Bachelor of Theology - New Structure - Catholic Theological College

Bachelor of Theology - New Structure

The Bachelor of Theology degree is the main undergraduate degree at CTC in which the majority of our students are enrolled. It gives the student a comprehensive grounding in theology and its related disciplines of study.

A new structure for the BTheol is being introduced in 2009.

Students enrolled prior to 2009 may:continue under the old structure, which remains in effect until 2017;

or

transfer to the new structure.

The BTheol gives the student a comprehensive grounding in theology and its related disciplines of study. It requires three years’ fulltime study (or equivalent part time) and consists of units of study from humanities, biblical studies, Christian thought and history, and moral and pastoral theology.

Admission to the degree

normal entry (VCE or equivalent)
or
probationary entry for mature age students (21 years or over)

Aims and Objectives

The Bachelor of Theology course undertaken at Catholic Theological College will enable students to:

become familiar with the Catholic tradition and its contemporary expression in Australia;
respond to and appreciate other Christian traditions and other faiths;
develop a mature understanding of the Scriptures, history, traditions and beliefs of their own and other expressions of the Christian faith;
apply a mature evaluation to contemporary theologies and spiritualities;
express a reasoned appreciation of the Christian faith and articulate a reasoned application of it to contemporary issues.

Course Structure

The pass degree consists of 360 credit points (24 standard 15-credit-point units, or equivalent non-standard units):
Three sub-major sequences:

Biblical Studies (including minor sequences in each Testament)
Systematic Theology, and
One discipline in Theology: Mission and Ministry (Field D)
or one discipline in Humanities (Field A)

Two of these must articulate to major sequences

Two minor sequences in

Church History and

Any one discipline

60 points from one or more disciplines

At least 60 points must be included from Theology: Mission and Ministry (Field D)

A major unit sequence consists of 90 points in the same discipline over all three levels including at least 30 points at level 3 and no more than 30 points at level 1.

A sub-major unit sequence consists of 60 points in the same discipline including at least 30 points at level 2.

A minor unit sequence consists of 30 points in the same discipline.

The disciplines for the degree are:

Field A: Humanities
Biblical Languages
History
Languages ancient and modern
Philosophy
Religious Studies

Field B: Biblical Studies
Biblical Studies
Old Testament
New Testament

Field C: Christian Thought and History
Church History
Systematic Theology

Field D: Theology: Mission and Ministry
Canon Law
Ecumenical Studies
Liturgy
Missiology
Moral Theology
Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies
Religious Education
Spirituality

Full details of the regulation governing the Bachelor of Theology are available from the MCD website: www.mcd.edu.au.

Articulation

Bachelor of Theology (Honours)
Graduate Diploma in Theology
Specialised Graduate Diplomas
Master of Theological Studies
Graduate Diploma in Ministry