There are six core modules:

Students also take two specialist modules. Current options in Hallam include:

There are also special modules on religious education for teachers and those involved in education.

There is a £20 Registration fee (which includes the national CCRS registration) to enrol on the course. For students registering for October 2023, the cost for each module taken is £60 which includes all tuition, worksheets and assignments. A concessionary price of £30 per module is available for those on low income. Anyone involved in Parish ministry (e.g. catechists, readers, children’s liturgy leaders, pastoral musicians, evangelisation teams, extraordinary ministers of communion) is encouraged to investigate whether their Parish is willing to pay for them to complete the CCRS.

If you move or cannot complete the course in Hallam you can transfer the modules you have completed and finish the course in another diocese, of take time out and pick up the remaining modules here in a subsequent year, provided you complete all modules within 5 years.

Sessions take place at the Hallam Pastoral Centre in Sheffield, (St Charles St, Sheffield, S9 3WU) which is easily accessible from the M1 and from the Inner Ring Road and has ample parking, good teaching rooms and a well-stocked library for students.

Each module requires full attendance to complete. In addition, there is an assessed piece of work for each module  This is usually a written assignment of 1500 words, but other modes of assessment such as presentations and discussion, reflective journals and research reports may also be used.