Plan of Study – Grad Cert Catholic School Leadership

Note: A Semester Hour (s.h.) is a unit of academic credit representing an hour of class (such as lecture class) or three hours of laboratory work each week for an academic semester. Most courses are two, three or four semester hours.

Grad Cert: Catholic School Leadership

Program Requirements (Minimum of 9 semester hours required.)

CSL 5400 Leadership in Catholic Identity (3 s.h.)

Focus on the doctrinal foundation of Catholicism, especially the nature and mission of Catholic education (its history and philosophy) as part of the larger nature and mission of the Church and the content and use of multiple documents and resources for leadership in Catholic identity.

CSL 5450 Leadership in Christian Development (2 s.h.)

Explores the responsibilities of leadership in nurturance of spiritual development, particularly moral and faith development, including the role of the leader in facilitating conversion, discipleship, and prayer as well as practices of various prayer forms and theological reflection. Attention is given to the challenges of cultural influence in the developmental process.

CSL 6400 Catechetical Leadership (2 s.h.)

The four dimensions of catechesis—message, community, worship (including liturgy and sacraments), and service—and their relationship to the responsibilities of the catechetical leader. Includes an examination of the major catechetical documents and current forms and methods.

CSL 6450 Formation of the Christian Community (2 s.h.)

This course examines characteristics of leadership necessary for developing Christian community. It also examines the Christian Community as a social reality, rooted in Scripture and Tradition, and explores the dynamics and challenges of becoming and being a Christian community within a culturally diverse context. Particular attention is given to studies on the Church of Detroit throughout the course.