The Pastoral Institute
Welcome to the Pastoral Institute Department at the University of the Incarnate Word. Through innovative undergraduate and graduate degree programs, certificates, workshops and personal enrichment, the Pastoral Institute serves the Catholic community through education and formation of students for contemporary ministry and religious education.
The church needs well-trained women and men to serve in parishes, chaplaincies and in other ministry roles. The Pastoral Institute Department prepares men and women for positions of leadership and service to communities and the Church through contemporary roles in ministry. In keeping with its mission, the department provides students with a breadth of knowledge in the liberal arts and Catholic culture, offers a solid foundation in biblical and theological studies in preparation for ministry, and equips students with the leadership skills and intercultural fluency needed for effective pastoral ministry in today's multicultural dioceses, parishes and institutions.
Undergraduate students pursue the Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral Ministry, which is a bilingual and cooperative program in which