BTheol/BPhil
Credit points
320
Minimum duration
4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
- Ballarat
- Brisbane
- Canberra
- Melbourne
- North Sydney
- Strathfield
Note:
Sydney (North Sydney)*, NSW
Sydney (Strathfield), NSW
Students will undertake units at both the Strathfield and North Sydney Campuses
EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
Admission requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:
State | Prerequisites |
---|---|
New South Wales | Assumed knowledge: Nil |
Queensland | Prerequisites: English (Units 3 & 4, C) |
Victoria | Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English. |
Disclaimer :The Course entry requirements above are for 2021 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
Definition
A Major consists of 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at 100-level, at least 40 cp at 200-level and at least 20 cp from 300-level
A Minor consists of 40 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at 100-level and at least 20 cp at 200/300-level.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the degrees, a student must complete 320 cp consisting of:
- 20 cp from Specified units (Part A);
- 80 cp from Major in either Biblical Studies or Christian Thought (Part B);
- 40 cp from Minor in either Biblical Studies or Christian Thought (in alternative discipline to b.) (Part C);
- 80 cp from Major in Philosophy with a minimum 20 credit points at 300 level (Part D);
- 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part E);
- 10 cp from Community Engagement Unit (Part F);
- 70 cp from Electives (Part G):
- 40 cp from Minor and 30 cp from Electives
In the total of 320 cp, no more than 100 cp may be selected from 100-level units.
Students will be advised by the Course Coordinator in all aspects of progress through the course.
Exit points
A student who has completed 40 cp in Philosophy units may exit with the Non-Award Certificate in Philosophy.
A student who has completed 40 cp in Theology units, including THBS100 Introduction to the Bible and THCT100 What Christians Believe, may exit with the Non-Award Certificate in Theology.
A student who has completed 80 cp in Philosophy units may exit with the Diploma in Philosophy.
A student who has completed 80 cp in Theology units, including THBS100 Introduction to the Bible and THCT100 What Christians Believe, may exit with the Diploma in Theology.
A student who has completed 160 cp in Philosophy units may exit with the Associate Degree in Philosophy.
A student who has completed 160 cp in Theology units, including THBS100 Introduction to the Bible and THCT100 What Christians Believe, may exit with the Associate Degree in Theology
Progression requirements
Unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator, a student must have completed at least 40 cp in 100-level units before undertaking 200-level or 300-level units.
Part A : Specified Units
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
THCP105 | Prayer and Liturgy | 10 |
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
PHIL100 | Philosophy: the Big Questions | 10 | OR |
THEL100 | Biblical Hebrew A | 10 | OR |
THEL101 | New Testament Greek A | 10 |
Part B : Major in either Biblical Studies or Christian Thought
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
BIBL | Biblical Studies | 80 | |
CHTH | Christian Thought | 80 |
Part C : Minor in either Biblical Studies or Christian Thought
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
BIBL | Biblical Studies | 40 | |
CHTH | Christian Thought | 40 |
Part D : Major in Philosophy
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
PHIL | Philosophy | 80 |
Part E : Core Curriculum Units
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
UNCC100 | Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society | 10 | OR |
PHCC102 | Being Human | 10 | OR |
PHCC104 | Ethics and the Good Life | 10 |
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
UNCC300 | Justice and Change in a Global World | 10 | OR |
PHCC320 | The Just Society | 10 |
Part F : Community Engagement Unit
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
THCP304 | Christian Community Engagement | 10 |
Required as part of the Core Curriculum
Part G : Electives
Complete exactly 70 credit points from the following:
Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
ANLG | Ancient Languages | 40 | |
BIBG | Biblical Languages | 40 | |
CHPR | Christian Practice | 40 | |
SRLG | Study of Religions | 40 | |
PHIL100 | Philosophy: the Big Questions | 10 | |
PHIL102 | Theories of Human Nature | 10 | |
PHIL104 | Introduction to Ethics | 10 | |
PHIL107 | Philosophy of World Religions | 10 | |
PHIL200 | Contemporary Moral Problems | 10 | |
PHIL201 | Issues in Bioethics | 10 | |
PHIL202 | Justice, Authority and Human Rights | 10 | |
PHIL204 | Knowledge, Rationality and Scepticism | 10 | |
PHIL205 | Mind, Body and Consciousness | 10 | |
PHIL206 | Problems in Metaphysics | 10 | |
PHIL208 | God, Religion and Evil | 10 | |
PHIL209 | Philosophy Film and the Arts | 10 | |
PHIL210 | Language, Meaning and Truth | 10 | |
PHIL213 | Postmodern European Philosophy | 10 | |
PHIL214 | Medieval Philosophy | 10 | |
PHIL215 | Early Modern Philosophy | 10 | |
PHIL219 | Basic Symbolic Logic | 10 | |
PHIL220 | Special Study in Philosophy | 10 | |
PHIL224 | Ancient Greek Philosophy | 10 | |
PHIL320 | Ethics, Justice and the Good Society | 10 | |
PHIL321 | History of Philosophy Seminar | 10 | |
PHIL322 | Metaphysics and Epistemology Seminar | 10 | |
THBS211 | Psalms and Old Testament Wisdom Literature | 10 | |
THBS212 | Jewish Society and Literature (516 BCE to 200 CE) | 10 | |
THBS304 | Archaeology and the Bible | 10 | |
THBS305 | Bible Lands Field Trip | 20 | |
THEL100 | Biblical Hebrew A | 10 | |
THEL101 | New Testament Greek A | 10 | |
THEL103 | Christianity Established: From Sect to Society | 10 | |
THEL207 | Biblical Hebrew B | 10 | |
THEL208 | New Testament Greek B | 10 | |
THCT215 | Defining Moments in Church History | 10 | |
THCT308 | Contemporary Issues in Moral Theology | 10 | |
THCT309 | The Spirit in Word and Life | 10 | |
THCT310 | Australian Catholics: History and Identity | 10 | |
THCT311 | The Christian Vision of Being Human | 10 | |
THCT312 | Ecumenism: the Quest for Christian Unity | 10 | |
THCT313 | Patristics: the Early Church Fathers | 10 | |
THEL209 | Study Tour in Theology | 20 | Dependent on the topic and with the permission of the Course Coordinator, this unit may be undertaken as part of the discipline areas listed above. |
THEL300 | Theology Special Study 1 | 10 | Dependent on the topic and with the permission of the Course Coordinator, this unit may be undertaken as part of the discipline areas listed above. |
THEL301 | Theology Special Study 2 | 10 | Dependent on the topic and with the permission of the Course Coordinator, this unit may be undertaken as part of the discipline areas listed above. |
THEL302 | Theology Special Study 3 | 10 | Dependent on the topic and with the permission of the Course Coordinator, this unit may be undertaken as part of the discipline areas listed above. |
THEL303 | Theology Special Study 4 | 10 | Dependent on the topic and with the permission of the Course Coordinator, this unit may be undertaken as part of the discipline areas listed above. |
40 cp from Minor and 30 cp from Electives.
Bachelor of Arts Units
For the Schedule of Unit offerings in the Bachelor of Arts refer to the Bachelor of Arts Course Rules.