Postgraduate: Course rule and topic information

Master of Theological Studies

(MThSt)

INTRODUCTION

The Master of Theological Studies is a 72-unit program, comprising coursework and research, which is offered by the Faculty of Education, Humanities, Law and Theology on a fee-paying basis.

Credit of up to 54 units may be granted for approved prior studies and work experience. See Credit and Program of Study below for details.

COURSE AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course offers students of theology the opportunity:

• to extend their knowledge and skills in a particular area of theological study; and
• to undertake a research project on a theme of relevance to their own professional work.

At the completion of this award will have acquired knowledge and skills in several areas of contemporary academic theology, and the ability to apply these in developing a short research project.

COURSE RULE

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must hold an approved three-year theology degree or equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institution or a Graduate Certificate in Theological Studies. However, the Faculty Board may, under certain circumstances and subject to specific conditions, admit others who can show evidence of fitness for candidature.

CREDIT

Limited credit may be granted for relevant topics taken at the University or other institutions.

Applicants holding an approved four-year honours degree in Theology or a Graduate Diploma in Theological Studies may be granted up to 36 units of credit. Applicants holding a Graduate Certificate in Theological Studies may be granted up to 18 units of credit. Applicants may be granted up to 36 units of credit for approved, relevant work experience.

The maximum credit which will be granted for any combination of approved four-year degree and approved, relevant work experience will be 36 units. Applicants holding an approved graduate certificate in a related field may be granted up to 18 units of credit.

PROGRAM OF STUDY [November, 2008]

To qualify for the Master of Theological Studies, a student must complete 72 units, including approved credit, consisting of up to 54 units of coursework topics and up to 18 units of a dissertation.

Core topics

THEO7001	Honours Seminar #    [I/E]
THEO9304	Special Topic in Theological Studies    [I/E]	12
THEO9304B	Special Topic in Theological Studies (Part 1) ##, and    [I/E]	6
THEO9304C	Special Topic in Theological Studies (Part 2) ##   [I/E]	6

# It is compulsory for students to be enrolled and participate in the Honours Seminar during their dissertation year.

## Students must enrol in Part 1 and Part 2 to complete the requirements of this topic.

Dissertation/Project

Students select one of the following:

THEO9010	MThSt Dissertation   [I/E]	12/18
THEO9020	MThSt Individual Research Project   [I/E]	6

Elective topics

Students select elective topics to make up the 72 units required for their degree.

THEO2105	Genesis   [E]	6
THEO2208	Synoptic Studies and the Gospel of Luke	6
THEO2209	New Testament Exegesis: The Book of Acts	6
THEO2210	Rainbow-Coloured Jesus	3
THEO2211	'Digging up the Bible': Theology and Archaeology in Dialogue	3
THEO2212	Matthew   [E]	6
THEO2213	1 and 2 Corinthians   [E]	6
THEO2214	Romans    [E]	6
THEO2215	Digging up the Church: Religion, Culture and Contexts in the Lycus Valley	3
THEO2304	Liturgical Year: Theology and Celebration	3
THEO2305	Eucharist: Theology and Celebration	3
THEO2306	The Christian Life: A Protestant Perspective    [E]	6
THEO2308	Creation Spirituality   [E]	6
THEO2310	Fathers and Heretics   [E]	6
THEO2311	Introduction to Feminist Studies in Theology   [E]	6
THEO2402	Medieval Church History   [I/E]	6
THEO2403	Reformation Church History	6
THEO2404	History of the Church in the Modern World	6
THEO2405	Soul-Stirrings - A History of Christian Spirituality   [E]	6
THEO2407	Service as Good News - The Diaconate in History   [E]	6
THEO2701	Biblical Greek 1   [I/E]	6
THEO2702	Biblical Hebrew 1   [I/E]	6
THEO2703	Reading Theological German	6
THEO3001	Biblical Hermeneutics   [E]	6
THEO3209	Passion of Jesus, Passion of Christians	6
THEO3210	Study Tour of the Lands of the Bible    [I/E]	6
THEO3307	Woman, Man and God	6
THEO3309	Church and Ministry	6
THEO3310	Sacraments	6
THEO3313	History, Destiny and Hope	6
THEO3315	Theology of God the Trinity	6
THEO3318	Bio-Medical Ethics	6
THEO3322	Introduction to Christian Ethics	3
THEO3323	Making Moral Decisions	3
THEO3324	Indian and Chinese Spiritual Paths	3
THEO3325	Abrahamic Faith Traditions	3
THEO3326	Justice, Society and the Human Person: Contemporary Christian Social Thought	3
THEO3327	Philosophy and Christian Thought	6
THEO3328	Sex, Marriage and Family in Christian Ethics	6
THEO3329A	Quest for the Spirit: Exploring Theology and the Arts	6
THEO3504	Approaches to Theological Reflection	6
THEO3505	Christian Spirituality	6
THEO7403	Readings in Church History	6
THEO8101	Reading the Old Testament	6
THEO8302	God's Creation, Chaos and Cosmos	6
THEO8303	Reason, Value and Religious Belief: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion	6
THEO8304	Chritian Ethics, Theory and Practice	6
THEO9306	Theology, Cosmology and Evolutionary Biology	6
THEO9307	Christology Seminar: Recent Work on the Historical Jesus	6
THEO9308	Ecology and Christian Theology Seminar	6

I/E = Internal and External mode

E = External mode only