World Religions Peace & Conflict
The Certificate in World Religions, Peace and Conflict aims at developing the learners’ interpretative skills and cultivating insights into how to do Christian theology in today’s pluralist world. In that, the course will introduce learners to the key belief systems, worldviews, truth claims, rituals, scriptures, etc. of Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism.
| Award Name | Special Purpose Certificate (Level 7 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Special Purpose |
| Awarding Body | South East Technological University |
| NFQ Level | Level 7 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Purpose Certificate (Level 7 NFQ) | Special Purpose | South East Technological University | Level 7 NFQ |
Duration
One evening per week (3-hours on-campus) for 12 weeks
Entry Requirements
All applicants for Part-Time Enrolment must attend for interview as part of the application process. Applications are assessed on a case by case basis in accordance with Carlow College.
Further information
Starts September 2023
Course fees are €350 and payable at registration.
Applications for each semester open in July and October each year. Applications for Certificate courses commencing in September 2023 are now open. Closing date for applications is 25th August 2023.
Learners will be equipped with conceptual and practical skills in interfaith dialogue that are needed as a good citizen with the aim of promoting peaceful co-existence, mutual enrichment and common witness among the various traditions in a pluralist society.
The course will enable learners to grasp the politics and hermeneutics involved in the interpretation of religious traditions and their correlation with issues of conflict and peace. It will develop the conceptual and practical skills needed to reinterpret the principles of secularity and religiosity to promote justice, peace and the integrity of the cosmos. It aims at assisting the learners to critique religiously supported conflicts while enabling them to transform faith for peacebuilding.
The Certificate in World Religions, Peace and Conflict is validated by the South East Technological University.
Dr Eoghan Smith
Course Enquiries
T: 059 9153257
E: esmith@carlowcollege.ie
Admissions Office
Admissions Enquiries
T: 059 9153268
E: directentry@carlowcollege.ie