Bachelor of Theology

BTheol

Credit points

240

Minimum duration

3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

• Ballarat
• Brisbane
• Canberra
• Melbourne
• North Sydney
• Strathfield

Note:

Students will undertake units at both the Strathfield and North Sydney Campuses.

EFTSL value of units :

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

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 degree, a student must complete 240 cp consisting of:

1. 20 cp from Specified Units (Part A);
2. 80 cp from Major in either Biblical Studies or Christian Thought (Part B);
3. 40 cp from Minor in either Biblical Studies or Christian Thought (Part C) in the alternative discipline to b. above;
4. 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part D)
5. 10 cp from Community Engagement Unit (Part E);
6. 
   
7. 70 cp from Electives (Part F)*, OR
8. 40 cp from Minor (Part G) and 30 cp from Electives (Part F) drawn from the Schedule of Unit Offerings listed or drawn from the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Arts.

In the total of 240 cp, no more than 100 cp may be selected from 100-level units.

* Students may take Electives drawn from the Minors in the Schedule of Unit Offerings (listed) or from the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Arts

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.

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 units and 40 cp in 200-level units before undertaking 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

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 : 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 E : 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 F : Electives

Complete 30 to 70 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
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
THEL214	Cults, Gods and Religion in Ancient Rome	10
THEL215	All Roads Lead to: Mapping Laudato Si' and UN Sustainable Development Goals	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

Bachelor of Arts Units

For the Schedule of Unit offerings in the Bachelor of Arts refer to the Bachelor of Arts Course Rules.

Part G : Minors

Complete 0 to 1 of the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
PHIL	Philosophy	40
ANLG	Ancient Languages	40
BIBG	Biblical Languages	40
CHPR	Christian Practice	40
SRLG	Study of Religions	40