Maryvale Institute is a college of further and higher education, an International Catholic Distance-Learning College for Catechesis, Theology, Philosophy and Religious Education in

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, England. It specialises in the provision of part-time, distance learning courses to the lay faithful, consecrated religious and ministers of the

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History

The College has existed in its current state since 1980, when it was established by Archbishop

George Patrick Dwyer George Patrick Dwyer (25 September 1908 – 17 September 1987) was an English prelate and the Archbishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham, England. Dwyer served as the sixth Archbishop of Birmingham from 1965 to 1981, suc ...

, on the site of St Mary's College, founded in 1794 for both the training of priests and the education of lay pupils. It was also, at one stage, the home of Saint

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. In August 2019 the Institute was merged with the Archdiocese of Birmingham.

Courses offered

Centre for Catechesis and Adult Formation

Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies
(CCRS)

(CCM)

(CCA)

(CCS)

(CNTS)

(CTPF)

(FPM)

Higher Education - Undergraduate

(Validated by

The Open University The Open University (OU) is a British public research university and the largest university in the United Kingdom by number of students. The majority of the OU's undergraduate students are based in the United Kingdom and principally study o ...

)
Ecclesiastical Bachelor of Divinity
(Validated b
Faculté-Notre Dame
Paris)

Higher Education - Postgraduate

(Validated by

)
Licence in Divinity: Pathway in Catechetical Sciences
(Validated b
Faculté-Notre Dame
Paris)

Research Degrees

Validated by

Liverpool Hope University , mottoeng=Hope to all who need it , established=1844 – Saint Katharine's College (as Warrington Training College)1856 – Notre Dame College (as Our Lady's Training College)1964 – Christ's College1979 – Liverpool Institute of Higher Edu ...

Institute relationships

The Institute is part of the

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, its president being the Most Reverend

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, Archbishop of Birmingham. Its Doctoral (PhD) programme is accredited by Liverpool Hope University. Its Bachelor of Arts and Master's programmes are accredited by the

Open University The Open University (OU) is a British public research university and the largest university in the United Kingdom by number of students. The majority of the OU's undergraduate students are based in the United Kingdom and principally study off- ...

. The validator of the Bachelor of Divinity and Licence in Catechetics programmes is th
Faculté-Notre Dame
at the École Cathédrale de Paris. Maynooth Pontifical University, which it was affiliated to accredited a number of programmes in Maryvale, up until 2014. As well as Maynooth and the Open University, the institute was also an associated college of

Hull University , mottoeng = Bearing the Torch f learning, established = 1927 – University College Hull1954 – university status , type = Public , endowment = £18.8 million (2016) , budget = £190 million ...

. In 2011 Maryvale under new guidelines from the Vatican became the first Higher Institute of Religious Sciences in English-speaking world, and became associated with Notre Dame ecclesiastic faculty.

Adult Faith Programmes

In 2012 Maryvale allowed dioceses in

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to run its programmes as part of their adult faith development courses, with courses being run in Sligo and Roscommon, in the Diocese of Elphin, and in the Diocese of Cloyne. In the Diocese of Kilmore courses were run validated by Maryvale and the

Mater Dei Institute of Education Mater Dei Institute of Education ( ga, Institiúid Oideachais Mater Dei) was a linked college of Dublin City University from 1999 until its closure in 2016, located in Drumcondra, Dublin City, Ireland, near Croke Park, on the site of what was ...

in Dublin. The course was also launched in Motherwell, Scotland.Scotland: Maryvale launches Catechist course in diocese of Motherwell
Independent Catholic News, February 11, 2020

References

External links

Maryvale Institute
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