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Entry Requirements:
A three-year bachelor of Theology or equivalent in any discipline.
Duration:
1 ½ years full-time or 4 ½ years part-time.
Mode:
Full-time, part-time.
Structure:
108 credit points (12 course units)
The MA has nested within it the Graduate Certificate in Arts and the Graduate Diploma of Arts:
- GradCertArts requires 36 credit points
- GradDipArts requires an additional 36 credit points
MA requires an additional 36 credit points giving a total of 108 credit points
The course may be taken with or without a specialisation.
A specialisation in the MA comprises of 54 credit points in a Discipline with atleast two units at 500 level.
Exit Point:
Graduate Certificate in Arts (36 credit points); Graduate Diploma of Arts (72 credit points)
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 Master of Arts course is designed for those who hold a tertiary 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 students should be able to:
Knowledge
- display a solid understanding over a number of issues in the specified theological discipline
- be able to evaluate critically the contributions of primary and secondary literature in the specified theological discipline
- display a deep appreciation of the contribution of the specified theological discipline to understanding life experience and Church issues
- be able to respond critically in light of the specified theological discipline to life experiences and Church issues
ASSESSMENT
Masters 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 MA(Hons) provided they have achieved the MA with a grade point average of 2.8 or better and including the Research Essay at distinction level. The MA is itself an exit point within the Master of Divinity program.
An MA with a particular specialisation can be considered an entry point into the MTh on the following conditions:
- The specialisation in the MTh must be the same as the specialisation undertaken in the MA;
- In order to undertake coursework units listed on the schedule of course units for the Master of Theology, the student must have met the pre-requisites for those coursework units.
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