- To reflect on issues of a hermeneutical nature within the specific scope of Mariology and its respective dimensions; - To provide an overview of Mary’s position in the history of salvation, on the basis of biblical contents and the history of the Marian doctrine and devotion; - To deepen the various doctrinal aspects proposed by the Church regarding Mary; - To understand the meaning of the ecumenical demands concerning the Catholic vision of Mary; - To acquire the components to a theological understanding and pastoral reflection on aspects of the Christian experience with regard to Mary (Mary's apparitions, popular devotion, spirituality).