Master of Divinity

The Master of Divinity will prepare you to preach and teach the bible, lead in ministry, evangelise, plant a church, and take part in the wider debates of the church and society. This course is the graduate-level training generally required for Anglican ordination and ensures a systematic progression through the key study areas, building solid understanding and providing training in a wide range of ministry skills. It provides academic rigour, theological depth and a wide range of options for developing your ministry skills. It can be combined with the Graduate Diploma of Divinity to create a four-year program.

Students build a broad framework in their first year, and then develop depth, learn critical thinking skills, key principles and tools for interpreting the Bible and developing their theological thinking. Biblical language studies are a compulsory part of this course. In the equivalent final year of study a compulsory capstone experience or project must be completed.

Discipline Knowledge and Understanding

1. Demonstrate up-to-date extended knowledge and understanding of ‘Divinity’, including the spiritual and ethical implications

2. Discuss the essential research principles and methods used in Divinity

Inquiry and Analysis

3. Utilize, and reflect upon prior knowledge and experience, and use and reflect critically on, current knowledge, ideas and practice in Divinity in inquiry based learning

Problem Solving and Integration

4. Integrate and synthesize extended learning and knowledge from a wide range of sources and contexts in the investigation of problems and issues in Divinity scholarship and practice

Research

5. Plan and execute a research project or capstone experience by asking questions and identifying problems and using appropriate Divinity research principles and methods

Communication

6. Present extended Divinity knowledge, ideas and principles to, and engage with, specialist as well as non-specialist audiences using a variety of formats

Teamwork and Professional Practice

7. As leader and in groups, apply extended understanding of Divinity in formal ministry contexts and the wider community

Engagement With the World

8. Bring enhanced professional and vocational capacity to engagement with the challenges of contemporary Christianity, society and the wider world

Continuous Learning and Professional Development

9. Demonstrate readiness for research at a higher level in capacity for wide reading, analytical rigour and independent thinking

Academic Qualifications:

• a completed 3 year non-theological bachelor degree or equivalent

Language Qualifications for NESB:

• IELTS 7.0 overall with a minimum of 7.0 in reading and writing, and 6.5 in listening and speaking OR
• 10 years in Australia with English being the language primarily spoken both at home and work

2024 domestic tuition fees are $2,784 for undergraduate units and $2,976 for graduate units.
2025 domestic tuition fees are $2,853 for undergraduate units and $3,162 for graduate units.

Current postgraduate research course (HDR) fees can be viewed on our fees page.

For more information about tuition fees including overseas student tuition fees, FEE-HELP, and payment information, view tuition fees.

• Master of Divinity/Graduate Diploma of Divinity
• Master of Theological Studies
• Master of Theology (Research)
• Doctor of Ministry
• Doctor of Philosophy

• Associate Degree of Theology
• Graduate Certificate of Divinity
• Graduate Diploma of Divinity