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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

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

International students 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 completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:

StatePrerequisites

New South Wales

Assumed knowledge: Nil

Queensland

Prerequisites: English (Units 3 & 4, C)

Victoria

Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2023 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry 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. 70 cp from Electives (Part F)*, OR
  7. 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.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

  • BIBLBiblical Studies80 CP
  • CHTHChristian Thought80 CP

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

  • BIBLBiblical Studies40 CP
  • CHTHChristian Thought40 CP

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • UNCC100Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society10 CP
  • PHCC102Being Human10 CP
  • PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
  • UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10 CP
  • PHCC320The Just Society10 CP


Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • THCP304Christian Community Engagement10 CP

Required as part of the Core Curriculum

Complete 30 to 70 credit points from the following:

  • THBS211Psalms and Old Testament Wisdom Literature10 CP
  • THBS212Jewish Society and Literature (516 BCE to 200 CE)10 CP
  • THBS304Archaeology and the Bible10 CP
  • THBS305Bible Lands Field Trip20 CP
  • THEL100Biblical Hebrew A10 CP
  • THEL101New Testament Greek A10 CP
  • THEL103Christianity Established: From Sect to Society10 CP
  • THEL207Biblical Hebrew B10 CP
  • THEL208New Testament Greek B10 CP
  • THEL214Cults, Gods and Religion in Ancient Rome10 CP
  • THEL215All Roads Lead to: Mapping Laudato Si' and UN Sustainable Development Goals10 CP
  • THCT215Defining Moments in Church History10 CP
  • THCT308Contemporary Issues in Moral Theology10 CP
  • THCT309The Spirit in Word and Life10 CP
  • THCT310Australian Catholics: History and Identity10 CP
  • THCT311The Christian Vision of Being Human10 CP
  • THCT312Ecumenism: the Quest for Christian Unity10 CP
  • THCT313Patristics: the Early Church Fathers10 CP
  • PHIL225The Ground and Nature of Rights10 CP
  • PHIL324Human Rights: Contemporary Moral Issues10 CP

Bachelor of Arts Units

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

Complete 0 to 1 of the following:

  • PHILPhilosophy40 CP
  • ANLGAncient Languages40 CP
  • BIBGBiblical Languages40 CP
  • CHPRChristian Practice40 CP
  • SRLGStudy of Religions40 CP

Course map

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Course maps are subject to change. Please check your course map again before you finalise your enrolment.

If you need more information about unit enrolment, please visit Course Enrolment Guides.

Biblical Studies Major - Commencing Semester 1

  • Major - BIBL - Biblical Studies - 100-level unitsTHBS100Introduction to the Bible

    This unit is offered annually.

    10 cp
  • Major - BIBL - Biblical Studies - 100-level unitsTHEL103Christianity Established: From Sect to Society

    This unit is offered annually. (Inc: THCT103)

    10 cp
  • Specified UnitsPHIL100 Philosophy: the Big Questions ORTHEL100 Biblical Hebrew A ORTHEL101 New Testament Greek A

    For PHIL100 - This unit is offered annually.

    For THEL100 - (Inc: THEL202)

    For THEL101 - (Inc: THEL203)

    10 cp
  • Electives Elective10 cp
  • Minor in either Biblical Studies or Christian Thought - CHTH - Christian Thought - 100-level unitsTHCT100What Christians Believe

    This unit is offered annually.

    10 cp
  • Specified UnitsTHCP105Prayer and Liturgy

    This unit is offered annually. All other units are offered on a two-year cycle basis

    10 cp
  • Core Curriculum UnitsCore Curriculum Unit 1See the ACU Core Curriculum page for details 

    This unit is offered annually.

    10 cp
  • Major - BIBL - Biblical Studies - 200-level unitsTHBS220Critical Approaches to the Bible: Interpretation and Exegesis

    This unit is offered annually. (Pre: THBS100)

    10 cp

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

Christian Thought Major - Commencing Semester 1

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

Footnote

This unit is an alternative Core Curriculum Engagement unit which fulfils the requirements of the Core Curriculum.

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