GradDipSpiritDir

Credit points

80

Minimum duration

2 years part-time

Approved locations

  • Online

EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (cp) value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

International applicants 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:

  1. completed a Bachelor degree and;
  2. demonstrated suitability to undertake the course, as evidenced by interview with the Course Coordinator.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2023 Admission.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree of Graduate Diploma in Spiritual Direction, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 80 cp of Specified Units (Part A);


Other requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

Maximum periods

4 years

Progression requirements

Students need to receive a minimum 75% result in both THSP633 - Spiritual Exercises Praxis A and THSP635 - Spiritual Exercises Praxis B as part of the course. Students who are unable to gain this result but have successfully completed other units towards the Graduate Diploma in Spiritual Direction may transfer these units to the Graduate Diploma in Theological Studies or the Master of Theological Studies.

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progression through this course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 80 credit points from the following:

  • THSP509Ignatian Discernment and Decision-Making10 CP
  • THSP520Introduction to Spiritual Direction in the Ignatian Tradition10 CP
  • THSP521Psychological Foundations for Supervision and Spiritual Direction10 CP
  • THSP522Ethics and Professional Practice in Supervision and Spiritual Direction10 CP
  • THSP632Spiritual Exercises Theory A10 CP
  • THSP633Spiritual Exercises Praxis A10 CP
  • THSP634Spiritual Exercises Theory B10 CP
  • THSP635Spiritual Exercises Praxis B10 CP

Course map

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Course maps are subject to change. Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Commencing Semester 1 - Part-time

  • Specified UnitsTHSP520Introduction to Spiritual Direction in the Ignatian Tradition10 cp
  • Specified UnitsTHSP521Psychological Foundations for Supervision and Spiritual Direction

    (Inc: THSP502)

    10 cp
  • Specified UnitsTHSP509Ignatian Discernment and Decision-Making10 cp
  • Specified UnitsTHSP522Ethics and Professional Practice in Supervision and Spiritual Direction10 cp

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit. 

Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

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