Bachelor of Ministry

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Course Description

The Bachelor of Ministry will give you a thorough grounding in the Bible, church history, and Christian theology, with a particular emphasis on practical ministry.

Graduates will be qualified to teach, preach and provide leadership in ministry and pastoral care. The Bachelor of Ministry can be extended to a 4-year combined Bachelor of Ministry/Bachelor of Theology degree or an Honours year can be undertaken in preparation for a research degree.

Course Details 

Duration	3 years full-time equivalent OR Part-time (maximum 9 years)
Mode	On-campus, Online, Multi-mode May include intensives, online, on-campus and study tours
Course Level	Australian Qualifications Framework Level 7
Unit Level	Delivered at Levels 5-7
Early exit point	Undergraduate Certificate of Ministry Diploma of Ministry Advanced Diploma of Ministry Associate Degree of Ministry
Graduates may complete further study in	Bachelor of Ministry (Honours) Bachelor of Ministry/Bachelor of Theology combined degree Graduate-level studies
Admission Requirements	ATAR: Completion of Year 12 with an ATAR of 65 or above; OR Previous Qualifications: Successful completion of a qualification at AQF Level 5 or above; OR Demonstrate Academic Suitability for Course: Successful completion of the Ridley Bridging Program or interview. Language Qualifications for NESB: IELTS 6.5 overall with minimum of 6.0 in each subtest 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), including at least 72 credit points at Level 7

Course Structure
The Bachelor of Ministry has 24 subjects, each worth 12 credit points (unless stated otherwise). Units in this course are completed at Level 5 and above, with no more than 144cps at Level 5, and including at least 72cps at Level 7.

Bachelor Degree Core Subjects

• OT001-512 Old Testament Foundations
• OT002-512 Old Testament Prophets and Writings
• NT001-512 Jesus and the Gospels and NT002-512 Early New Testament Church [online]
• NT003-512 New Testament Overview and BB002-512 Biblical Theology and Interpretation [campus]
• CH005-512 Early Church History
• CH010-512 Reformation Church History
  OR
  CH011-512 History of Evangelicalism
• EM063 Introduction to Personal Evangelism and EM064 Ministry Foundations (2 x 6 credit points; run together) [online]
  OR
  PC155-PC158 Guided Spiritual Formation (four x 3 credit points subjects; 12 credit points in total over four semesters) [campus]
• 48 credit points of Theology
• 36 credit points of Biblical Set Books (at least 12 credit points in both OT and NT)
• 12 credit points of Evangelism and Missiology (EM)

Primary Course Discipline

• 48 credit points in Ministry and Practice subjects (PC, DE, EM)

Electives

• 40 credit points of electives from any field of study

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This is a course of the Australian College of Theology.