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:


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 2022 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:

  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 (in alternative discipline to b.) (Part C);
  4. 80 cp from Major in Philosophy with a minimum 20 credit points at 300 level (Part D);
  5. 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part E);
  6. 10 cp from Community Engagement Unit (Part F);
  7. 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.

Part A : Specified Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
THCP105Prayer and Liturgy10
CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
PHIL100Philosophy: the Big Questions10
OR
THEL100Biblical Hebrew A10
OR
THEL101New Testament Greek A10

Part B : Major in either Biblical Studies or Christian Thought

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
BIBLBiblical Studies80
CHTHChristian Thought80

Part C : Minor in either Biblical Studies or Christian Thought

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
BIBLBiblical Studies40
CHTHChristian Thought40

Part D : Major in Philosophy

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
PHILPhilosophy80

Part E : Core Curriculum Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

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


Part F : Community Engagement Unit

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
THCP304Christian Community Engagement10

Required as part of the Core Curriculum

Part G : Electives

Complete exactly 70 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
ANLGAncient Languages40
BIBGBiblical Languages40
CHPRChristian Practice40
SRLGStudy of Religions40
PHIL100Philosophy: the Big Questions10
PHIL102Theories of Human Nature10
PHIL104Introduction to Ethics10
PHIL107Philosophy of World Religions10
PHIL200Contemporary Moral Problems10
PHIL201Issues in Bioethics10
PHIL202Justice, Authority and Human Rights10
PHIL204Knowledge, Rationality and Scepticism10
PHIL205Mind, Body and Consciousness10
PHIL206Problems in Metaphysics10
PHIL208God, Religion and Evil10
PHIL209Philosophy Film and the Arts10
PHIL210Language, Meaning and Truth10
PHIL213Postmodern European Philosophy10
PHIL214Medieval Philosophy10
PHIL215Early Modern Philosophy10
PHIL219Basic Symbolic Logic10
PHIL220Special Study in Philosophy10
PHIL224Ancient Greek Philosophy10
PHIL320Ethics, Justice and the Good Society10
PHIL321History of Philosophy Seminar10
PHIL322Metaphysics and Epistemology Seminar10
THBS211Psalms and Old Testament Wisdom Literature10
THBS212Jewish Society and Literature (516 BCE to 200 CE)10
THBS304Archaeology and the Bible10
THBS305Bible Lands Field Trip20
THEL100Biblical Hebrew A10
THEL101New Testament Greek A10
THEL103Christianity Established: From Sect to Society10
THEL207Biblical Hebrew B10
THEL208New Testament Greek B10
THEL214Cults, Gods and Religion in Ancient Rome10
THEL215All Roads Lead to: Mapping Laudato Si' and UN Sustainable Development Goals10
THCT215Defining Moments in Church History10
THCT308Contemporary Issues in Moral Theology10
THCT309The Spirit in Word and Life10
THCT310Australian Catholics: History and Identity10
THCT311The Christian Vision of Being Human10
THCT312Ecumenism: the Quest for Christian Unity10
THCT313Patristics: the Early Church Fathers10
THEL209Study Tour in Theology20Dependent 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 110Dependent 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 210Dependent 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 310Dependent 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 410Dependent 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.

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