Maryvale Institute

The Maryvale Institute is a college of further and higher education, in Old Oscott, Great Barr, Birmingham, England. 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, on the site of an earlier college, founded in 1794 for both the training of priests and the education of lay pupils.

Courses offered

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)

Higher education - undergraduate

Most of the Higher Education courses are accredited by the Open University Validation Service.^{[citation needed]} However, those marked as "Pontifical" are accredited by a Pontifical University, generally St. Patrick's College, Maynooth.

• Pontifical BPhil
• BA in Applied Theology (Parish Catechesis)
• BA in Applied Theology (Diaconal Ministry)
• BA in Divinity^[1]
• Certificate in Philosophy
• Diploma in Philosophy

Higher education - postgraduate

• PGCE - Postgraduate certificate in Education.
• MA in Pastoral and Education Studies
• MA in Catholic Theology^[1]

Research degrees

Validated by the Open University Validation Service.^{[citation needed]}

• MPhil Catholic Studies
• PhD Catholic Studies

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 its predecessor, the diocesan seminary, St Mary's College, Oscott, which moved to a nearby site in 1838. As the validator of BA(Divinity) and MA(Catholic Theology) programmes, the institute is linked to St. Patrick's College, Maynooth(Pontifical University).^[1]

External links

• The Maryvale Institute

References