MQF

The Pastoral Formation Institute is licensed by MFHEA
(Licence #: 2013-FHI-028) as a Further and Higher Educational Institute. The is accredited at EQF/MQF Level 4, as a Higher Education Programme.

This introductory course explores the foundations and contemporary relevance of Catholic Social Teaching. Through key themes such as human dignity, the common good, structures of sin, work, ecology, and artificial intelligence, participants will reflect on how the Church responds to social, economic, and technological realities in the light of the Gospel. The course encourages a deeper understanding of justice, solidarity, and care for creation, while helping participants discern their Christian responsibility in building a more humane and compassionate society.

Members of EOHSJ (Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem)

The course will be delivered entirely through a series of pre-recorded lectures accessible on our VLE platform at a time and place convenient for you after October 2026.
Session Title
Introduction to Catholic Social Teaching 
Structures of Sin 
The Economy and the World of Work 
Our Common Home 
Human Dignity and the Common Good in the time of AI 

This course has three exit certificate options: 

  1. Certificate of Participation 

The student will receive a Certificate of Participation when viewing all the videos of this course and they successfully complete a short online assessment.

2. Certificate of Achievement 

The student will receive a Certificate of Achievement when (in addition to meeting the attendance criteria) they successfully complete all assessments, which are:

(i) a short online assessment

and,

(ii) a written assignment.

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Language: Applicants must be proficient in English.

Digital: Applicants must be digitally literate particularly in the use of office suites and of the internet, to both of which they must have access.

 

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