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- The Auxilium Faculty is an institution of excellence that develops and innovates in the areas of prevention and the holistic education of the person in order to train educational professionals, prepare lay people and religious in the new evangelization environment who are able to dialogue in intercultural and inter-religious settings, and empower women and young people.
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- To cultivate the talent to educate and train education professionals who are competent and passionate, the Auxilium Faculty is constantly engaged in innovating the training skills available and the strategies for teaching and learning, in order to ensure a holistic education in the field of the educational sciences.
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- The Auxilium Faculty participates in research in the international scientific community as an interlocutor for reflection in the area of pedagogical knowledge; it also establishes networks with other institutions and provides a specific, unique contribution to the education of women and young people.
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- The Auxilium Faculty gives special attention to the society in which it lives.
  Along with its foundational goals of training and research by its faculty and students, it is committed to communicating and promoting pedagogical formation to sustain a culture of life. It understands its cultural mission as a presence "in the service of thought" in "pastoral care of the culture" and in "intellectual charity"; it offers its services in the "territories" in which it functions as a cultural reference centre for the study and promotion of education policies.
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Religious Education

The Church must be concerned with the whole of man's life… therefore she has a role in the progress and development of education.
Gravissimum Educationis, Introduction

Presentation

The Bachelor's Degree or Baccalaureate course in Religious Education promotes the acquisition of basic knowledge and skills in theology and educational sciences. It prepares students for work in the field of religious education in religious organisations and educational institutions, including multicultural and multi-religious contexts. It prepares students for further specialisation in Pedagogy and Didactis of Religion and in Catechetics and Youth Ministry.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course of study, graduates must demonstrate:

to have acquired adequate knowledge and understanding of content and research methodologies in the field of theology and educational sciences and their necessary philosophical premises;
to have acquired knowledge and basic skills in religious education and teaching;
to be able to plan evangelisation, catechesis and youth ministry programmes;
to have developed communication and interpersonal skills for educational interaction at an individual, group and institutional level;
to be able to observe and think critically about operations that aim for the holistic development of individuals, especially those of a religious character, using the internship as a way to combine theory and practice;
to have acquired adequate computer skills for communication and information management;
to know and use a foreign language.

Career opportunities

At the end of the course of study graduates will be able to find work as:

catechist coordinators;
bible school leaders;
youth ministry coordinators;
coordinators and managers of oratories/youth centres;
coordinators of religious education in Catholic schools and in church and educational institutions.

Il Corso di Baccalaureato fornisce i requisiti per l'accesso alle Licenze in Pedagogy and Didactis of Religion and in Catechetics and Youth Ministry offered by the Faculty.

Teaching and Learning

The Bachelor’s Degree Course covers three years, during which 180 ECTS credits must be obtained. To obtain the credits required to graduate, students must carry out the required training activities (courses, seminars and workshops) and an internship, as stated in the study programme.

List of training activities

Programmes from previous years

Degree recognition

The Licentiate and PhDs of the Pontifical Faculty of Educational Sciences «Auxilium» are of pontifical right. For civil purposes, the degrees are valid in accordance with the laws in force in the various countries and the particular rules of each University.

Admission requirements

Those who hold a secondary school diploma that grants access to university in the country in which it was obtained may enrol in the Bachelor's Degree programmes.
Students from other universities are admitted subject to evaluation of the exams taken and credits earned.

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Attendance

La frequenza agli insegnamenti e alle attività programmate nel proprio curricolo è obbligatoria.
Qualora le assenze superino un terzo del totale delle ore di un insegnamento o attività lo studente non può sostenere il relativo esame.