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Master of Ministry MMin
Including:
Graduate Diploma of Ministry [exit point only] GradDipMin
CSU’s Master of Ministry aims to assist practising clergy and other church leaders to upgrade their knowledge and skills at an advanced level. The courses includes specialist study in particular fields of ministry, and a research option may also be undertaken.
About the course
The Master of Ministry aims to assist Religious Practitioners and other church leaders to upgrade their knowledge and skills at an advanced level. The course aims to:
- provide opportunities for professional development at the Masters level in the field of professional ministry
- engender a higher order of critical, creative, scholarly, sound and informed investigation of the profession
- engender the application of advanced knowledge of a specialist body of theoretical and applied topics to a specialised field of professional ministry
- engender creativity and flexibility in the application of knowledge and skills to new situations
- engender the ability to solve complex problems and think rigorously and independently
- enable students through critical analysis, systematic, practical and professional application to plan and execute a project or a piece of scholarship or research.
Upon completion of the course, graduates will be expected to demonstrate advanced competence in one of the following fields:
- Pastoral Counselling
- Church Leadership and Management
- Institutional Chaplaincy
- Mission and Evangelism
- Ministry Studies
- Ageing and Pastoral Studies
- Christian Education
- Research in Ministry.
Graduation requirements
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.
Students may choose to exit with the award of Graduate Diploma of Ministry after satisfactorily completing 64 points..
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