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In the Licentiate in Social Sciences with specialization in the Social Doctrine of the Church we approach the pressing issues of our time with the methodological tools of sociology and anthropology.
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120 ECTS
Catholic values
of excellence and service
The rich body of the Church’s social teaching provides the context for the systematic exploration of important topics of various times and places applying the principles of sociological and anthropological analysis. A thorough and contextualized study of the signs of times leads to the identification of valid solutions to problems.
The core program is enriched with courses in communication and management with the objective to prepare students for work in various Catholic offices and institutions, such as:
- Institutes of higher education
- Research institutes
- Advocacy for the promotion of integral human dignity
- Pastoral analysis and planning
The Licentiate degree enables students to assume leadership roles in social research, analysis, and action centers, for teaching in ecclesiastical faculties as well as for further studies.
curriculum
Principles and development of the Catholic social teaching
Theories and practices of justice
Subsidiarity
Dignity of human person and care for creation
Development of leadership skills and sound management practices
Methods and techniques of socio-anthropology
Education for social analysis and action: project management, pedagogy
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
