Master of Intercultural Studies

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  • 2
    Years Full Time
  • 192
    Credit Points
  • Payments Centrelink Approved
  • 8
    Max Years Part Time
  • Online Course
  • Overseas Students

Rationale

The Master of Intercultural Studies is designed to provide graduates in Theology and/or Ministry an opportunity to undertake specialized study at coursework Masters level in intercultural studies with a view to:

  • broadening and deepening intercultural ministry concepts and practice;
  • enabling Christians who are currently engaged in some form of ministry across cultures to reflect on that ministry in the light of biblical and current missiological perspectives and issues.

The course will include an introduction to the research principles and methods applicable to the specialized study of missiology.

Course Structure

192 credit points over 2 years (F/T)

Common Core

48cps Level 7 units:

  • 24cps from the following units: OT001-712, OT002-712, OT003-712, BB001-712, BB002-712, BB003-712, NT001-712, NT002-712, NT003-712
  • 12cps in CH / TH units at Level 7
  • 12cps units at Level 7 from BB / OT / NT / TH / CH
Primary Course Discipline

Level 8-9 units:

  • 12cps Contextualisation of Theology and Ministry Practice
  • 12cps The Gospel, Cultural Anthropology and Ethnographic Models
  • 12cps Making Disciples Across Cultures
  • 12cps Resilience and Spiritual Formation in Cross Cultural Ministry
  • 48cps from the following:
    • Developing Leaders Across Cultures
    • Ministry in Culturally Diverse Teams
    • Church Planting Across Cultures
    • Christian Ministry in Islamic Contexts
    • Transformational Development
    • Effective Christian Education Across Cultures
    • Research Methods (with a focus on intercultural studies)
  • Masters capstone unit with a focus on intercultural studies, Intercultural Studies project or advanced independent reading unit:
    • 12cps Level 9 Project in Intercultural Studies (EM200-912); or
    • 24cps Level 9 Project in Intercultural Studies (EM200-924); or
    • 36cps Level 9 Project in Intercultural Studies (EM200-936); or
    • a 12cps capstone experience unit focussing on intercultural studies (EM205-912); or
    • a 12cps advanced independent reading unit in intercultural studies (EM201-912)
Credit Electives

Level 7-9 electives:

  • Between 12-36 cps elective units.

Units in this course are completed at Level 7 and above, including no more than 60cps Level 7, and including at least 36cps at Level 9.

  • Graduates of an ACT BMin or BTh or equivalent are eligible to receive advanced standing for up to 60cps of Level 7 units in the course based on units completed in their previous degree, with the remainder of the course to be completed at Level 8-9.
  • Graduates of an AQF level 8 or 9 award in Ministry or Theology are eligible to receive advanced standing for up to 96cps of Level 7 and Level 8 units in the course based on units completed in their previous degree, with the remainder of the course to be completed at Level 8-9.

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

Articulation Options

  • DMIN20
  • PHD20
  • THD20
  • MTS20
  • MTH20

Exit Options

  • GCDIV20
  • GDDIV20

Learning Outcomes

Discipline Knowledge and Understanding

  1. Demonstrate up-to-date specialised knowledge and understanding of intercultural ministry concepts and practice
  2. Discuss the research principles and methods used in the discipline of Missiology

Inquiry and Analysis

  1. Utilise and reflect upon prior knowledge and experience, and use and reflect critically on current specialised missiological knowledge, ideas and practice

Problem Solving and Integration

  1. Integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a wide range of sources and contexts in the investigation of specialised problems and issues arising in intercultural ministry

Research

  1. Plan and execute a research project or capstone experience by asking questions and identifying problems related to intercultural ministry and using appropriate Missiology research principles and methods

Communication

  1. Present specialised Missiology ideas, knowledge and principles in relation to intercultural ministry practice to, and engage with, professional as well as nonprofessional audiences using a variety of formats

Teamwork and Professional Practice

  1. As a leader and in groups, apply specialised missiological understanding to intercultural ministry contexts and the wider community

Engagement with the World

  1. Bring enhanced professional and vocational capacity to engage with the challenges of contemporary global Christianity, society and the wider world

Continuous Learning and Development

  1. Demonstrate readiness for research at a higher level in capacity for wide reading, analytical rigor and independent thinking

Fees

$10,080 per semester for full-time (48cp) domestic students (2021 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: 60cps
  • There is a pre-requisite for Level 9 units: 48cps Level 8

Graduate Attributes

  • Ability to negotiate successfully the content and demands of a number of units in a specialised field of study in which theological insights are brought to bear upon the graduates ministry context.
  • Demonstration of knowledge and competence of skills in the analysis of texts and ideas, and issues in intercultural ministry.
  • Demonstration of wide reading, intellectual independence, critical thinking and analytic rigour at early postgraduate level such that the potential for research at masters level is emerging.

 

Approved for delivery at

Approval to deliver a course does not guarantee that this course will be available in a given year – please contact a college about current availability.

  • New South Wales

    Chinese Theological College Australia

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  • New South Wales

    Sydney Missionary & Bible College

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