Graduate Diploma of Divinity

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  • 1
    Year Full Time
  • 96
    Credit Points
  • Payments Centrelink Approved
    Course code: GDDIV20
  • 4
    Max Years Part Time
  • Online Course
  • Overseas Students

Rationale

  • Introduces graduate students to the sources and content of the Christian story and message at an advanced level, and provides training which combines articulation of this story and message with their application and practice in the contemporary world.
  • The course will be based on the disciplines by which knowledge of God is developed and articulated in the fields of:
    • Bible & Languages (LA, OT, NT, BB)
    • Christian Thought & History (TH, CH, PE)
  • Through elective units students can:
    • Develop understanding in the Bible and Christian Thought & History
    • Develop particular ministry skills in the three areas of the field of Ministry & Practice (EM, PC, DM)

Course Structure

96 credit points over 1 year (F/T)

Primary Course Discipline
  • 24cps from the following units:
    • OT001-712, OT002-712, OT003-712, BB001-712, BB002-712, BB003-712, NT001-712, NT002-712, NT003-712
  • 12cps from CH / TH / PE units at level 7 or above
Credit Electives
  • 60cps elective units from any unit field

Units in this course are completed at Level 7 and above, including at least 36cps at Level 8 or above.

Admission Requirements

Academic Qualifications: Completed 3 year bachelor degree or equivalent

Language Qualifications for NESB: IELTS 7.0 overall with a minimum of 7.0 in reading and writing, and 6.5 in listening and speaking OR 10 years in Australia with English being the language primarily spoken both at home and work

Overseas Students

This course is registered on CRICOS and is available to overseas students.

Learning Outcomes

Discipline Knowledge and Understanding

1. Demonstrate up-to-date advanced knowledge and understanding of selected fields of ‘Divinity’

2. Examine the biblical, theological and ministry foundations of Divinity

Inquiry and Analysis

3. Collect, analyse, evaluate and synthesize advanced Divinity scholarship in inquiry-based learning

Problem Solving and Integration

4. Construct evidence-based perspectives on advanced Divinity issues by using recognized source materials and scholarly literature, evaluating alternative explanations and drawing reasoned conclusions

Communication

5. Present advanced Divinity ideas, knowledge and principles to, and engage with, specialist and non-specialist audiences using a variety of formats

Teamwork and Professional Practice

6. As leader and in groups, apply advanced understanding of Divinity in formal ministry contexts and the wider community

Engagement With the World

7. Bring developing professional and vocational capacity to engagement with the challenges of contemporary Christianity, society and the wider world

Continuous Learning and Professional Development

8. Demonstrate a capacity for independent reflection and learning to sustain personal and professional development in Christian ministry

Fees

$9,600 per semester for full-time (48cp) domestic students (2020 course fees and credit points).

For more information about tuition fees, FEE-HELP, and student payments, view tuition fees.

Course Rules

  • Maximum concurrent enrolment load: 60 cps

Graduate Attributes

  • Ability to interpret and critically evaluate the biblical deposit, especially those books which have played a crucial role in the development of the Christian tradition, with a comprehensive knowledge of their original context and their major themes and ideas,
  • Comprehensive and critical understanding of and ability to exegete biblical texts in their original language(s),
  • Comprehensive and critical understanding of the major theological tenets of the Christian faith which underpin any coherent theological world view and philosophy of ministry,
  • Skills in at least one area of pastoral ministry,
  • Comprehensive and critical understanding of the historical conditions under which theological worldviews have developed and are being shaped today,
  • Openness to the tradition of published scholarship and the diversity of viewpoints which characterise that scholarship in the various fields of the discipline of theology as essential to understanding and respecting the discipline and as an integral part of the preparation for communicating the Christian tradition and contributing to the on-going enterprise of the community of scholars in the articulation and actualisation of the Christian faith.

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