BTheol/BPhil
Credit points
320
Minimum duration
4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
- Ballarat
- Brisbane
- Canberra
- Melbourne
- North Sydney
- Strathfield
Note:
Sydney (North Sydney)*, NSW
Sydney (Strathfield), NSW
Students will undertake units at both the Strathfield and North Sydney Campuses
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, or equivalent:
| State | Prerequisites |
|---|
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 degrees, a student must complete 320 cp consisting of:
- 20 cp from Specified units (Part A);
- 80 cp from Major in either Biblical Studies or Christian Thought (Part B);
- 40 cp from Minor in either Biblical Studies or Christian Thought (in alternative discipline to b.) (Part C);
- 80 cp from Major in Philosophy with a minimum 20 credit points at 300 level (Part D);
- 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part E);
- 10 cp from Community Engagement Unit (Part F);
- 70 cp from Electives (Part G):
- 40 cp from Minor and 30 cp from Electives
In the total of 320 cp, no more than 100 cp may be selected from 100-level units.
Students will be advised by the Course Coordinator in all aspects of progress through the course.
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.
A student who has completed 160 cp in Philosophy units may exit with the Associate Degree in Philosophy.
A student who has completed 160 cp in Theology units, including THBS100 Introduction to the Bible and THCT100 What Christians Believe, may exit with the Associate Degree 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 or 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 1 of the following:
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 exactly 70 credit points from the following:
- ANLGAncient Languages40 CP
- BIBGBiblical Languages40 CP
- CHPRChristian Practice40 CP
- SRLGStudy of Religions40 CP
- PHIL100Philosophy: the Big Questions10 CP
- PHIL102Theories of Human Nature10 CP
- PHIL104Introduction to Ethics10 CP
- PHIL107Philosophy of World Religions10 CP
- PHIL200Contemporary Moral Problems10 CP
- PHIL201Issues in Bioethics10 CP
- PHIL202Justice, Authority and Human Rights10 CP
- PHIL204Knowledge, Rationality and Scepticism10 CP
- PHIL205Mind, Body and Consciousness10 CP
- PHIL206Problems in Metaphysics10 CP
- PHIL208God, Religion and Evil10 CP
- PHIL209Philosophy Film and the Arts10 CP
- PHIL210Language, Meaning and Truth10 CP
- PHIL213Postmodern European Philosophy10 CP
- PHIL214Medieval Philosophy10 CP
- PHIL215Early Modern Philosophy10 CP
- PHIL219Basic Symbolic Logic10 CP
- PHIL220Special Study in Philosophy10 CP
- PHIL224Ancient Greek Philosophy10 CP
- PHIL225The Ground and Nature of Rights10 CP
- PHIL320Ethics, Justice and the Good Society10 CP
- PHIL321History of Philosophy Seminar10 CP
- PHIL322Metaphysics and Epistemology Seminar10 CP
- PHIL324Human Rights: Contemporary Moral Issues10 CP
- 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
- THEL209Study Tour in Theology20 CP
Dependent on the topic and with the permission of the Course Coordinator, this unit may be undertaken as part of the discipline areas listed above.
- THEL300Theology Special Study 110 CP
Dependent on the topic and with the permission of the Course Coordinator, this unit may be undertaken as part of the discipline areas listed above.
- THEL301Theology Special Study 210 CP
Dependent on the topic and with the permission of the Course Coordinator, this unit may be undertaken as part of the discipline areas listed above.
- THEL302Theology Special Study 310 CP
Dependent on the topic and with the permission of the Course Coordinator, this unit may be undertaken as part of the discipline areas listed above.
- THEL303Theology Special Study 410 CP
Dependent on the topic and with the permission of the Course Coordinator, this unit may be undertaken as part of the discipline areas listed above.
40 cp from Minor and 30 cp from Electives.
Bachelor of Arts Units
For the Schedule of Unit offerings in the Bachelor of Arts refer to the Bachelor of Arts Course Rules.
