BACKGROUND

In 1977, the Claretian Missionaries (CMF) established the Institute for Consecrated Life in Asia (ICLA) in Quezon City. Philipppines. It is a center for higher ecclesiastical studies located at 526 Tandang Sora Avenue, Culiat, Quezon City. Since its inception, many men and women religious participated in its centerpiece program... Masters/Licentiate degree in Theology of Consecrated Life.

ICLA journeys with men and women religious in deepening their biblical, theological and historical roots, and helps to clarify with them their identity, communion and mission in the church and in the world.

With the Internet phenomenon , it dawned on ICLA to offer distance learning to those who are interested to follow this degree program via the new technology. This is to allow men and women religious to study at their own place and time, even at their own pace.

This alternative way of pursuing a graduate in Master/Licentiate in Theology of Consecrated Life is now at your service.

DISTANCE FORMATION PROGRAM

This a course offering on a Masters Degree or Licenciate in Theology of Consecrated Life in an open classroom with an open faculty. Learning is done via Internet. The computer screen facilitates the interaction between professor and the student. Professors talk to the students and students back to them through this medium.

OBJETIVES:

1. To providfe a venue for interested religious to obtain a Masters/Licentiate degree without an academic center.
2. To avail of the new technology in the eductaion process.
3. To extend the facility to religious men and women who are in governance, formarion or ministry and to equip them with the neccesary means to understand their charismatic and formative itineraries.