Doctor of Practical Ministry

DPracMin

240 cp

Minimum duration:  3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Available at                   Ballarat Campus Vic

                                    Brisbane Campus Qld

                                    Canberra Campus ACT

                                    Melbourne Campus Vic

                                    Strathfield Campus NSW

EFTSL value of units:   All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

1.          ADMISSION AS A CANDIDATE

To gain entry to the course a person must apply for admission and be offered a place in the course. Prerequisite requirements to be met by applicants are as follows:

(a)            (i)      bachelor degree with at least Honours IIA in an appropriate discipline[1]; or

 (ii)          graduate diploma including a research component in an appropriate discipline¹, all completed at a standard equivalent to Honours IIA;

(iii)      a master’s degree in an appropriate discipline¹ and evidence of research capacity;

(iv)         completed at least 80 cp in a coursework master’s degree with a minimum grade point average of at least 5.0 and evidence of research capacity.

(b)          completion of at least 40 cp from theology units or pastoral studies[2];  and

(c)           at least five years relevant professional experience at a senior level.

2.                   REQUIREMENT FOR COMPLETION OF THE DEGREE

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

(a)        50 cp from Core units

(b)        30 cp from Practicum units;

(c)        60 cp from Electives; and

(d)        100 cp from Research units and Thesis.

3.                   COURSE PROGRESSION

A student will not be given advanced standing except in cases of institutional transfer between doctoral programs.

A student will normally be required to complete at least 120 cp of coursework and practicum units before proceeding to the project/thesis.

4.          EXIT POINT

A student who has completed 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit offerings as follows may be awarded the Master of Practical Ministry:

(a)        40 cp from Core units, excluding THEL701 Research Methods;

(b)        20 cp from Ministry Practicum; and

(c)        20 cp from Electives.

SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS

Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

CORE UNITS

THEL603           10         Introduction to Ministry

THEL604           10         Catholic Social Thought

THEL605           10         Theological Reflection on Ministry

THEL606           10         Leadership in Ministry

THEL701           10         Research Methods

PRACTICUM UNITS

THEL607           10         Ministry Practicum 1

THEL608           10         Ministry Practicum 2 (Pre: THEL607 Ministry Practicum 1)

THEL700           10         Ministry Practicum 3 (Pre: THEL607 Ministry Practicum 1 and THEL608 Ministry Practicum 2)

ELECTIVES

PHIL619            10         Philosophical Foundations and Ministry

THEL609           10         Contexts of Ministry

THEL610           10         Special Topics in Catholic Social Thought

THEL611           10         Religious Diversity: Ministry in Contemporary Australia

THEL612           10         Intimacy and Relationships

THEL613           10         Grief and Loss

THEL614           10         Ageing

THEL615           10         Youth Ministry

THEL616           10         The Arts, Spirituality and Ministry

RESEARCH UNITS

(a)   THEL702        20         ResearchProject A (Full-time) (Co: THEL701 Research Methods)

THEL703        40         Research Project B (Full-time)

THEL704        40         Research Project C (Full-time)

or

(b)    THEL705     20         Research Project A (Part-time) (Co: THEL701 Research Methods)

       THEL706     20         Research Project B (Part-time)

       THEL707     20         Research Project C (Part-time)

       THEL708     20         Research Project D (Part-time)

       THEL709     20         Research Project E (Part-time)