DICASTERY 
FOR INSTITUTES OF CONSECRATED LIFE 
AND SOCIETIES OF APOSTOLIC LIFE 

 

eStudium

MAGISTERIAL FORMATION,
ON CANONICAL LAW AND PRACTICE
OF CONSECRATED LIFE

Online course in Italian English Spanish

 

PURPOSE

Heir to the historic Practical School, established since 1951 in the then Congregation for Religious, eStudium is an online Course that aims to offer a qualified formation experience in theology and law of consecrated life, building on the praxis and experience of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.

 

TARGET AUDIENCE

  • Heads of services pertaining to the governance of Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life;
  • Episcopal Vicars and/or Delegates for Consecrated Life; 
  • Heads of formation; 
  • Those responsible for formation programs in diocesan seminaries and international colleges; 
  • Priests charged with animation and accompaniment of consecrated life; 
  • Consecrated persons who wish to enhance their own ongoing education; 
  • those who have a research interest regarding ecclesial Magisterium, canon law and praxis relating to the forms of consecrated life in the Church.

 

AREAS 

The eStudium is divided into two complementary areas: 
Interdisciplinary 
Canon Law and Praxis 

 

DURATION 

It is a two-year course offered cyclically and consists of two Teaching Modules, with a single Final Diploma. 

Classes are held every Tuesday and Wednesday from 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. according to the schedule shown in each year’s calendar. For the 2023/2024 academic year, classes will begin the first week of November and end in the first week of June. 

Examination sessions will be in February, June and September. 

 

DIPLOMA

The Diploma in Magisterium, Normative and Canonical Practice of Consecrated Life requires passing exams in the various subjects and the preparation of a final paper under the direction of a Lecturer.

 

METHOD 

The Course, offered exclusively in telematic mode, is in Italian with simultaneous translation into English and Spanish.

In addition to lectures and tutorials, there are hours of interactive teaching between lecturer and students for clarification or additional explanation.

Students will have access to and be able to download lecture materials and audio recordings of lectures in the language chosen at the time of registration.

Examinations are given in written form, oral form, or both.

 

 

TWO-YEAR PLAN 

 

FIRST MODULE

 

INTERDISCIPLINARY AREA 
Biblical Hermeneutics of Consecrated Life 
Liturgy and consecrated life 
Pontifical and ecclesial magisterium 
Theology of Consecrated Life 
Ecclesiology (I) 
Consecrated life in the history of the Church. Forms and Spirituality (I) 


AREA of CANONICAL NORMS and PRAXIS 
Introduction to canon law and practice
Forms of consecrated life: theological and juridical criteria for discernment 
Norms common to all institutes of consecrated life 
Proper law
Religious institutes: government 
Temporal goods and their administration 

 

SECOND MODULE

 

INTERDISCIPLINARY AREA 
Ecclesiology (II) 
Consecrated life in the history of the Church. Forms and spirituality (II) 
Institution and charisms 
Fraternal life in common 
Consecrated life in sociocultural processes. 
Ratio formationis: perspectives and methodology 


AREA of CANONICAL NORMS and PRAXIS 
Religious institutes: religious houses – admission of candidates – formation of members 
Obligations and rights of institutes and their members 
Separation of members 
Special measures: assistants – visitors – commissioners 
International and national conferences of higher majors
The approval itinerary of an institute 
Monastic Law 
Law of Secular Institutes 
Law of Societies of Apostolic Life 
Delicta reservata 

 

 

 

ENROLLMENT

 

Enrollment is only possible online through the dedicated platform.

Click on REQUEST ENROLLMENT to fill out the form and attach the required documentation. Once the required documentation is verified as complete, the student will be notified by email of the acceptance of the enrollment request and will then be able to access the eStudium platform.

In case the submitted documentation is incomplete, the student will receive by email a request for missing documentation. If all documentation has not been received within 30 days, the enrollment request will be cancelled. 

 

Enrollment can be as an ORDINARY Student or an AUDITING Student.

Ordinary students are those who take the examinations and are eligible for the Diploma.
At the time of enrollment, they must attach:

  • Identification document
  • High School Diploma valid for university enrollment in the home country.
  • Certificate from one’s major superior (for religious men and women).
    Certificate from the local Ordinary (for clerics).
  • Copy of proof of payment.

Auditing students are those who intend to take one or more courses (or even all courses) and access course materials and recordings.  They do not take exams and cannot earn a diploma. At the end of the year, they may receive a Certificate of Attendance as an auditor for the courses taken.
At the time of enrollment, they must attach:

  • Identification document
  • Certificate from one’s Major Superior (for religious men and women).
    Certificate from the local Ordinary (for clerics).
  • Copy of proof of payment.

 

FEES FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-2024

Ordinary Student: 330 euros
Auditing Student (one or two Areas): 230 euros
Auditing Student (single courses): 50 euros
Graduation fee: 50 euros

 

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