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GradCertArts(Th)
40
credit points
Duration
6 months full-time or equivalent
part-time
Available
at Ballarat Campus Vic (Aquinas)
Brisbane
Campus Qld (McAuley at Banyo)
Canberra
Campus ACT (Signadou)
Melbourne
Campus Vic (St Patrick's)
Strathfield
Campus NSW (Mount Saint Mary)
This
course provides a concentration of units in Theology for students wishing
to pursue their personal and professional interest in the area. The Graduate
Certificate In Arts (Theology) serves as a prerequisite for the Master
of Arts (Theology) for those students who lack theological studies at
a postgraduate level.
The
course aims to introduce students to some of the principal subject areas
of contemporary Catholic theology, in the context of ecumenical and inter-faith
dialogue.
Mode
of Offering
On-campus
and on-line.
Students may study individual units according to their availability in
any mixture of modes through the following campuses: Ballarat (Aquinas),
Brisbane (McAuley at Banyo), Canberra (Signadou), Melbourne (St Patrick's)
and Strathfield (Mount St Mary).
Admission
Requirements
Applicants should have a three-year degree or diploma in any field from
a recognised tertiary provider.
Admission
Application should be made on the Direct Entry Application Form available
on the ACU National website, http://www.acu.edu.au/forms.cfm
or from the Student Centre. Direct Entry Application Forms, together with
any supporting documentation, should be submitted to the ACU National
Admissions Section.
Course Structure
Requirements
for Completion of Award
Completion of 40 credit points (all units having a value of 10cp each)
from 2 core units and 2 elective units as below, all of which are taken
from the foundation units for the Master of Arts (Theology) course.
Unit
Offerings
Unit
offerings will vary subject to student demand and lecturer availability.
Elective
units will vary between campuses and from year to year.
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Core Units
THEO502
Biblical Studies
THEO558 Foundations
of Christian Faith
Elective Units (2 required)
THEO501
Approaching World Religions
THEO507 Christian
Morality
THEO514 Christian
Life and Thought to 590CE
THEO528 Foundations
in Liturgy
THEO542 Theology
of Church
THEO543 Theology
of Sacraments
THEO555 Jesus
the Christ
THEO556 Theology
of the Human Person
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Professional
Recognition
Professional
recognition may differ between dioceses. Teacher applicants are advised
to contact the Catholic or State Education Office in the area in which
they teach to ascertain the status of the course.
Students who wish to proceed to further study upon completion of the Graduate
Certificate are eligible to enter the Master of Arts (Theology) course.
If they do not wish to proceed to the full Master's degree (8 units),
it is possible to exit from the Master's course with a Graduate Diploma
in Arts (Theology) after completing four units from this degree course.
Teacher graduates of these two awards may be able to seek four-year trained
teacher status with an employer. Applicants are advised to discuss these
possibilities with their local Catholic or State Education Office.
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