Course Description

The Science and Faith Institute of the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum, in collaboration with Othonia, and the Giulio Ricci Diocesan Center of Sindonology of Rome, presents, for the tenth consecutive English edition, the Postgraduate Certificate in Shroud Studies.

This online program offers an interdisciplinary and systematic approach to the challenges that the Shroud, as an exceptional document, raises to the intelligence, and a deepening of the message that it proposes to faith and to the hearts of believers.

Recipients

Ecclesiastics and Laymen, Professors, Researchers, Journalists, and all those who want to deepen the vast and rich field of Shroud studies, using an interdisciplinary approach.

Requirements for admission

– Hold a bachelor’s degree or at least a three-year degree

– Alternatively, students may audit the program. To do so, they are only required to complete the courses and conferences, after which they will receive a certificate of attendance.

Duration

The program is two semesters long, available online.

Registration

From March 24 to October 31, 2026

Postgraduate Certificate in Shroud Studies

To obtain the Postgraduate Certificate, students must fulfill the following criteria:

• complete the online courses and pass examinations;
• follow conferences by guest speakers;
• write a 25 to 30-page paper on a topic approved by the Scientific Committee and directed by one of the professors of the program.

Therefore, 22 ECTS credits are required: 13 from the courses, 3 from the conferences, and 6 from the paper.

Cost (including registration)

Ordinary student (with Academic Certificate): 550 euro; special rate: 530 euro for enrolment by 15 September 2026

• Payment in two installments:
• First installment: 275 euro upon enrolment, € 255 with payment by 15 September 2026
• Second installment: 275 euro by 28 February 2027

2025-2026 Calendar

1st semester: October 7, 2026 to January 7, 2027

Exams: deadline February 6, 2027

2nd semester: February 10 to May 20, 2027

Exams: deadline June 19, 2027

Find here the 2026-2027 ACADEMIC PROGRAM