Christian Leadership in Education

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Mary Immaculate College has recently announced details of an exciting and timely new professional qualification programme entitled MA in Christian Leadership in Education. This programme will be offered by the Department of Theology and Religious Studies (TRS), Mary Immaculate College and will be under the academic leadership of the TRS in association with CEIST (Catholic Education, an Irish Schools Trust), which comprises five Catholic Religious Congregations engaged in post primary education (Daughters of Charity, Presentation Sisters, Sisters of the Christian Retreat, Sisters of Mercy, Missionaries of the Sacred Heart).

This two year programme, which is being subsidised by the St. Stephens Green Trust, a funding agency for Catholic charities, will lead to a professional qualification with a strong theology component for those working in the education sector such as school principals, members of boards of management, members of the trusts established by the various denominational bodies in Ireland, etc. Successful applicants will be eligible for grant aid.

Speaking on the recent announcement of this programme Course Coordinator, Dr. Eugene Duffy said Since the establishment of CEIST, those managing the Trust have identified the need for a cohort of potential leaders to sustain and foster the Christian ethos of the schools within their care. The St. Stephens Green Trust has also identified the need for a more theologically literate group of leaders within Irish society, capable of informing public debate with a Christian perspective on matters of public importance. The timely introduction of this new MA in Christian Leadership in Education will respond to this need.

The programme, which will be offered over two academic years will combine practice, policy and theory of education and education leadership and will also include Summer Schools commencing this June. Some modules may eventually be available through distance learning, or can be taught through a number of flexible modes of delivery, including guided readings.

According to Dr. Duffy it is envisaged that the programme will enhance the development of the leadership capacity in the second-level educational sector in the country. He continued saying that on successful completion of this programme participants will be able to articulate and evaluate critically current principles of Christian educational leadership and will be in a position to apply best practice in building a positive learning environment in the school based on Christian principles.

St Stephen's Green Trust is a grant-giving organisation which supports organisations working in Ireland to improve the lives of people who are affected by poverty/disadvantage and social exclusion. Speaking on their decision to subsidise this course Orla ONeill, Grants and Development Director with St. Stephens Green Trust said The SSGT trustees welcome the new MA as a timely, focused and significant contribution to Christian leadership development within Irish second level institutions. The programme will help build much needed educational capacity, respond to the widespread desire for an authentic personal spirituality, which is contagious, address the acknowledged 'deficit' in theological literacy and the widespread hunger for justice and inclusiveness in Irish Society.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO APPLICANTS WITH QUALIFICATIONS FROM INSTITUTIONS OTHER THAN THEUNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK. PLEASE ARRANGE TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING ORIGINAL MATERIALSUBMITTED TO POSTGRADUATE ADMISSIONS. * A transcript of your academic career to date from the Registrar of your university(s) (to include your final degree(s) results). * Official results of examinations to be taken should be submitted as soon as they are available. * Non-Irish graduates may be requested to forward syllabus and duration of undergraduate courses followed.

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Scholarships
Financial support structures at Mary Immaculate College include a Doctoral Award (PhD in Arts or Education), Studentships, Assistantships, and Special Awards. Students pursuing research postgraduate degrees in Arts or Education are eligible to apply for MIC awards. These are available on a competitive basis and at the discretion of the College. Typically, awards provide a subsistence bursary for the normal registration period of benefiting students, and in some cases also off-set tuition fees.

Gaeltacht University Scholarships, 1916 Commemoration Scholarships awarded on the results of the Leaving Certificate Examination, Irish Language Third-Level Scholarships are tenable in the College.

Details are available from the:

Higher Education Grants Section,

Dept of Education and Science,

Tullamore, Co. Offaly

Tel: 0506 21363

The Munster Council of the GAA awards a limited number of bursaries to students who have achieved County Level standard from minor grade upwards. Bursaries are awarded when students have registered in the College.