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The Licentiate in Social Sciences with specialization in social communication is built on the foundation of the social teaching of the Church.
the gist of it
Social communication as a service to the Church’s mission
120 ECTS
Catholic values
Rooted in the Jesuit tradition
of excellence and service
Situated in the center of global Catholicism
The pressing issues of our time are approached with the methodological tools of sociology and anthropology. Over the first year, the rich body of the Church’s social teaching is presented in a systematic and comprehensive way.
A thorough and contextualized study of the signs of times leads to the identification of valid solutions to problems.
The second year focuses on communication theory and ethics, media planning and production, and management skills. Students are required to do an internship at one of our partner organizations.
The Licentiate degree enables students for working in various media and communication offices, for teaching in ecclesiastical faculties, as well as for further studies.
curriculum
Principles of Catholic social teaching and its development
Development of leadership skills and sound management practices
Methods and techniques of socio-anthropology
Communication and culture
Theory of social communication
Communication in organizations, crisis communication, media programming and production
I credit the Faculty for infusing in me a keen taste for doing research as part of a team, and above all for equipping me with methodological tools that enable me to analyze and respond adequately, in the light of the social teaching of the Church, to socio-cultural problems of our time.
Fr. Oliver Gangola Bawa
Lecturer at l’Université Saint Augustin de Kinshasa, DRC
Digitalization brought about convergence between print, radio and social media. This allows us to reach every community, to bring assistance, hope and joy of the Gospel to everyone!
Fr. Leonel Larios Medina
Head of the Comisión diocesana de la pastoral de la comunicación social, Mexico
The interdisciplinary approach, characteristic of the Faculty, is significant to a critical and meaningful missionary commitment - especially those in the margins of society.
Fr. Rene Cabag CICM
Missionary, The Philippines
My time at Faculty was a life-changing experience. There I learnt not only the art and skills of becoming an excellent academic, but I also acquired other essential life-skills and developed networks that have become very useful to my ministry as a university chaplain, professor, and director of a not-for-profit organization.
Fr. Paulinus Chukwudi Nweke
Professor in the Department of Sociology, University of Jos, Nigeria
The Faculty made me feel like a member of a big and culturally diverse family with a single heart. It strives to form men and women capable of tackling social and ecclesial challenges.
S. Rosette Minani
Université du Burundi, Département de Socio-anthropologie
With competences acquired in the Faculty and as a collaborator at Talitha Kum enabled me to enter, both humanly and professionally, in the sad reality of human trafficking: understanding the underlying mechanisms, acting in synergy with others who fight this phenomenon.
S. Mayra Cuellar MdB
Talitha Kum, Roma
