Graduate Diploma
The Graduate Diploma of Theological Studies provides a pathway into theological study, focusing on meaning and spiritual depth in a pluralistic context. It includes foundational training for ministry and offers options to exit with a Graduate Certificate or continue to a Master of Arts.
The Graduate Diploma of Theological Studies from Charles Sturt University offers a graduate admission pathway into theological study for students with an undergraduate degree. It encourages and fosters the search for meaning and spiritual depth in the context of cultural and religious pluralism in contemporary Australia.
This theology degree provides a foundational component of training for ministry and offers you the opportunity to deepen your understanding of the Bible. It comprises eight subjects, four core and four electives. You can choose to exit with a Graduate Certificate in Theological Studies upon completion of four subjects.
This course is part of an articulated program of study. Articulated programs allow you to build on your study to achieve the right level of qualification for you.
Applicants must hold an undergraduate degree from an approved tertiary institution, other than an undergraduate degree in Theology.
Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements apply. Click here to view the specific international course entry requirements.
For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.
You may need to attend an online or on-campus intensive school for certain subjects in this course. These schools usually involve lectures, tutorials and practicals that will give you a deeper understanding of your subject.
Select four (4) subjects from the following:
CodeTitleCredit PointsTHP500Jesus the Christ8 credit ptsTHP501Anglican Foundations8 credit ptsTHP502Being the Church8 credit ptsTHP503Biblical Hebrew 18 credit ptsTHP504Biblical Hebrew 28 credit ptsTHP505Biblical Hebrew 38 credit ptsTHP506Christian Worship8 credit ptsTHP507Christianity in Australian History8 credit ptsTHP508Ecological Theology8 credit ptsTHP509Global Christianity since 17008 credit ptsTHP510God and Humanity8 credit ptsTHP511Homiletics8 credit ptsTHP512Judaism and Early Christianity8 credit ptsTHP513Mission, Evangelism and Apologetics8 credit ptsTHP514New Testament Greek 18 credit ptsTHP515New Testament Greek 28 credit ptsTHP516New Testament Greek 38 credit ptsTHP517Old Testament History and Narrative8 credit ptsTHP518Pastoral Care8 credit ptsTHP519Practical Theology8 credit ptsTHP520Sacramental Theology8 credit ptsTHP521The Diaconate8 credit ptsTHP522The European Reformations8 credit ptsTHP523The Pentateuch8 credit ptsTHP524The Synoptic Gospels8 credit ptsTHP525The Triune God8 credit ptsTHP526Theological Ethics8 credit ptsTHP527World Religions and Christian Theology8 credit ptsTHP528Indigenous Australian Cultures and Spiritualities8 credit ptsTHP529Introduction to Biblical Languages8 credit ptsTHP530Paul and His Letters8 credit ptsTHP531Wisdom and Worship Traditions8 credit ptsTHP532Christian Spirituality8 credit ptsTHP533Medieval Church History8 credit ptsTHP534New Religious Movements and Alternative Spiritualities8 credit ptsTHP536Hebrews and the General Epistles8 credit ptsTHP537The Johannine Literature8 credit ptsTHP538The Prophetic Literature8 credit ptsTHP539Reconciliation: The Theological-Political Nexus in Indigenous Public Policy8 credit ptsTHP540Interfaith Dialogue8 credit ptsTHP541Theology International Study Experience8 credit ptsTHP543Cross Cultural Ministry in Australia8 credit ptsTHP544Christian Ministry8 credit ptsTHL532Doing Theology on Indigenous Australian Countries8 credit pts