2015 - 2016

prospectusProspectus ta’ Korsijiet • Course Prospectus

Higher Education Award in

CalendarModule One:

7th October to 18th November 2015

Module Two: 25th November to 9th March 2016

(Christmas Holidays: 23rd and 30th December)

Module Three: 16th March to 15th June 2016

(Easter Holidays: 23rd and 30th March)

Wednesdays 6.00pm - 8.00pm

Awards and LevelCourse Code: IFP/CED5

Final Award: Higher Education Award in Evangelisation in a Digital Age

Duration: 1 year part-time

Level Rating: Malta Qualification Framework (MQF) Proposed Level 5

Teaching Institutions: Pastoral Formation Institutein collaboration with the Ċentru Animazzjoni u Komunikazzjoni (ĊAK) Awarding Institution: Pastoral Formation Institute

Certification: A Sealed Certificate together with a Diploma Supplement after successful completion of the course.

Students will be considered to have successfully completed the course after attending at least 2/3 of the lecture sessions and obtaining a pass in all formative assessments.

Administration: Pastoral Formation Institute

Evangelisation in a Digital Age

Pastoral Formation Institute www.maltapfi.orgĊAK www.cakmalta.org

PedagogyThe course will include theoretical

and practical components.

The theoretical dimension will cover theological presuppositions, contextualized pastoral premises and communication strategies.

Practical sessions will be focused on art forms that are readily available to the average user of digital technologies: common apps, SNS etc.

on smartphones, tablets, laptops/PCs.

Course Information Board of Studies:Dr Nadia Delicata Rev. Paul Darmanin OFM conv.Rev. Justin Schembri OPRev. Dr Mark Sultana or his Delegate (PFI)

Target Group:The course will be open to all those interested in appropriating more fully the call to evangelization in our times and through new communication technologies.

Course Fee:€70

Venue for Lectures:Ċentru Animazzjoni u Komunikazzjoni (ĊAK), S. Sommier Street, Birkirkara.

Language of Instruction: Maltese

ModulesCode Modules ValueTHD5011 Communication as a Gift 2 ectsTHD5012 Christianity: Mission and Identity 4 ectsTHD5013 Communicating the Good News 4 ects Persuasively Today

The course will reflect on how to practise the Christian call to evangelization as witness in daily life. This course will show participants how evangelization is possible through all communication opportunities available in today`s digital culture.

This reflection includes three aspects:

Theological Aspect

The theological aspect will study how communication is a fundamental attribute to us as human beings. Our desire is to imitate God’s love by loving one another as God loved us first. This implies that the Church is called to be an icon of the communion of the Holy Trinity. Thus evangelization as witness is a rich, transparent sharing of oneself by the Holy Spirit and Christ`s Church sharing of oneself with the world while graced by God.

Contextual Aspect

The contextual aspect will include an interpretation of the phenomenon of digital culture, together with the opportunities and challenges it poses for Christian evangelization

Course Goals Technical Competence

The technical competence will study how new technologies may be a useful media to reach out to people worldwide. Thus mastering these new forms of communication helps us to be witnesses of God in the digital world.

Beyond witnessing the Good News and enticing new disciples of Christ, possibilities for online ministry and catechesis must also be explored and considered. Translating the Gospel from one medium (book/life) to another (digital media/ extended personal presence) requires an “ideal synthesis between faith of the apostles, the genius of the artists and the science” of engineers.