Master of Ministry

Graduate Diploma of Ministry [exit point only]

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What is this course about?

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.

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.

Campus

Canberra; Parramatta

Duration

3 years

CRICOS code

064849K (Canberra)
042758F (Parramatta)

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..