Servant
leadership
Professional
management
Catholic
tradition
Two-year programme for the renewal of the Church
Servant
leadership
Professional
management
Catholic
tradition
Two-year licentiate — English medium
A programme for the renewal of the Church
For whom?
For priests, religious and lay leaders
How long?
2 years, 4 semesters (10/12 weekly courses of 20-24 hours each), 120 ECTS
Inspiration
Inspired by the Jesuit philosophy of education, rooted
in Catholic values
Quality
Driven by the most up-to-date research and techniques
Network
Placed in the Roman ecclesial context, with international networking opportunities
About our programme
The wall that separates the business world and the Church operations is becoming increasingly permeable. The Church needs leaders and managers who are formed to be capable and value-driven stewards; the business world needs leaders who are formed and committed to solidarity.
The way to handle material goods should be accountable, service-oriented and socially responsible so that the organisations in the Church can serve the world better while remaining true to their identity.
Our programme teaches honest and effective managerial principles and skills, underpinned by Catholic and Jesuit values. It engenders responsiveness to unique local needs and circumstances. It helps managers and leaders in the Church to create organisations where mission and management interact in ways that are mutually enriching.
Curriculum
First semester
- Principles of management
- Leadership I: The vocation of the business leader
- Accounting I: Fundamentals of accounting
- Workplace and internal and external communication
- Business ethics
- Geopolitics
- Integration: Social and ecclesial challenges in leadership and management: Monthly guest speakers
Second semester
- Human resource management
- Organisation theory and design
- Research methodology
- Principles of Marketing
- Leadership II: Governance in the Church and affiliated institutions: Legislative frameworks and best practices
- Strategic management
- Integration: Social and ecclesial challenges in leadership and management: Monthly guest speakers
Third semester
- Investment management
- Social entrepreneurship
- Accounting II: Financial planning and budgeting
- Leadership III: Strategic pastoral planning and synodality
- Conflict management
- Fundraising
- Integration: Social and ecclesial challenges in leadership and management: Monthly guest speakers
Fourth semester
- Catholic social teaching
- Organisational behaviour
- Project management
- Canon law and management of goods
- Spirituality in management
- Integration: Social and ecclesial challenges in leadership and management: Monthly guest speakers
- Final Project
Our students say…
Excellent range of modules
"This course offers an excellent range of modules. The diversity of students and the expertise of the staff contributed greatly to my enjoyment of the course."
Experience of universality
“As a layperson, having an experience of the universality of the Church in the classroom has been of great value to me.”
Friends for life
“I have enjoyed the challenge of the classes, the diversity of the student body, and met people who will not only be a professional network in the future but also friends for life”
The Gospel-inspired management of resources would offer to the world, especially of today, a witness to what Christianity is all about. We have missionaries, we have teachers, we have catechists. They all give a witness to the truth of Christianity. But in our contemporary times, a Gospel-inspired management of resources is one such witness.
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle
We have missionaries, we have teachers, we have catechists. They all give a witness to the truth of Christianity. But in our contemporary times, a Gospel-inspired management of resources is one such witness.
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle
