Admission Requirements

Academic Qualifications:

• Completed 3 year bachelor degree or equivalent

• Alternative admission to the Graduate Certificate of Divinity on individual application to the University Registrar including 5 years’ ministry or relevant industry experience (paid or unpaid); and written support of a referee who holds a relevant Masters degree from the University or equivalent; and successful completion of a previous qualification at AQF Level 5 or above; and being at least 25 years of age. Requirements for demonstration of academic suitability is determined at the discretion of the University Registrar, who will only admit applicants on a case by case basis who in the University Registrar’s belief are likely to be successful in Level 8 units. The principles considered in assessing an application under this clause include:

• accommodating student diversity by including the under-representation and/or disadvantage experienced by identified groups and creating equivalent opportunities for academic success regardless of students’ backgrounds; and

• specific consideration for the recruitment, admission, participation and completion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; and

• ensuring that admitted students have the academic preparation needed to participate in their intended study, and no known limitations that would be expected to impede their progression and completion.

On successful completion of the Graduate Certificate of Divinity under this admission pathway, students can articulate to other postgraduate courses which normally would have required the completion of a bachelor degree for admission.

Language requirements: 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. See English Language Proficiency Policy.

Articulation Options

• GDDIV20

• MDIV20

• MICS20

• MMIN20

• MML20

• MTS20

Overseas Students

This course is not available to overseas students at Youthworks College. See here for more information on other available locations.

Learning Outcomes

Discipline Knowledge and Understanding

1. Demonstrate a wider range of knowledge of ‘Ministry’ as an academic discipline than Diploma Graduates with particular attention to at least one area of ‘Ministry and Practice’

2. Draw on the key biblical and theological foundations of Ministry

3. Appreciate the key theological, spiritual and ethical implications of Ministry knowledge and understanding

Inquiry and Analysis

4. Collect, summarize, and analyse information from a wider range of biblical, theological and social scientific sources and scholarship in inquiry based learning

Problem Solving and Integration

5. Construct evidence-based perspectives and responses to key Ministry issues by using a wider range of source materials and methods

Communication

6. Present key Ministry ideas, knowledge and principles to, and engage with, different audiences using a variety of formats

Teamwork and Professional Practice

7. Under supervision, apply key Ministry understanding in formal ministry contexts and the wider community

Engagement With the World

8. Engage with the key challenges of contemporary Christianity, society and the wider world

Continuous Learning and Professional Development

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

Course Rules

• Maximum concurrent enrolment load: 60cps

COURSE FEES