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Master of Arts Theology

Master of Arts (Theology)

 

MA(Theol)

80 cp

Minimum duration:   1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ARTS (Theology) (Exit qualification only)

GradDipArts(Theol)

40 cp

Minimum duration:  6 months full-time or equivalent part-time.

Available at                     Ballarat Campus Vic

                                     Brisbane Campus Qld

                                     Canberra Campus ACT

                                     Melbourne Campus Vic

                                    Strathfield Campus NSW

                                     Nationally, online (http://acuonline.acu.edu.au/)

EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. All 20cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.250.

 

1.          REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE DEGREE

1.1        To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 80cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, including at least 10 cp from advanced units in each of Biblical Studies and Systematic Theology.

 

1.2        A Graduate Certificate unit level 500 that is double-coded as a Masters unit level 600 may not be undertaken at both levels of study.

 

2.          EXIT POINT

2.1        The Graduate Diploma in Arts (Theology) is available only as an exit point from the Master’s degree.

 

2.2         A student who has completed the following requirements may exit from the course with the Graduate Diploma in Arts (Theology).

 

In addition to completion of the Graduate Certificate in Arts (Theology), a student must complete 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, including at least 20 cp from advanced units.

 

SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS

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

FOUNDATIONAL UNITS

THEO694          10         Biblical Studies

THEO611          10         Theology of Sacraments

THEO660          10         Jesus the Christ

THEO661          10         Christian Life and Thought to 590CE

THEO662          10         Foundations in Liturgy

THEO663          10         Theology of Church

THEO664          10         Approaching World Religions

THEO667          10         Theology of the Human Person

THEO673          10         Christian Morality

THEO695          10         Foundations of Christian Faith

ADVANCED UNITS

Biblical Studies

THEO602          10         Biblical Narrative as Theology

THEO615          10         New Testament Christology

THEO626          20         Bible Lands Study Tour

THEO636          10         Prophetic and Wisdom Literature

THEO650          10         Theological Perspectives of the Bible

THEO674          10         The Corinthian Correspondence

THEO675          10         A Synoptic Gospel (Pre: A foundational or undergraduate unit in Biblical Studies)

THEO677          10         Biblical Poetry

Systematic Theology

THEL602           10         Theology Today

THEO631          10         Issues in Systematic Theology

THEO647          10         Issues in Christian Ethics

THEO649          10         Revelation and Tradition

THEO679          10         Contextual Theologies

THEO680          10         Theology of Mission

Ministry and Praxis

THEO629          10         Issues in Liturgical Studies (Pre: THEO662 Foundations in Liturgy)

THEO646          10         Issues in Ministry

THEO651          10         Theology and Leadership

THEO652          10         Theology and Society

THEO657          10         Practical Theology

THEO658          10         Foundations of Social Justice

Spirituality and Pastoral Ministry

THEO685          10         Spirituality and Ministry in the Christian Tradition 1

THEO686          10         Spirituality and Ministry in the Christian Tradition 2

THEO687          10         Spirituality, Ministry and Practice 1 (Pre: THEO685 Spirituality and Ministry in the Christian Tradition 1)

THEO688          10         Spirituality, Ministry and Practice 2 (Pre: THEO685 Spirituality and Ministry in the Christian Tradition 1 and THEO687 Spirituality, Ministry and Practice)

THEO697          10         Spirituality, Ministry and Practice 3 (Pre: THEO685 Spirituality and Ministry in the Christian Tradition 1, THEO686 Spirituality and Ministry in the Christian Tradition 2 and THEO687 Spirituality, Ministry and Practice)

THEO698          10         Spirituality, Ministry and Practice 4 (Pre: THEO685 Spirituality and Ministry in the Christian Tradition 1, THEO686 Spirituality and Ministry in the Christian Tradition 2, THEO687 Spirituality, Ministry and Practice 1 and THEO697 Spirituality, Ministry and Practice 3)

Religion and Culture

THEO644          10         Religion, Ethics and Pluralism

THEO656          10         Christian Spirituality

THEO681          10         Theology, Literature and the Arts

THEO682          10         Religion and Psychology

THEO689          10         Science, Theology and Religion

Patristics and Historical Studies

THEO621          10         Church Literature to Gregory the Great

THEO643          10         Women and the Church

THEO648          10         History and Development of the Church

THEO655          10         History of the Church in Australia

Interfaith and other Religious Studies

PHIL604            10         Issues in Philosophy of Religion

THEO618          10         The Phenomenology of Religion

THEO625          10         Issues in Ecumenism

THEO632          10         Jews and Judaism

THEO683          10         Religious Pluralism and Interfaith Dialogue

THEO684          10         Theology and Reconciliation

Biblical and Ecclesiastical Languages

THEO669          10         Ecclesiastical Latin A

THEO670          10         Ecclesiastical Latin B (Pre: THEO669 Ecclesiastical Latin A or equivalent)

THEO671          10         Biblical Hebrew A

THEO672          10         Biblical Hebrew B (Pre: THEO671 Biblical Hebrew A or equivalent)

THEL600           10         New Testament Greek A

THEL601           10         New Testament Greek B (THEL600 New Testament Greek A)

RESEARCH UNITS

The following units in theological research may be included in one of the above specialisations with the approval of the Course Co-ordinator.

THEO608          10         One-Unit Project (Pre: Credit average grade or above in at least four units of the course)

THEO613          20         Two-Unit Project (Pre: Credit average grade or above in at least four units of the course)

THEO628          10         Introduction to Theological Research

THEO633          10         Special Study