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The Faculty of Canon Law of Saint Paul University offers graduate programs leading to the master in canon law (MCL) and a doctor of philosophy in canon law (PhD(CL)). These are civil degrees, conferred jointly by the Senates of the University of Ottawa and Saint Paul University.

In addition to the general requirements of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, the Faculty of Canon Law outlines a certain number of requirements in its calendar.

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The professors included in the list below are members of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. This means that they are authorized to supervise or co-supervise theses. A complete list of the faculty and staff members associated with the program can be found at http://www.ustpaul.ca/index_e.asp

ABBASS, Jobe, Full Professor
Comparative Law; Eastern Law; Religious Law

ASSELIN, Anne, Associate Professor
The role of laity in the Church ; Organization of Particular Churches; Matrimonial Law; Procedural Law; Jurisprudence

BELLEMARE, Pierre, Assistant Professor
Philosophy of Law; Latin

GLENDINNING, Chad, Assistant Professor
Sacramental law; Liturgical law; Diocesan and Supra-diocesan Church Structures

HUELS, John, Full Professor
General norms; Liturgical Law; Ministry; Sacraments

JACQUES, Roland, Emeritus Professor
History of Canon Law; Missionary Law and History of Missions, mainly their cultural and social impact; Studies in World Christianity; Human Right and Canon Law

KOWAL, Wojciech, Associate Professor
Interpretation of Ecclesiastical Laws; Philosophical Foundations of Legal Systems; Special Marriage Cases and Procedures; Administrative Recourse; Methodology of Canon Law

MEEHAN, Eugene, Adjunct Professor

MENDONÇA, Augustine, Emeritus Professor
Substantive and Procedural Jurisprudence

MORRISEY, Francis, Emeritus Professor
Temporal Goods; Religious Law

NOBEL, Michael-Andreas, Associate Professor
General Norms; Procedural Law; Formation of Priests and Permanent Deacons

PAGÉ, Roch, Emeritus Professor
General Norms; Organization of Particular Churches

RENKEN, John Anthony, Associate Professor
Temporal Goods; Penal Law; Organization of Particular Churches; Matrimonial Law; Procedural Law

ROBITAILLE, Lynda, Adjunct Professor

The civil Doctorate in Canon Law (PhD) is a research degree which consists of six credits of course work, a comprehensive examination, a thesis proposal and the writing and defense of a doctoral thesis. Three of the credits are compulsory. The other three credits may either be taken in another graduate course in canon law offered by Saint Paul University or, with the approval of the Dean of the Faculty of Canon Law, the credits can come from a graduate course offered elsewhere in a field related to the student’s research. No equivalencies are granted. Course work, the comprehensive examination and the thesis proposal, must be completed within the first four sessions of registration in the doctoral program. Any exceptions need approval from the Dean of the Faculty of Canon Law.

Courses

Compulsory Courses
DCA8981 LECTURE DE SOURCES CANONIQUES LATINES / READINGS IN LATIN CANONICAL SOURCES (3cr.)
DCA9997 PROJET DE THÈSE DE DOCTORAT / PhD THESIS PROPOSAL
DCA9998 EXAMEN DE SYNTHÈSE DE DOCTORAT / PhD COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
DCA9999 THÈSE DE DOCTORAT / PhD THESIS

Elective Courses (3 cr.)
Students can select their elective course either from among the graduate courses offered by the Faculty of Canon Law, or from another faculty or university, with the approval of the Dean of the Faculty of Canon Law.

Comprehensive Examination
Within the first four sessions of doctoral studies, the student must pass a comprehensive examination on ten topics approved by the Dean of the Faculty of Canon Law; the list of topics will have been prepared by the student in consultation with the dissertation supervisor. A student who fails this comprehensive examination is permitted to repeat it once. A second failure leads to withdrawal from the program.

Thesis Proposal
Within the first four sessions of doctoral studies, the student must submit a thesis proposal in writing (DCA 9997). This proposal will be examined by a special committee established and chaired by the Dean of the Faculty of Canon Law. The final approval of the thesis proposal, and the appointment of the supervisor, are the responsibility of the Dean of the Faculty of Canon Law.

Thesis
The student must write, submit, and successfully defend a dissertation of at least 200 pages in length. This dissertation must constitute a significant contribution to knowledge, embody the results of original research and analysis, and be of such quality as to merit publication.

Duration of the Program

The normal duration of the program is four years. The maximum time allowed for fulfilling all requirements, including the submission of the final copy of the thesis, is within six years from the time of initial registration in the doctoral program, whether or not a leave of absence has been taken during that time.

Residence

Students must register full-time for a minimum of six sessions, normally at the beginning of the program.

Minimum standards

If a student fails a compulsory course, it must be repeated. If a student fails an elective course, it may be repeated or, with the approval of the Dean of the Faculty of Canon Law, it may be replaced by another course.
The passing grade in all courses is C+. Students who fail two courses (equivalent to 6 credits), the thesis proposal, the comprehensive exam, the thesis, or whose progress is deemed unsatisfactory must withdraw from the program.

DCA5103 UNIVERSAL AND SUPRA DIOCESAN CHURCH STRUCTURES (3cr.)
Supreme authority of the Church: Roman Pontiff, College of Bishops and Ecumenical Council. Synod of Bishops, College of Cardinals, Roman Curia, legates. Groupings of particular Churches: ecclesiastical provinces and regions, metropolitans, particular councils (plenary and provincial), conferences of bishops. (cc. 330-367; 431-459)

DCA5127 PARTICULAR CHURCHES (3cr.)
Particular Churches. Bishops: bishops in general, diocesan bishops, coadjutor and auxiliary bishops. Impeded and vacant see. Diocesan synod; diocesan curia: vicars general, episcopal vicars, chancellor, finance committee, financial officer; presbyteral council; college of consultors; chapter of canons; pastoral council. Parishes, pastors, parochial vicars. Vicars forane. Rectors of churches. Chaplains. (cc. 368-430; 460-572) [Previously: DCA 5123, DCA 5124]

DCA5128 SANCTIFYING OFFICE (3cr.)
Sanctifying function of the Church and the sacraments. Communicatio in sacris. Baptism. Confirmation. Holy Eucharist. Penance. Anointing of the Sick. Order. Other acts of divine worship: sacramentals, liturgy of the hours, funerals, veneration of saints, sacred images and relics, vows and oaths. Sacred places: churches, oratories, private chapels, shrines, altars, cemeteries. Sacred times: feast days, days of penance. (cc. 834-1054, 1166-1253) [Previously: DCA 5204]

DCA5129 GENERAL NORMS (3cr.)
Fundamental concepts in canon law. Ecclesiastical laws. Custom. Statutes and rules of order. Physical and juridic persons. Juridic acts. Power of governance. Prescription. Computation of time. (cc. 1-28, 94-144, 197-203) [Previously: DCA 5102]

DCA5130 MATRIMONIAL LAW (3cr.)
Canonical notion of marriage. Marriage preparation. Impediments: in general and specific. Matrimonial consent. Canonical form. Mixed marriages. Marriages celebrated secretly. Effects of marriage. (cc. 1055-1140) [Previously: DCA 5125]

DCA5131 CHRISTIAN FAITHFUL (3cr.)
The Christian Faithful, their obligations and rights. Obligations and rights of the laity. Clergy: formation, incardination, obligations and rights. Personal Prelatures. Associations of the Christian faithful, public and private. (cc. 204-289, 294-327) [Previously: DCA 5208]

DCA5132 ADMINISTRATIVE INSTITUTES (3cr.)
General decrees and instructions. Singular administrative acts: singular decrees and precepts, rescripts, privileges, dispensations. Ecclesiastical offices. Presentation and drafting of singular and general decrees, precepts, and rescripts for routine and exceptional matters. Practical application: internal and external diocesan structures, sacraments, finances, civil law. (cc. 29-93, 145-183) [Previously: DCA 5306, DCA 6322]

DCA5133 PROCEDURES I (3cr.)
Trials in general. Competent forum. Different grades and kinds of tribunals: first instance, second instance, tribunals of the Apostolic See. Discipline to be observed in tribunals: duties of judges and tribunal ministers, order of adjudication, time limits and delays, place of the trial, persons to be admitted to the court, manner of preparing and keeping the acts. Parties in a case. Actions and exceptions. Oral contentious process. (cc. 1400-1500, 1656-1677)

DCA5134 EASTERN CANON LAW (3cr.)
History of Eastern canon law. Overview of the Codex canonum Ecclesiarum orientalium. Structures of the patriarchal, major archiepiscopal, and metropolitan churches. Eparchies and exarchies. Select consideration of particular canons. Rapport between the Eastern Churches and the Latin Church. [Previously: DCA 5207]

DCA5135 MATRIMONIAL JURISPRUDENCE (3cr.)
Study of jurisprudence focusing on the grounds of nullity of matrimonial consent, with special focus on the jurisprudence of the Roman Rota. [Previously: DCA 6321]

DCA5136 FOUNDATIONS OF CANON LAW (3cr.)
Methodology for canonical research and writing. History of canonical sources. History of canonical institutions. [Previously: DCA 5512, DCA 5121]

DCA5137 TEACHING OFFICE (1.5cr.)
Ministry of the Divine Word: preaching the word of God, catechetical instruction. Missionary activity. Catholic education: schools, Catholic universities and other institutes of higher studies, ecclesiastical universities and faculties. Instruments of social communication and books in particular. Profession of faith. (cc. 747-833) [Previously: DCA 5208]

DCA5138 SPECIAL MATRIMONIAL CASES AND PROCEDURES (1.5cr.)
Separation of the spouses with the dissolution of the marriage bond (dissolution of ratified and non-consummated marriages, dissolution in virtue of the Pauline privilege, dissolution in favour of the faith). Separation of the spouses with the bond remaining. Convalidation of marriage. Procedure in presumed death of a spouse. (cc. 1141-1165, 1692-1707) [Previously: DCA 5133]

DCA5203 INSTITUTES OF CONSECRATED LIFE AND SOCIETIES OF APOSTOLIC LIFE (3cr.)
Common norms. Religious institutes: religious houses, governance of institutes, admission of candidates and formation of members, obligations and rights of the institutes and of their members, apostolate of institutes, separation of members from the institute, religious who are bishops, conferences of major superiors. Secular institutes. Societies of apostolic life. (cc. 573-633; 641-717, 719-740, 742-746)

DCA5310 CHURCH LAW AND PASTORAL MINISTRY (3cr.)
Theological reflection on and practical application of Canon Law to some areas of pastoral ministry, specifically marriage and reconciliation.

DCA5396 DIRECTED STUDIES I (3cr.)

DCA5397 DIRECTED STUDIES II (3cr.)

DCA5398 DIRECTED STUDIES III (3cr.)

DCA5401 SELECTED TOPICS IN CANON LAW
Study of a particular topic in Canon Law. Graded S/NS.

DCA5503 STRUCTURES DE L'ÉGLISE UNIVERSELLE ET SUPRADIOCÉSAINE (3cr.)
Autorité suprême de l’Église : Pontife romain, collège des évêques et concile œcuménique. Synode des évêques, collège des cardinaux, Curie romaine, légats. Regroupements des Églises particulières : provinces et régions ecclésiastiques, métropolitains, conciles particuliers (pléniers et provinciaux), conférences des évêques. (cc. 330-367; 431-459)

DCA5527 ÉGLISES PARTICULIÈRES (3cr.)
Églises particulières. Évêques, diocésains et titulaires. Empêchement du siège. Vacance du siège. Synode diocésain; curie diocésaine : vicaires généraux et épiscopaux, chancelier, conseil pour les affaires économiques, économe; conseil presbytéral; collège des consulteurs; chapitre des chanoines; conseil pastoral. Paroisses, curés, vicaires paroissiaux. Vicaires forains. Recteurs d’églises. Chapelains. (cc. 368-430, 460-572) [Antérieurement : DCA5523, DCA5524]

DCA5528 FONCTION DE SANCTIFICATION (3cr.)
La fonction sanctificatrice de l’Église et les sacrements. Communicatio in sacris. Baptême. Confirmation. La Sainte Eucharistie. Le sacrement de pénitence. L’onction des malades. L’ordre. Autres actes du culte divin: les sacramentaux, la liturgie des heures, les funérailles, la vénération des saints, les images sacrées et reliques, les vœux et les serments. Les lieux sacrés: les églises, les oratoires, les chapelles privées, les sanctuaires, les autels, les cimetières. Les temps sacrés: les jours de fête, les jours de pénitence. (cc. 834-1054, 1166-1253) [Antérieurement : DCA 5604]

DCA5529 NORMES GÉNÉRALES (3cr.)
Concepts de base en droit canonique. Lois ecclésiastiques. Coutume. Statuts et règlements. Personnes physiques et juridiques. Actes juridiques. Le pouvoir de gouvernement. Prescription. Calcul du temps. (cc. 1-28, 94-144, 197-203) [Antérieurement : DCA 5502]

DCA5530 DROIT MATRIMONIAL (3cr.)
Notion canonique du mariage. Préparation au mariage. Empêchements: en général et spécifiques. Consentement matrimonial. Forme canonique. Mariages mixtes. Mariages célébrés en secret. Les effets du mariage. (cc. 1055-1140) [Antérieurement : DCA5525]

DCA5531 LES FIDÈLES DU CHRIST (3cr.)
Les fidèles du Christ, leurs obligations et leurs droits. Obligations et droits des laïcs. Le clergé : formation, incardination, obligations et droits. Prélatures personnelles. Associations des fidèles, publiques et privées. (cc. 204-289, 294-327) [Antérieurement : DCA5608]

DCA5532 INSTITUTIONS ADMINISTRATIVES (3cr.)
Instructions et décrets généraux. Actes administratifs particuliers : décrets et préceptes particuliers, rescrits, privilèges, dispenses. Offices ecclésiastiques. Présentation et rédaction des décrets particuliers et généraux, des préceptes et des rescrits pour des questions courantes et exceptionnelles. Application pratique : structures diocésaines internes et externes, sacrements, finances, droit civil. (cc. 29-93, 145-183) [Antérieurement : DCA 5706, DCA 6722]

DCA5533 PROCÉDURES I (3cr.)
Les procès en général. For compétent. Différents degrés et genres de tribunaux : en première instance, en deuxième instance, les tribunaux du Siège apostolique. La discipline à observer dans les tribunaux : devoirs des juges et des ministres du tribunal, ordre du règlement judiciaire, limites temporelles et délais, lieu de la tenue du procès, les personnes à admettre devant le tribunal, façon de préparer et de tenir les actes. Les parties. Actions et exceptions. Procès contentieux oral. (cc. 1400-1500, 1656-1677)

DCA5534 DROIT CANONIQUE ORIENTAL (3cr.)
Histoire du droit canonique oriental. Survol du Codex canonum Ecclesiarum orientalium. Structures du patriarchat, importantes églises archiépiscopale et métropolitaines majeures. Les éparchies et les exarchies. Choix et étude approfondie de certains canons en particulier. Rapports entre les Églises orientales et les Églises latines. [Antérieurement : DCA 5607]

DCA5535 JURISPRUDENCE MATRIMONIALE (3cr.)
Une étude de la jurisprudence centrée sur les chefs de nullité du consentement matrimonial, un accent particulier étant mis sur la jurisprudence de la Rote romaine. [Antérieurement : DCA 6721]

DCA5536 FONDEMENTS DU DROIT CANONIQUE (3cr.)
Méthodologie de recherche et de rédaction canonique. Histoire des sources canoniques. Histoire des institutions canoniques. [Antérieurement : DCA 5512, DCA 5521]

DCA5537 FONCTION D'ENSEIGNEMENT (1.5cr.)
Le ministère du verbe divin : la prédication de la parole de Dieu, l’instruction catéchétique. Activité missionnaire. L’éducation catholique: les écoles, les universités catholiques et les autres institutions d’études avancées, les universités et les facultés ecclésiastiques. Les outils de communication sociale et, en particulier, les livres. La Profession de foi. (cc. 747-833) [Antérieurement : DCA 5608]

DCA5538 CAS SPÉCIAUX DE MARIAGE ET PROCÉDURES (1.5cr.)
Séparation des époux avec dissolution du lien matrimonial (dissolution de mariages conclus et non-consommés, dissolution en vertu du privilège paulin, dissolution en faveur de la foi). Séparation des époux tandis que subsiste le lien. Convalidation d’un mariage. Procédure à suivre en cas de décès présumé d’un des époux. (cc. 1141-1165, 1692-1707) [Antérieurement : DCA 5526]

DCA5603 INSTITUTS DE VIE CONSACRÉE ET SOCIÉTÉS DE VIE APOSTOLIQUE (3cr.)
Normes communes. Instituts religieux : maisons religieuses, gouvernement des instituts, admission des candidats et formation des membres, obligations et droits des instituts et de leurs membres, apostolat des instituts, séparation des membres d’avec leur institut religieux, évêques, conférences de supérieurs majeurs. Instituts séculiers. Sociétés de vie apostolique. (cc. 573-633; 641-717, 719-740, 742-746)

DCA5704 LE DROIT PARTICULIER COMPARÉ (3cr.)
Étude comparative de l'élaboration du droit canonique particulier au niveau des conférences des évêques.

DCA5796 ÉTUDES DIRIGÉES I (3cr.)

DCA5797 ÉTUDES DIRIGÉES II (3cr.)

DCA5798 ÉTUDES DIRIGÉES III (3cr.)

DCA5801 THÈMES PARTICULIERS EN DROIT CANONIQUE
Étude d’un thème particulier en droit canonique. Noté S/NS.

DCA6112 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES (3cr.)
Loss of ecclesiastical office: resignation, transfer, removal, privation. Loss of the clerical state. Declaration of the nullity of sacred ordination. Methods of avoiding trials. Administrative recourse. Procedure in the removal or transfer of pastors. (cc.184-196, 290-293, 1708-1716, 1732-1752)

DCA6113 TEMPORAL GOODS (3cr.)
Ecclesiastical goods. Acquisition of goods. Administration of goods, ordinary and extraordinary. Contracts: alienation, threatening transactions, leases. Pious wills. Pious trusts. Pious foundations: autonomous and non-autonomous. Goods of institutes of consecrated life and societies of apostolic life. (cc. 1254-1310, 634-640, 718, 741)

DCA6114 PROCEDURES II (3cr.)
Introduction of a case: the libellus, citation and notification of judicial acts. Joinder of the issue. Trial of litigation. Proofs. Incidental cases. Publication of the acts. Conclusion of the case. Discussion of the case. Pronouncements of the judge. Challenge of the sentence: complaint of nullity, appeal. Res iudicata and Restitutio in integrum. Judicial expenses and gratuitous legal assistance. Execution of the sentence. The documentary process for marriage cases. (cc. 1501-1655, 1678-1691)

DCA6115 PENAL LAW (3cr.)
Punishment of delicts. Penal laws and penal precepts. Subjects of penal sanctions. Penalties and other punishments: censures, expiatory penalties, penal remedies, penances. Application of penalties. Cessation of penalties. Penalties for individual delicts. Penal process: preliminary investigation, development of the judicial and extrajudicial process, action to repair damages. (cc. 1311-1399, 1717-1731)

DCA6301 SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN CANON LAW I (3cr.)
Study of interdisciplinary problems with a large canonical component or of specialized questions not covered by the Code of Canon Law.

DCA6302 SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN CANON LAW II (3cr.)
Study of interdisciplinary problems with a large canonical component or of specialized questions not covered by the Code of Canon Law.

DCA6315 LITURGICAL LAW OUTSIDE THE CODE (3cr.)
Selected Praenotanda of liturgical books and post- Code legislation on the Liturgy.

DCA6316 THE LAITY AND THE POWER OF GOVERNANCE IN THE CHURCH (3cr.)
Collaboration of the lay faithful in the exercise of the power of governance: law, theory, and practice.

DCA6321 SEMINAR ON TRIBUNAL PRACTICE (3cr.)
Jurisprudence. Practical application: introduction of a marriage nullity case, instruction, conclusion, decision, appeal. Drafting of decrees, advocate’s pleas, remarks of the defender of the bond, sentences.

DCA6363 SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN CANON LAW III (1.5cr.)
Study of interdisciplinary problems with a large canonical component or of specialized questions not covered by the Code of Canon Law. Each academic year the details of the course will be made available in advance to the students.

DCA6364 SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN CANON LAW IV (1.5cr.)
Study of interdisciplinary problems with a large canonical component or of specialized questions not covered by the Code of Canon Law. Each academic year the details of the course will be made available in advance to the students.

DCA6395 RESEARCH SEMINAR (3cr.)
Research on a particular canonical subject resulting in its presentation to the seminar group and director, and in submission of a written project.

DCA6396 SELECTED TOPICS IN CANON LAW I (3cr.)

DCA6397 SELECTED TOPICS IN CANON LAW II (3cr.)

DCA6398 SELECTED TOPICS IN CANON LAW III (3cr.)

DCA6415 SECTORS OF LAW (6cr.)
Theology of Law. Philosophy of Law. Elements of Roman law. Civil law and common law in relation to canon law. Relations between the Church and State: public ecclesiastical law, external and internal. [Previously: DCA 5207, DCA 5208, DCA 5112]

DCA6512 PROCÉDURES ADMINISTRATIVES (3cr.)
Perte de l’office ecclésiastique : démission, transfert, révocation, privation. Perte de l’état clérical. Causes en déclaration de nullité de l’ordination sacrée. Moyens d’éviter les procès. Recours administratifs. Procédure de révocation ou de transfert des curés. (cc. 184-196, 290-293, 1708-1716, 1732-1752)

DCA6513 BIENS TEMPORELS (3cr.)
Biens temporels. Acquisition des biens. Administration des biens, ordinaires et extraordinaires. Contrats : aliénation, transactions menaçant l’organisation, baux. Pieuses volontés. Fiducies pieuses. Fondations pieuses : autonomes et non-autonomes. Les biens appartenant à des instituts de vie consacrée et à des sociétés de vie apostolique. (cc. 1254-1310, 634-640, 718, 741)

DCA6514 PROCÉDURES II (3cr.)
Instruction d’une cause : le libelle, la citation et la notification des actes juridiques. Formulation de doute. L’instance. Preuves. Causes incidentes. Publication des actes. Conclusion de la cause. Discussion de la cause. Prononcés du juge. Contestation de la sentence : plainte en nullité, appel. Res iudicata et Restitutio in integrum. Dépenses judiciaires et assistance judiciaire gratuite. Exécution de la sentence. Le processus documentaire des causes de mariage. (cc. 1501-1655, 1678-1691)

DCA6515 DROIT PÉNAL (3cr.)
Punition de délits. Lois pénales et préceptes pénaux. Sujets des sanctions pénales. Peines et autres punitions: censures, peines expiatoires, remèdes pénaux, pénitences. Imposition de peines. Cessation de peines. Peines pour délits particuliers. Procès pénal : enquête préliminaire, développement de la procédure judiciaire et extra-judiciaire, action visant à la réparation des dommages. (cc. 1311-1399, 1717-1731)

DCA6701 PROBLÈMES SPÉCIAUX DE DROIT CANONIQUE I (3cr.)
Étude de problèmes interdisciplinaires avec une forte composante canonique ou de questions spécialisées qui ne sont pas couvertes par le Code de droit canonique.

DCA6702 PROBLÈMES SPÉCIAUX DU DROIT CANONIQUE II (3cr.)
Étude de problèmes interdisciplinaires avec une forte composante canonique ou de questions spécialisées qui ne sont pas couvertes par le Code de droit canonique.

DCA6715 DROIT LITURGIQUE EN DEHORS DU CODE (3cr.)
Étude de Praenotanda (règles préliminaires) choisis des livres liturgiques et autres textes législatifs en matière de liturgie postérieurs au Code de droit canonique.

DCA6716 LES LAÏCS ET LE POUVOIR DE GOUVERNEMENT DE L'ÉGLISE (3cr.)
Participation des fidèles laïcs à l’exercice du pouvoir de gouvernement : droit, théorie et pratique.

DCA6721 SÉMINAIRE DE PRATIQUE DES TRIBUNAUX (3cr.)
Jurisprudence. Application pratique: introduction d’une cause de nullité de mariage, instruction, conclusion, décision, appel. Rédaction de décrets, de plaidoiries d’avocat, de remarques du défenseur du lien, de sentences.

DCA6763 PROBLÈMES SPÉCIAUX DE DROIT CANONIQUE III (1.5cr.)
Étude de problèmes interdisciplinaires avec une forte composante canonique ou de questions spécialisées qui ne sont pas couvertes par le Code de droit canonique. Le programme précis sera communiqué à l’avance aux étudiants pour chaque année académique.

DCA6764 PROBLÈMES SPÉCIAUX DE DROIT CANONIQUE IV (1.5cr.)
Étude de problèmes interdisciplinaires avec une forte composante canonique ou de questions spécialisées qui ne sont pas couvertes par le Code de droit canonique. Le programme précis sera communiqué à l’avance aux étudiants pour chaque année académique.

DCA6795 SÉMINAIRE DE RECHERCHES (3cr.)
Recherches portant sur un sujet canonique particulier. Présentation orale au groupe du séminaire ainsi qu’au directeur et dépôt d’un projet écrit.

DCA6796 THÈMES CHOISIS EN DROIT CANONIQUE I (3cr.)

DCA6797 THÈMES CHOISIS EN DROIT CANONIQUE II (3cr.)

DCA6798 THÈMES CHOISIS EN DROIT CANONIQUE III (3cr.)

DCA6815 SECTEURS DU DROIT (6cr.)
La théologie du droit. La philosophie du droit. Éléments de droit romain. Le droit civil et le droit coutumier dans leurs relations avec le droit canonique. Relations entre l’Église et l’État: le droit public ecclésiastique, externe et interne. [Antérieurement : DCA 5607, DCA 5608, DCA 5512]

DCA6921 LATIN CANONIQUE / CANONICAL LATIN (3cr.)
Etude du latin ecclésiastique de niveau avancé. Traduction de textes canoniques: Codex iuris canonici, Codex canonum ecclesiarum orientalium, autres sources canoniques. (Préalables : DCA 3509 ou une connaissance équivalente au jugement du doyen de la Faculté du droit canonique ; connaissance passive de l’anglais.) / Advanced level of ecclesiastical Latin. Translation of canonical texts: Codex iuris canonici, Codex canonum ecclesiarum orientalium, other canonical sources. ( Prerequisite: DCA 3109 or equivalent knowledge in the judgment of the Dean of the Faculty of Canon Law; passive knowledge of French)

DCA6922 STAGE EN MILIEU DE TRAVAIL / FIELD PRACTICUM (3cr.)
Stage supervisé de pratique canonique d’une durée de six semaines (minimum 18 h/semaine) dans un milieu de travail approuvé. L’évaluation de l’étudiant est fondée sur les résultats du rapport écrit et l’évaluation du superviseur de stage. / A six-week (minimum 18 hours per week) of supervised internship in canonical practice at an approved site. Assessment based on a written report as well as the evaluation of the internship supervisor.

DCA6961 VOYAGE DE FORMATION À LA CURIE ROMAINE / STUDY VISIT TO THE ROMAN CURIA (1.5cr.)
Séminaire sur la Curie romaine comprenant des échanges sur les lieux avec le personnel de congrégations romaines, tribunaux et conseils pontificaux.(Prérequis : Connaissance passive de l'anglais). / Seminar on the Roman Curia involving on-site interchange with personnel from a variety of Roman congregations, tribunals, and pontifical councils. ( Prerequisite: passive knowledge of French)

DCA6962 QUESTIONS SPÉCIALES RELATIVES À LA VIE CONSACRÉE / SPECIAL ISSUES IN CONSECRATED LIFE (1.5cr.)
Séminaire sur des questions juridiques et canoniques concernant la vie consacrée, en particulier dans le contexte canadien. Comprend la session d’été « Formation légale pour le leadership des instituts religieux » et la rédaction d’un travail de recherche. (Inscription limitée. Préalables: DCA 5603, ou connaissances jugées équivalentes par le doyen de la Faculté du droit canonique ; connaissance passive de l’anglais.) / Seminar on legal and canonical issues concerning consecrated life, especially in the context of Canada. Includes the summer session: “Legal Education for Leadership of Religious Institutes” and the submission of a research paper. (Restricted Registration. Prerequisite: DCA 5203 or equivalent knowledge as determined by the Dean of the Faculty of Canon Law; passive knowledge of French)

DCA8101 SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN CANON LAW I (3cr.)
Study of interdisciplinary problems with a large canonical component or of specialized questions not covered by the Code of Canon Law.

DCA8175 POWER OF GOVERNANCE (3cr.)
Certain particular or specialized questions related to the concept or to the exercise of power of governance in the Church.

DCA8176 JURISPRUDENCE (3cr.)
Matrimonial or administrative jurisprudence in specialized areas of interest.

DCA8396 DOCTORAL DIRECTED STUDIES I (3cr.)

DCA8397 DOCTORAL DIRECTED STUDIES II (3cr.)

DCA8398 DOCTORAL DIRECTED STUDIES III (3cr.)

DCA8501 PROBLÈMES SPÉCIAUX DE DROIT CANONIQUE I (3cr.)
Étude de problèmes interdisciplinaires avec une forte composante canonique ou de questions spécialisées qui ne sont pas couvertes par le Code de droit canonique.

DCA8575 LE POUVOIR DE GOUVERNEMENT (3cr.)
Certaines questions particulières ou spécialisées reliées au concept ou à l'exercice du pouvoir de gouvernement dans l'Église.

DCA8796 ÉTUDES DIRIGÉES DE DOCTORAT I (3cr.)

DCA8797 ÉTUDES DIRIGÉES DE DOCTORAT II (3cr.)

DCA8798 ÉTUDES DIRIGÉES DE DOCTORAT III (3cr.)

DCA8981 LECTURE DE SOURCES CANONIQUES LATINES / READINGS IN LATIN CANONICAL SOURCES (3cr.)
Interprétation des sources canoniques dans la version originale latine. (Préalables : DCA 6921 ou une connaissance jugée équivalente par le doyen de la Faculté du droit canonique); connaissance passive de l’anglais) / Interpreting canonical sources in the original Latin.( Prerequisites: DCA 6921 or equivalent knowledge in the judgment of the Dean of the Faculty of Canon Law; passive knowledge of French.)

DCA9997 PROJET DE THÈSE DE DOCTORAT / PhD THESIS PROPOSAL

DCA9998 EXAMEN DE SYNTHÈSE DE DOCTORAT / PhD COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION

DCA9999 THÈSE DE DOCTORAT / PhD THESIS

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