Email: info@mihe.org.uk
Website: www.mihe.org.uk
MARKFIELD INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, LEICESTERSHIRE
Muslim
Community Studies
The
Muslim Community Studies programme aims to develop critical, rigorous
and objective scholarship in Islamic Studies and to foster an understanding
and appreciation of how Muslim communities can live and work in
a multi-faith, multi-cultural environment. This course will enable
students to take leadership and management roles within Muslim communities.
Students can choose to study for one of the following:
Postgraduate
Certificate which focuses on the study of Muslim in Britain, together
with the study of further contemporary modules to attain 60 credit
points.
Postgraduate
Diploma which builds on these modules and allows students to study
a choice of modules to attain 120 credit points.
MA
Degree which requires research into a specialist area of the student's
choice and submission of a dissertation of between 15,000 and 18,000
words.
For
further details:
The
Markfield Institute of Higher Education
Tel:
01530 244 922
Email:
info@mihe.org.uk
Website: www.mihe.org.uk
University of Oxford, Continuing Professional Development
Ethics in Healthcare
This
course is a freestanding module at the Master's level, as well as
being an accredited unit on the University's MSc in Evidence-Based
Heath Care. It aims to help participants analyse and assess arguments
within the ethics of health care; to argue effectively, taking the
strongest counter-arguments into account; to apply some main ethical
concepts and theories to selected moral dilemmas; to appraise some
main current frameworks for discussion of health-care ethics; and
to articulate their own moral values
The syllabus covers aspects of ethical theory and relates them to
health-care and to specific topics within that, such as consent,
autonomy, resource allocation, and issues at the beginning and end
of life. Student-led seminars, and the course assignment itself,
analyse ethical dilemmas participants have met in their own professional
experience. Resources are discussed, such as the UK Clinical Ethics
Network.
Ethics
in Health Care is a 5-day course that takes place on non-consecutive
days. The days are non-consecutive because the course teaching staff
believe that at this level of teaching participants need
time to assimilate each day's course work and prepare for the subsequent
session. Each day’s programme will be from 9:30 to 17:30 with breaks
for lunch and refreshments.
Participants
will receive the full course syllabus, which includes introductory
reading materials and exercises, before the start of the course
in order to do any preparation needed.
Assessment
will be based on submission of a written assignment which should
not exceed 5,000 words.
Those
wishing to may apply to take the course with accreditation. Oxford
University Department for Continuing Education offers credit equivalent
to Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme (CATS) points for the
course. Participants attending at least 70% of the taught course
and successfully completing assessed assignments are eligible to
earn credit equivalent to 20 M-level CATS points which may be counted
towards a postgraduate qualification.
Those
who do not wish to do the additional assessed work required for
Academic Credit will receive a certificate of attendance at the
end of the course.
For
further details
Oxford University Department for Continuing Education – Health Sciences
Course
Caroline Elmslie (Portfolio Manager)
Tel: +44 (0)1865 286947
Email: cpdhealth@conted.ox.ac.uk
OXFORD UNIVERSITY'S CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(CPD) Centre offers:
A variety
of teaching methods are used, including lectures, small group
work, and problem based learning. Courses are
constantly updated to reflect the changing needs of
a large range of health care professionals, including: doctors,
nurses, other professions allied to medicine; health librarians;
health educators; quality assurance professionals; and health care
researchers.
The
Centre collaborates with the University
Faculty of Clinical Medicine and the Institute of Health Sciences, which allows us to draw upon
a wide variety of experts to both develop and teach.
MARYVALE INSTITUTE, BIRMINGHAM- CERTIFICATE & DIPLOMA IN
EVANGELISATION & MINISTRY FOR THE SICK (distance-learning)
Course
content
This course assists those in parishes who have a special commitment
towards working with the sick, whether as extraordinary Eucharistic
ministers, catechists or in their pastoral care; it also supports
chaplains and visitors in hospitals and those involved in ministry
to the sick at a supra-parish level, providing the skills needed
to support them in their vocation.
Course
structure and content.
The modules cover the basic principles of ministry to the sick,
rooted in a strong ecclesial identity, together with issues concerned
with spiritual and human development. The course also includes sensitive
and considered principles concerned with the sharing of faith with
others. As part of the course participants undertake a placement
related to the development of key skills in ministry to the sick
For
further details:
Tel: 0121 360 8118
Website: www.maryvale.ac.uk/index.php?id=209
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