Distance Education

Meeting you where you are

You can update your theology, enhance ministerial skills and pursue a deeper understanding of your faith through online and blended courses. Certified as online instructors by the Catholic Distance Learning Network of the National Catholic Education Association’s Seminary Department, the CTU faculty makes their expertise accessible to you wherever you may be. Begin your theological education with a course or two despite your busy schedule.

Certificates Online

You can earn the Certificate in Pastoral Studies or the Certificate in Hispanic Theology and Ministry entirely online. These graduate ministerial credentials are designed to enhance your ministry.

Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies Degree

Through a combination of online and blended courses, you can earn the M.A.P.S. professional ministerial degree. Blended courses meet both online and onsite for three Saturdays during a semester or during a week of Summer Institute. In addition, degree seekers will participate in the Emmaus Lay Formation Program.

Online and Blended Courses

With new courses added each year, CTU’s distance education format (online or blended) courses cover a wide range of topics. The following list includes the dates for courses being offered in this academic year.

Upcoming online and blended courses:

Christology - Fall Semester 2010 (Online)
Shaping Places for Worship - Fall Semester 2010 (Online)
Pastoral Practice: The Theology of Ministry - Spring 2011 (Online)
Lay Leadership of Prayer and Preaching - Summer 2011(Blended)

Courses recently offered in the distance format include:

The Christian Spiritual Life: A Latino/a Perspective (Online)
Religion in Context: Diversity in Dialogue (Online)
Introduction to the Moral Life (Blended)
Medical Ethics (Blended)
Introduction to the New Testament (Online)
Introduction to the Old Testament (Blended)
Biblical Approach to Mental Health (Online) UIC
Israel's Prophets (Online) LSTC
Portraits of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels (Online)
Introduction to the New Testament (Online)
Pentateuch (Online) LSTC
Spirituality and Leadership (Blended)
Guadalupe and Marian Spirituality (Online)
Ecclesiology (Online)
Latino/a Perspectives in Theology and Ministry (Online)

Distance Education Requirements

Distance learners require access to a reliable internet connection (preferably high speed) with browser, updated anti-virus and word processing software, media player capability, and speakers. Microphone is recommended.

For more information about the many Distance Education opportunities at CTU, contact:

Keiren O’Kelly
Director of Continuing and Distance Education
Phone: 773-371-5442
E-mail: kokelly@ctu.edu