Master of Divinity

The MDiv is intended to help prepare men and women for a wide variety of full time ministries in the church and community. It can be completed in three years of full time study or up to nine years part-time. The entrance requirement is a degree in a disciple other than theology. If needed, the required IELTS scores are 6.5 overall with 6.5 in Reading and Writing and no score below 6.0. A limited number of subjects are available at night.

The MDiv requires the completion of 24 semester-length subjects, including:

(i) compulsory subjects:

• New Testament Greek or Biblical Hebrew (each language counts as two subjects)
• Formative Old Testament Traditions
• From Israel to Judea
• Content and Setting of the Gospel Traditions
• Early New Testament Church
• The Church to 1550
• The Church from 1550 to Modern Times

(ii) at least three subjects chosen from:

• TH (Theology),
• CH (Church History) and/or
• PE (Philosophy and Ethics)
  

of which at least three will be from:

• The Doctrine of God and Work of Christ,
• The Knowledge of God,
• The Doctrines of Grace and Eschatology, or
• Church, Sacraments and Ministry

(iii) at least two Old Testament and two New Testament exegesis subjects including at least two in Greek or Hebrew

(iv) six MDiv subjects in classes consisting of MDiv/GradDip students only (some students may be allowed to attempt MA subjects instead) or four subjects taught under those conditions plus one MDiv Research Project (equivalent to two subjects). The Research Project is required by students who wish to use their MDiv as a pathway to postgraduate research study.

(v) at least two subjects in the fields of EM (Evangelism and Mission), PC (Pastoral and Church Focussed Ministry) and DM (Developmental Ministry)

The range of MDiv subjects includes:

Old Testament

• OT501 Formative Old Testament Traditions
  
• OT502 From Israel to Judea
  
• OT620 The Pentateuch
  
• OT630 The Pentateuch (Hebrew)
  
• OT622 Eighth Century Prophets
  
• OT632 Eighth Century Prophets (Hebrew)
  
• OT624 Wisdom Literature
  
• OT634 Wisdom Literature (Hebrew)
  
• OT626 The Psalter
  
• OT636 The Psalter (Hebrew)
  

New Testament

• NT501 Content and Setting of the Gospel Traditions
  
• NT502 Early New Testament Church
  
• NT620 The Synoptic Gospels
  
• NT630 The Synoptic Gospels (Greek)
  
• NT621 Paul and Corinthian Christianity
  
• NT631 Paul and Corinthian Christianity (Greek)
  
• NT624 The Fourth Gospel
  
• NT634 The Fourth Gospel (Greek)
  
• NT625 Pauline Theology and Romans
  
• NT635 Pauline Theology and Romans (Greek)
  

Languages

• LA003 Biblical Hebrew
  
• LA004 New Testament Greek
  

Church History

• CH501 The Church to 1550
  
• CH502 The Church from 1550 to Modern Times
  
• CH621 The Continental Reformation
  
• CH622 Reformation in Britain
  

Theology

• TH601 Knowledge of God
  
• TH602 The Doctrine of God and Work of Christ
  
• TH603 The Doctrines of Grace and Eschatalogy
  
• TH604 Church, Sacraments and Ministry
  

Pastoral and Church Focussed Ministries

• PC501 Ministry Formation
  
• PC515 Christian Worship
  
• PC527 Patterns of Spiritual Formation
  
• PC602 Foundations of Pastoral Care
  
• PC603 Pastoral Skills and Methods
  
• PC605 Foundations of Christian Counselling
  
• PC606 Applied Christian Counselling
  
• PC611 Preaching in the Christian Tradition
  
• PC616 Denominational Distinctives (Baptist)
  
• PC629 Contemporary Trends in Spirituality
  
• PC636 Clinical Pastoral Education
  
• PC641 Principles of Homiletics
  
• PC643 Pastoral Care Field Education
  
• PC649 Supervised Experience Based Learning
  

Evangelism and Mission

• EM505 Theology of Mission
  
• EM508 Cross Cultural Communication
  
• EM524 Evangelism Principles
  
• EM609 Cultural Anthropology
  
• EM611 Mission in the Urban Context
  
• EM625 Applied Evangelism
  
• EM626 Church Planting
  
• EM627 Church Dynamics and Growth
  
• EM640 Cross Cultural Field Education
  

Philosophy and Ethics

• PE501 Introduction to Christian Ethics
  
• PE602 Theological Ethics
  
• PE603 Christian Social Ethics
  
• PE617 Church in Australian Society
  
• PE620 Christian Apologetics
  
• PE625 Philosophy and Religion
  

Developmental Ministry

• DM510 Foundations for Youth Ministry
  
• DM520 Introduction to Children’s Ministry
  
• DM604 Christian Education in Practice
  
• DM611 Youth in the Churches
  
• DM612 Youth: Context, Development and Learning
  
• DM613 Ministry with Non-Church Youth
  
• DM621 Issues in Children’s Ministry
  
• DM641 Youth Ministry Field Education
  
• DM630 Australian Families and the Church
  
• DM642 Children’s Ministry Field Education
  

Project

• **690 Project in any of the above fields

For subject descriptions please see the Australian College of Theology website www.actheology.edu.au.

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