Entry Requirements:
A three-year bachelor award or equivalent in any discipline.

Duration:
6 months full-time or 18 months part-time.

Mode:
Full-time, part-time.

Structure:
36 credit points (4 course units)


English Proficiency:
Applicants whose entry qualifications were obtained in an institution where English is not the language of instruction normally require a minimum IELTS (or equivalent) score of 7.0 in all bands of the test.

POSTGRADUATE PROFILE AND RATIONALE

The Graduate Certificate in Arts course is designed for those who hold a teriary qualification in a non-theological discipline, who wish to pursue a graduate qualification in theology, and who are seeking skills in theological studies to enhance their professional work.

OUTCOMES

On completion a student should be able to:

Knowledge

• display a foundational understanding of central issues in the subject areas of Biblical Studies and Theology
• be familiar with the basic primary and secondary literature of the specified theological discipline
• display an initial appreciation of the contribution of theological disciplines to understanding life experience and Church issues
• be able to respond in a theological maner to life experiences and Church issues

ASSESSMENT

Graduate students are expected to give evidence of a breadth of research and a depth of understanding beyond that of an undergraduate student. In particular, their work should manifest the higher order skills of:

• Analysis - the ability to break down what is presented into its component parts and indicate the relationship between those parts;
• Synthesis - the ability to re-assemble those component parts into a new whole;
• Evaluation - the ability to think critically and originally, making judgments based on relevant principles.

ARTICULATION TO OTHER AWARDS

Students are eligible to articulate to the Graduate Diploma of Arts or the Master of Arts, on completion of which students are required to surrender their Graduate Certificate in Theological Studies.