Postgraduate Entry coursework awards require a prior degree in ministry or theology for entry. The Postgraduate Entry Coursework Awards of the ACT are the following:

Graduate Certificate of Ministry
Graduate Diploma of Ministry
Master of Arts (Ministry)
Graduate Certificate of Theology
Graduate Diploma of Theology
Master of Arts (Theology)

Application forms for MA students

Notice of intention to submit project (application form)
Guidelines for MAMIN/MATH Projects

Graduate Certificate of Ministry (GradCertMin)
The Timetable of MA units (PDF)

The Graduate Certificate of Minsitry requires 16 credit points for graduation. The course duration is six months full time, or up to two years part time.

The course is aimed at broadening and deepening the ministry concepts begun in the first degree in theology or providing opportunities for initial professional and vocational development after the completion of a first degree in theology. As such it is a course of study for practitioners who already have some ongoing professional experience or for initial professional development.

Open to persons who hold the College’s BMin; or to persons who are graduates in theology or ministry from a recognised provider considered equivalent to the College’s Bachelor of Theology or Bachelor of Ministry.

Consideration will also be given to other factors such as practical experience, maturity and motivation, and the likelihood of satisfactory completion of the academic requirements of the course.
Read more: Postgraduate Handbook Graduate Certificate of Ministry (PDF)

Graduate Diploma of Ministry (GradDipMin)
The Timetable of MA units (PDF)

The Graduate Diploma of Ministry requires 32 credit points for graduation. The course duration is one year full time, or up to four years part time.

The course is aimed at broadening and deepening the ministry concepts begun in the first degree in theology or providing opportunities for initial professional and vocational development after the completion of a first degree in theology. As such it is a course of study for practitioners who already have some ongoing professional experience or for initial professional development.

Open to persons who hold the College’s BMin; or to persons who are graduates in theology or ministry from a recognised provider considered equivalent to the College’s Bachelor of Theology or Bachelor of Ministry.

Consideration will also be given to other factors such as practical experience, maturity and motivation, and the likelihood of satisfactory completion of the academic requirements of the course.
Read more: Postgraduate Handbook Graduate Diploma of Ministry (PDF)

Master of Arts (Ministry) (MA[Min])
The Timetable of MA units (PDF)

The Master of Arts (Ministry) requires 64 credit points for graduation. The course duration is two years full time, or up to eight years part time.

The course is aimed at broadening and deepening the ministry concepts begun in the first degree in theology or providing opportunities for initial professional and vocational development after the completion of a first degree in theology. As such it is a course of study for practitioners who already have some ongoing professional experience or for initial professional development.

Open as a degree to persons who hold the College’s BMin; or to persons who are graduates in theology or ministry from a recognised provider considered equivalent to the College’s Bachelor of Theology or Bachelor of Ministry.

Consideration will also be given to other factors such as practical experience, maturity and motivation, and the likelihood of satisfactory completion of the academic requirements of the course.
Read more: Postgraduate Handbook Master of Arts (Ministry) (PDF)

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° Distance education may be available at these colleges

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Graduate Certificate of Theology (GradCertTh)
The Timetable of MA units (PDF)

The Graduate Certificate of Theology requires 16 credit points for graduation. The course duration is six months full time, or up to two years part time.

The course is designed to provide graduates in theology, including those who are practitioners in ministry, the opportunity to undertake study at coursework masters level, thus consolidating and enhancing the areas of speciality, or proceeding to new areas of professional and vocational expertise on the foundation of their first degree in theology.

Open to persons who hold the College’s BTh; or to persons who are graduates in theology or ministry from a recognised provider considered equivalent to the College’s Bachelor of Theology or Bachelor of Ministry.

Consideration will also be given to other factors such as practical experience, maturity and motivation, and the likelihood of satisfactory completion of the academic requirements of the course.
Read more: Postgraduate Handbook Graduate Certificate of Theology (PDF)

Graduate Diploma of Theology (GradDipTh)
The Timetable of MA units (PDF)

The Graduate Diploma of Theology requires 32 credit points for graduation. The course duration is one year full time, or up to four years part time.

The course is designed to provide graduates in theology, including those who are practitioners in ministry, the opportunity to undertake study at coursework masters level, thus consolidating and enhancing the areas of speciality, or proceeding to new areas of professional and vocational expertise on the foundation of their first degree in theology.

Open to persons who hold the College’s BTh; or to persons who are graduates in theology or ministry from a recognised provider considered equivalent to the College’s Bachelor of Theology or Bachelor of Ministry.

Consideration will also be given to other factors such as practical experience, maturity and motivation, and the likelihood of satisfactory completion of the academic requirements of the course.
Read more: Postgraduate Handbook Graduate Diploma of Theology (PDF)

Master of Arts (Theology) (MA[Th])
The Timetable of MA units (PDF)

The Master of Arts (Theology) requires 64 credit points for graduation. The course duration is two years full time, or up to eight years part time.

The course is designed to provide graduates in theology, including those who are practitioners in ministry, the opportunity to undertake study at coursework masters level, thus consolidating and enhancing the areas of speciality, or proceeding to new areas of professional and vocational expertise on the foundation of their first degree in theology.

Open as a degree to persons who hold the College’s BTh; or to persons who are graduates in theology or ministry from a recognised provider considered equivalent to the College’s Bachelor of Theology or Bachelor of Ministry.

Consideration will also be given to other factors such as practical experience, maturity and motivation, and the likelihood of satisfactory completion of the academic requirements of the course.
Read more: Postgraduate Handbook Master of Arts (Theology) (PDF)

Available at:

° Distance education may be available at these colleges

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