The Catechetics curriculum aims to provide basic and specialized training to qualify teachers, research and project managers, leaders and coordinators at catechetical offices, catechist trainers, experts in study and editorial centers, in the fields of initial proclamation and ecclesial catechesis. Additionally, the curriculum offers specialized training to operators in initial proclamation, catechesis, and the field of New Media, enabling them to organize, manage, and promote ecclesial activities according to new interdisciplinary methodologies.
The curriculum includes a common bachelor’s cycle and, at the licentiate level, is divided into two tracks: Catechetics and Catechetics and Communication.
Bachelor’s Degree in Educational Sciences: Catechetics Track
The first cycle of the Bachelor’s in Educational Sciences, Catechetics Track, aims to train educators, individuals who develop professional competence at an intermediate level between that of the direct operator (catechist and basic animator) and the specialized operator (expert with a Licentiate or Doctorate degree). Specifically, this profile includes pathways for the preparation of trainers in the field of catechesis, capable of critically using pedagogical tools, and qualified to train basic animators and catechists.
Licentiate in Educational Sciences: specialization in Catechetics
The second cycle of the Licentiate in Educational Sciences, specialization in Catechetics, aims to prepare competent individuals capable of operating in the fields of initial proclamation and community catechesis, enabling them to organize, manage, and promote activities in various sectors.
The study program fosters the acquisition of the following skills:
- epistemological reflection on catechetical sciences;
- use of knowledge of the Church’s evangelizing process with its phases, dynamics, contents, languages, and methodologies;
- analysis, interpretation, and guidance of faith growth processes at both individual and community levels;
- application of criteria and use of appropriate methodologies in different places where evangelization takes place;
- research and planning in the field of community catechesis;
- educational intervention in a cooperative and dialogical style;
- cultural, intercultural, and interreligious dialogue;
- coordination and organization of catechetical centers at various levels.
In particular, the curriculum includes pathways for the preparation of managerial staff and experts for specific sectors of ecclesial activity, such as:
- Catechetics teachers;
- Research and project managers in the field of evangelization and catechesis;
- Leaders and coordinators at ecclesial catechetical offices;
- Experts in study centers and editorial and multimedia activities in the catechetical field;
- Experts in managing processes in the field of catechist training and communication.
Licentiate in Educational Sciences: specialization in Catechetics and Communication
The second cycle of the Licentiate aims to prepare catechists competent in communication with educational purposes, capable of operating especially in the field of New Media, in the sector of catechesis for new forms of community, enabling them to organize, manage, and promote ecclesial activities according to new interdisciplinary methodologies between education, catechesis, and communication.
The study program fosters the acquisition of the following skills:
- epistemological and methodological reflection on catechetical sciences;
- use of knowledge of the Church’s evangelizing process with its phases, dynamics, contents, languages, and methodologies;
- analysis, interpretation, and guidance of faith growth processes at both individual and community levels, especially in the context of the anthropological-cultural paradigm shift;
- application of criteria and use of appropriate methodologies in the different places where catechesis is carried out among new media;
- research and planning in the field of community catechesis;
- educational intervention in a cooperative and dialogical style;
- cultural, intercultural, and interreligious dialogue;
- coordination and organization of catechetical centers at various levels.
In particular, the curriculum offers a set of teachings organized in interdisciplinary modules aimed at making students suitable as experts in specific sectors of ecclesial evangelization practice, such as:
- Catechetics teachers and methodologists;
- Research and project managers in the field of communication and catechesis;
- Leaders and coordinators at ecclesial catechetical offices;
- Experts in study centers and editorial and multimedia activities in the catechetical field;
- Experts in managing processes in the field of catechist training and multimedia communication.