Not offered in 2014

DPracMin

240 cp

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

Course available at:
Nationally online
(www.acu.edu.au/elearning/) 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 Requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission Rules.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:

1. Bachelor of Theology with at least honours IIA; or
2. Master of Practical Ministry and evidence of research capacity through the completion of a 20 credit point research project.

2. Requirements for Completion of the Degree

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

1. 50 cp from Core Units
2. 30 cp from Practicum Units;
3. 60 cp from Electives;
4. 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:

1. 40 cp from Core Units, excluding THEL701 Research Methods;
2. 20 cp from Ministry Practicum;
3. 20 cp from Electives.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

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

Core Units

Unit Code	Credit Points	Unit Name
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

Unit Code	Credit Points	Unit Name
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

Unit Code	Credit Points	Unit Name
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)

Unit Code	Credit Points	Unit Name
THEL702	20	Research Project A (Full-time) (Co: THEL701 Research Methods)
THEL703	40	Research Project B (Full-time)
THEL704	40	Research Project C (Full-time)

or (b)

Unit Code	Credit Points	Unit Name
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)

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