Aims

Group Dynamics

Our courses enable students

• to acquire a thorough theoretical and practical training in group facilitation using humanistic models (a client-centred approach);
• to integrate into their personal experience the theory and practice taught in the program;
• to discover and implement available group facilitation resources.

Communications sociales

The Faculty of Human Sciences provides three undergraduate programs in communications sociales: a bachelor of arts degree with a major in communications sociales, a minor and two certificates. These programs are offered in French.

Conflict Studies

The need to understand, explain, and reconcile deep-rooted conflicts is ever increasing. Thanks to a Master of Arts degree in Conflict Studies proposed by Saint Paul University, we will soon have a new generation of experts in conflict resolution and peacebuilding to call upon. The proposed master’s program will emphasize conflicts that divide communities along ethnic and religious lines — significant challenges facing societies today.

The Master of Arts in Conflict Studies is meant for graduates in political science, psychology, theology, ethics, and related fields, as well as mid-career professionals who wish to acquire a new set of competencies. Graduates will be skilled to analyze conflict from a multi-disciplinary perspective, and to devise effective and appropriate conflict resolution strategies and peacebuilding interventions. They will be qualified to contribute to the conflict analysis and conflict resolution capabilities of governmental institutions, non-governmental organizations, community and religious groups, trade unions, and private corporations.

Mission Studies and Interreligious Dialogue

Encounter with peoples of other cultures and religions has been the task of Christian mission from its very outset. Its hallmarks are openness to dialogue, readiness to witness and consequent reflection on one’s own faith from the perspective of the other. The communication of Christian message implies mutual enrichment and inculturation. Accordingly, the program in Mission Studies and Interreligious Dialogue introduces the students to the dialogical mission especially by means of interdisciplinary studies. It hence deepens the knowledge, faith and commitment of those already engaged in the field, promotes the missionary spirit among Christians, laypersons, clergy and religious alike, and encourages interfaith dialogue among persons of all faiths.

Counselling and Spirituality (Pastoral Studies)

In our global, multicultural environment, there is a desire to explore the spiritual dimension of everyday life. The challenge for pastoral professionals is to use a multifaceted approach incorporating the spiritual, psychological, social, cultural and religious dimensions. Their profession takes them into a variety of settings: community services, professional organizations, hospitals, and local faith communities.

The faculty seeks to fulfill this objective by creating a community of scholars and practitioners committed to academic excellence, to the creative development of the individual, and to research in new areas of pastoral practice.