Master of Ministry

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Course Description
The Master of Ministry gives you the best possible preparation if you want 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. It offers you 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. With an emphasis on ministry, the Bible, history, theology and ministry topics are all covered. There is no requirement to take biblical languages. In the final year a compulsory capstone experience or project must be completed.

Course Details 

Duration	3 years full-time equivalent OR Part-time (maximum 9 years)
Mode	On-campus, Online, Multi-mode
Timing	Full-time or Part-time Semester or Intensive or Extensive Classes Day or Evening Classes
Course Level	Australian Qualifications Framework Level 9
Unit Level	Delivered at Levels 8-9
Early exit points	Graduate Certificate of Divinity Graduate Diploma of Divinity
Graduates may complete further study in	Master of Theological Studies Research Degrees including the Doctor of Ministry
Admission Requirements	Academic Qualifications: Completed three 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.
Fee Help	Eligible for FEE-HELP and Centrelink allowances
Credit Points	288 (24 subjects each worth 12 credit points) including at least 96 credit points at Level 9

Course Structure
The Master of Ministry has 24 subjects, each worth 12 credit points (unless stated otherwise). The course has 12 core subjects, four Biblical Set Book units (48 credit points), four Ministry and Practice Electives (48 credit points), and four additional electives (48 credit points).

Core subjects (144 credit points):

• OT001-812 Old Testament Foundations
• OT002-812 Old Testament Prophets and Writings
• NT001-812 Jesus and the Gospels and NT002-812 Early New Testament Church [online]
• NT003-812 New Testament Overview and BB002-812 Biblical Theology and Interpretation [campus]
• CH005-812 The Emergence of Christianity

• CH010-812 Reformation Church History
  OR
  CH011-812 History of Evangelicalism

• Formation Program:
  • EM063-806 Introduction to Personal Evangelism* [online]
  • EM064-806 Ministry Foundations * [online]
  •  Guided Spiritual Formation (PC156, PC155, PC157, PC158) (each worth 3 credit points, in the above order)*
  • EM071-806 Public Christianity for a Post-Christian World [on campus]
  • EM072-806 Promoting the Gospel [on campus]

  *The formation program is strongly encouraged for all students enrolled in two+ year courses. On-campus students enrol in two out of three of EM071-806 Public Christianity for a Post-Christian World, EM072-806 Promoting the Gospel, and PC156-803/PC155-803 to complete their spiritual formation program; online students complete all four GSF units and EM064-806 Ministry Foundations and EM063-806 Introduction to Personal Evangelism.

Other Requirements: (144 credit points)

• 48 credit points of Theology
• 12 credit points of Evangelism and Missiology (EM)
• 36 credit points of Biblical Set Books (at least 12 credit points in both OT and NT)
• 48 credit points in Ministry and Practice (DE, EM, PC) across at least two fields of study
• 12 credit point capstone experience** OR a Research Project (minor – 12 credit points; major – 24 credit points or 36 credit points)***

**Your capstone experience must be based on one of the approved Ministry and Practice capstone units available in the semester in which you enrol in your capstone; a research project can be in any field of study.

***Students who enrol in a major project must first complete AS001-912 Research Methods.

Additional Requirements: 

• Remaining subjects are electives

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This is a course of the Australian College of Theology.