Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: PGCert 1 year part-time
The Postgraduate Certificate is a 1-year course which is also the first year of the Masters in Chaplaincy. The course if for Chaplains who want to take time to develop and reflect upon their own understanding of their Chaplaincy practice and those they serve.
In your role as a Chaplain it is essential to develop your skills and understanding to provide high quality pastoral and spiritual care in the setting in which you work. These part time, multi-disciplinary, work-based courses are primarily aimed at those working (paid or voluntary) across the diverse range of Chaplaincy contexts, including, schools, hospitals, universities, prisons, military and the growing area of urban and workplace chaplaincy.
Entry requirements, for UK home students, for September 2025 entry:
You will normally need a good undergraduate degree or equivalent or substantial experiential learning and demonstrate the ability to study at postgraduate level.
You will normally need to be working as a chaplain or similar in a paid or voluntary capacity for the equivalent of 2 sessions a week for each of the modules. One of your referees will need to be a person with direct experience of your practice, ideally also a chaplain. We will discuss your experience at interview. All applicants will be interviewed in person or by video, you will have the opportunity to ask questions and meet one of the teaching team.
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Graduates have continued in their Chaplaincy Practice, often moving into leadership roles, or from voluntary to paid positions.
The programme consists of three modules.
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