Origins
Milltown Institute was established as a Pontifical Athenaeum with Faculties of Theology and Philosophy, by a group of religious institutes in 1968. The origins of the Institute however can be traced back to the 1880s when the Jesuits established a School of Philosophy and a School of Theology at Milltown. The School of Theology has had an unbroken history at Milltown ever since 1889, and became a Jesuit Pontifical Faculty in 1932. The School of Philosophy moved from Milltown in 1930 and became a Jesuit Pontifical Faculty in 1948, and returned to Milltown in 1966. 1979 saw the Bachelor of Divinity (BD) programme was approved by the Teaching Council of Ireland.
In 1993 the BA programme joined the CAO system for applications to third level courses, from 1994 degree students could apply for Higher Education Grants, and in 1995 students of NCEA courses became entitled to the government free fees initiative. In 1996 the BA was recognised by the Teaching Council of Ireland for the teaching of religion in post-primary/secondary schools.
An undergraduate Bachelor of Theology programme, in conjunction with the University of Wales, Lampeter, was launched in September 2003, the institute also developed a number of post-graduate initiatives with Lampeter.
In 2003 the Kimmage Manor Institute(KMI) Institute of Theology and Cultures moved from Kimmage Manor to Milltown becoming part of the Dept. of Mission Theology and Culture, and from 2006 the alliance was made permanent. The KMI Bachelor of Arts in Theology and Anthropology degree is also recognised for teaching religion in post-primary schools.
From September 1, 2005 the Miltown Institute was officially designated a recognised college of the National University of Ireland(NUI).
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