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Bachelor of Theology (Honours)

BTheol(Hons)

80 cp

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

Course available at:
Ballarat Victoria* (part-time only)
(* not offered in 2011)
Brisbane Queensland
Canberra ACT
Melbourne Victoria
Sydney (Strathfield) 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 Requirements1

To be eligible to apply for admission to the honours degree course, a student must have completed the Bachelor of Theology pass degree or equivalent, normally within the last five years, with at least a credit average, including (a) a major comprising at least 8 units in the discipline of the honours course; (b) at least a credit average in the entire pass degree including at least 4 of the units in the major sequence of the discipline of the honours course; and (c) satisfied prescribed prerequisites of the selected honours degree.

2. Requirements for Completion of the Honours Degree

To qualify for the honours degree a student must, in addition to satisfying the requirements of the pass degree, complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Honours Units.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

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

Schedule of Honours Units

Core Units

Unit CodeCredit PointsUnit Name
THEL400 10 Research Methods Seminar
THEL401 10 Special Studies in Theology 1
THEL402 10 Special Studies in Theology 2

and (a)
Unit CodeCredit PointsUnit Name
THEL403 20 Honours Thesis A (Full-time)
THEL404 30 Honours Thesis B (Full-time)

or (b)
Unit CodeCredit PointsUnit Name
THEL405 10 Honours Thesis A (Part-time)
THEL406 10 Honours Thesis B (Part-time)
THEL407 10 Honours Thesis C (Part-time)
THEL408 20 Honours Thesis D (Part-time)


1 A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.