Bachelor of Theology

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Course Description
The 3-year Bachelor of Theology degree will give you a thorough grounding in the Bible, church history, Christian theology, and practical ministry, with a strong emphasis on Bible and theology subjects.

Graduates will be qualified to teach, preach and provide leadership in ministry and pastoral care. The Bachelor of Theology can be extended to a 4-year combined Bachelor of Ministry/Bachelor of Theology 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 Theology Advanced Diploma of Theology Associate Degree of Theology
Graduates may complete further study in	Bachelor of Theology (Honours) Bachelor of Theology/Bachelor of Ministry 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 Theology 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)
  OR
  PC155-PC158 Guided Spiritual Formation (four x 3 credit points subjects; 12 credit points in total over four semesters) [PC155-PC158 online; PC155 & PC156 on-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

• 24 credit points of Language units (Biblical Greek or Hebrew)
• 24 credit points additional Biblical exegesis subjects
• 12 credit points of Christian Thought and History (CH, TH, PE) or Bible and Languages (LA, BB, OT, NT)

Electives

• 48 credit points of electives from any field of study

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This is a course of the Australian College of Theology.