Certificate in Mission Studies

A certificate is an independent undergraduate program comprising 30 credits, leading to a diploma, or undergraduate certificate, approved by the Senate.

The aim of the Certificate in Mission Studies is principally to prepare qualified international and national agents of evangelization within their cultural environment (Ordinary Pastoral Care, New Evangelization, Modern Areopagus or beyond their cultural environment – Mission Ad Gentes and Interreligious Dialogue) with groups and individuals. Insofar as understanding develops social tolerance and mutual cooperation, it will also serve the interests of those interested in understanding the international situation through information, analysis and a broader grasp of the relevant issues involved.

The program further aims to serve, inform and educate those who are already involved in missionary or evangelizing work as well as those seeking adequate preparation for such work. The learning outcomes are: First, to introduce the relevant themes basic to missiological study. Second, to provide foundational material for relevant missiological reflection. Third, to provide a basic framework for the application of missiological themes and materials for use in evangelizing activity.

Do not hesitate to contact an Academic Advisor to obtain more information.

The Certificate is offered online.

BLÉE Fabrice, Associate Professor
BONNEAU Normand, Full Professor
CHIROVSKY Andriy, Full Professor
CLIFFORD Catherine, Full Professor / Director of the Graduate Studies
DESROCHERS Denise, Assistant Professor
DIONNE Christian, Associate Professor
FLYNN Kevin, Assistant Professor; Director of Anglican Studies
GALADZA Peter, Full Professor
JILLIONS John Alexander, Associate Professor
MARTÍNEZ DE PISÓN Ramón, Full Professor
MARTIN PBVM Miriam K, Associate Professor
MATHIEU Yvan, Associate Professor
MELCHIN Kenneth, Full Professor
MOOREN Thomas, Full Professor
PAMBRUN James, Full professor
PEELMAN Achiel, Full Professor
POWER Myrtle, Associate Professor
ROLL Susan, Associate Professor
SHARP Carolyn, Associate Professor
SLATTER Mark, Assistant Professor
SPATAFORA M.S.F. Andrea, Associate Professor
YOUNG Ronald W., Assistant Professor

Applications: A step-by-step guide

STEP 1: Choose a program of study
STEP 2: Learn about admission requirements
STEP 3: Submit your application
STEP 4: Gather the documents needed for the assessment of your application
STEP 5: Assessment of your application
STEP 6: Accept your offer of admission
STEP 7: Choose your courses

STEP 1: CHOOSE A PROGRAM OF STUDY

Undergraduate programs:

STEP 2: LEARN ABOUT ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Ontario applicants

From secondary school
Have an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with at least six 4U or 4M level courses, including one 4U level course in English or français.

From Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (CAAT)

After one year of studies
You are eligible if you have completed one year of a college program and have obtained the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with one language course (English or français) at the college or 4U level.
After a two- or three-year program
If you have completed a two- or three-year college program, you can obtain up to 30 credits of advanced standing (transfer credits).

Our transfer agreements
Saint Paul University has developed a number of transfer agreements with colleges, allowing applicants to receive up to 30 equivalency credits. Find out more by consulting the tab entitled College Credit Transfer.

Quebec applicants

From secondary school
Have a Secondary School Diploma with an average of 84%, including one course in English or français at the Secondary V level.

From Cégep
Have completed 12 courses of general studies (not including physical education and refresher courses), including English (603) or français (601). Applicants who have successfully completed 12 courses of general studies may obtain up to 15 credits of advanced standing, and those who have successfully completed more than 12 courses of general studies may obtain up to 30 credits of advanced standing.

Applicants from the Atlantic and Western provinces

Have a Secondary School Diploma, including one course in English or français at the Grade 12 level.

Applicants from other universities

Applications from other Canadian or international universities will be assessed based on the applicant’s previous secondary and post-secondary studies. University equivalency credits may be granted depending on the studies completed and the program into which the person is admitted.

International applicants

Have a diploma attesting to 12 years of education equivalent to the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). Persons who have completed a secondary diploma attesting to 13 years of education, such as the Baccalauréat de l’enseignement secondaire français, can receive up to 30 credits of advanced standing.

Mature applicants

When the applicant’s academic record does not meet normal conditions for admission, it is possible to apply as a mature applicant, provided that the person has not been enrolled in full-time studies for at least two consecutive years. In order to be considered for admission, applicants must have experience that can be considered sufficient preparation for pursuing undergraduate studies.

STEP 3: SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

You have two options

OPTION 1

If you are applying for admission to an undergraduate program at more than one Ontario university, including Saint Paul University:

Complete the application form available at the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC).

IMPORTANT NOTE: Because Saint Paul University is federated with the University of Ottawa, you will find programs offered by Saint Paul University listed under the University of Ottawa.

OPTION 2

If you are applying for an undergraduate program at Saint Paul University only, or if you are applying for a master’s or doctoral program:

Complete the following form.

STEP 4: GATHER THE DOCUMENTS NEEDED FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF YOUR APPLICATION

In order for us to assess your application, you must submit official transcripts for all of your previous studies (secondary, college and university). These transcripts must be sent directly from your academic institution to the following address:

Saint Paul University
Office of Admissions and Student Services
223 Main Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1S 1C4
CANADA

However, to expedite the assessment process for your application, you can scan your documents and e-mail them to the Office of Admissions at admission@ustpaul.ca and then send your official documents through the mail.

STEP 5: ASSESSMENT OF YOUR APPLICATION

Once the Office of Admissions receives all the required documents, it will begin to assess your application. One of the following decisions will be sent to you at the email address you gave us, as well as to your postal address.

Possible decisions

Offer of admission
The Office of Admissions will send you an offer of admission (unconditional).
Conditional offer of admission
The Office of Admissions will make you a conditional offer of admission, with specific conditions that you must meet by a certain deadline. You can still proceed to registration (course selection).
Deferred decision
The Office of Admissions can inform you that some information is missing and therefore the University is unable to make a decision regarding your eligibility. If applicable, the Office will tell you which documents to send and by what date.
Refusal
The Office of Admissions will inform you of the reasons for the refusal.

STEP 6: ACCEPT YOUR OFFER OF ADMISSION

To accept an offer of admission and a scholarship offer, if applicable, you must sign the form entitled Admission acceptance form that accompanies your offer of admission and send it to Saint Paul University by email, before the deadline, to the following address admission@ustpaul.ca or mail it to:

Saint Paul University
Office of Admissions and Student Services
223 Main Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1S 1C4
CANADA

STEP 7: CHOOSE YOUR COURSES

With your offer of admission, you will receive all the information you will need to choose your courses. You will also receive the contact information for our academic advisors; you can meet with them one on one or during information sessions for guidance and to help you finalize your course selection.

Compulsory Courses (30 credits)

MIS2101 Religious Anthropology
MIS2104 History of Evangelization
MIS2108 Theory and Praxis of Interreligious Dialogue
MIS2307 Missionary Spirituality
MIS3106 Theology of Mission
MIS3360 Theology of World Religions
THO1306 Exploring the Sacred
THO1307 Understanding the Bible
THO2189 Introduction to Theology
THO2315 Ethics and the Human Person

MIS 2101 - Religious anthropology

MIS 2104 - History of Evangelization

Survey of the historical process of the Church’s work of evangelization from the beginning to the present.

MIS 2108 - Theory and Praxis of Interreligious Dialogue

Dialogue as co-constitution of humans thanks to religious faith. Prerequisites and challenges involved in interreligious dialogue: in-depth dimension of faith; necessity of self-criticism; hermeneutic of religious convictions. Orthodoxy and orthopraxis. Harmony, conflict and end of religions.

MIS 2307 - Missionary Spirituality

Specific nature of missionary spirituality and its basis in the theory of evangelization. Spirituality as presence to and service of individuals and communities. Need for a continual renewal and ongoing conversion. Prayer and evangelization.

MIS 3106 - Theology of Mission

From Jesus the evangelizer to the evangelizing Church. Jesus, the first evangelizer. The proclamation of the Kingdom of God and salvation by word and signs. The essential mission of the Church: evangelization. The components and forms of evangelization. The evangelized and the evangelizers. Evangelization and personal liberation.

MIS 3360 - Theology of World Religions

History of the theological interpretations of the world’s major religions. New approach in the light of anthropology and Vatican II. Basis of these religions: revelation or religious experience. Relations of God to the person and the person to God: expressions in a dynamic of belief and action. Discernment of stepping-stones: preparations for the Gospel in the expression of these religions. Their salvific value. Divergences and convergences among these religions.

THO 1306 - Exploring the Sacred

The human effort to express the experience of the sacred and to name our sense of the “Beyond”. The different forms such expressions have taken: cosmic wonder and its symbols, foundations stories, ritual life. The meaning of this effort for understanding the quest of the human spirit and its attempts to build order in society and community.

THO 1307 - Understanding the Bible

The Bible: book or library, history or story? History of the Jewish people and of the culture in which the Bible was written. The Bible and its content. Interpreting the text. The Jesus event. The influence of the Bible on history and on contemporary culture.

THO 2189 - Introduction to Theology

An introduction to basic questions and fields of inquiry in Christian theology.

THO 2315 - Ethics and the Human Person

What is ethics? Introduction to the key ethical ideas that shape our lives. Ethical riches of the Christian tradition to understand ourselves and our responsibilities to other persons.

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Saint Paul University
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Ottawa, ON
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CANADA

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admission@ustpaul.ca

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