Graduate Certificate of Theological Research Supervision

The Graduate Certificate of Theological Research Supervision provides a nationally recognised qualification for theological teaching faculty to be equipped with the skills necessary to develop a specialisation in research supervision or become primary research supervisors and/or research administrators. This course provides practical, up-to-date supervision strategies, builds an understanding of research standards and best practices, and supports participants in guiding research students successfully through their studies. The course also encourages strong research and writing habits, helping to grow a vibrant academic culture, while fostering a sense of responsibility and care in supervising others.

This is a course of the Australian University of Theology. Further information including the course rationale can be found on the AUT course page.

Graduates of the Graduate Certificate of Theological Research Supervision will be able to:

Discipline Knowledge and Understanding
1. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the pedagogy of theological research supervision including the legal, ethical, structural, interpersonal and emotional dimensions of the supervisory relationship.

Inquiry and Analysis
2. Interpret supervisory relationships and theological research cultures through a variety of relational style grids or cultural constellations.

Problem Solving and Integration
3. Develop contextualised principles and policies of supervisory support that reflect an ethos informed by Christian values.
4. Develop contextually grounded insights to devise ongoing logistical responses through theology research-based investigation of supervisory practice.

Communication
5. Design theological research and theory-based reports, articles and discussion papers for the benefit of institutions, peers and the wider higher education community in theological supervisory practice.

Teamwork and Professional Practice
6. Facilitate the operation of the range of cohorts and committees required for delivery of effective support of theological research in the light of differing government regulations and best practice theological research.

Engagement with the World
7. Enable theological researchers to experience supervision that will facilitate entry to national and international communities of research and practice across disciplines.

Continuous Learning and Professional Development
8. Catalyse progressive, personal and organizational development in the delivery of theological research supervision through engagement with current scholarship and research across the international community of educators.

Academic Qualifications:

• Completion of a Research Masters or Research Doctorate. Admission may be granted by the AUT Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) on a case-by-case basis to applicants who hold a Coursework Doctorate; and
  Applicants must demonstrate employment in a higher education institution for the purpose of supervising research degree candidates in the disciplines of Theology and/or Religious Studies
• Language Requirements:
• IELTS 7.0 overall with a minimum of 7.0 in reading and writing, and 6.5 in listening and speaking OR
• the applicant has been resident in Australia for ten (10) or more years, with English being the language primarily spoken either at home or at work (or both).
• For further information, please refer to the University’s English Language Proficiency Policy, here.

• Graduate Diploma of Divinity
• Master of Theological Studies