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Doctor of Ministry

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+ Award nomenclature

Doctor of Ministry
DMin

+ Course Availability Modes and Locations

Doctor of Ministry (1904DM)
On Campus Uni Wide
Doctor of Ministry (1902DM)
On Campus Uni Wide
Distance Education Uni Wide

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Full-time 3.0 years (6.0 sessions)

  • Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.

    • Admission criteria CSU Admission Policy

    Candidates admitted to the course will:

    1. hold a Class 1 or Class 2 Division 1 Bachelor (Honours) degree in theology or ministry, or a Master degree by coursework in theology or ministry (attained at a course credit point average of 6.00 or better), or a Master degree by research in theology or ministry (Variation to admission requirements based on alternative academic qualifications will be assessed by the Course Coordinator in consultation with the Course Management Committee);
    2. have at least five years of full time (or equivalent) practice in professional ministry or in a cognate area, a significant amount of which should be able to be shown to be current;
    3. meet the University's English language proficiency requirements; and
    4. be able to be assessed for variation to admission requirements based on RPL - this will be assessed by the Course Coordinator in consultation with the Course Management Committee.

    These admission requirements are necessary to ensure that candidates have sufficient academic ability and professional experience to conduct research that leads to advanced, critical reflection on professional practice in the field of Christian Ministry.

    Credit CSU Credit Policy

    32 points of credit will be granted towards the Doctor of Ministry for students who have successfully completed the following subjects within the Charles Sturt University Master of Ministry:

    Graduation requirement

    To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.

    Course structure

    The course consists of four core coursework subjects and a dissertation of 128 points.

    Coursework Subjects

    Up to 32 points credit may be given from the Master of Ministry for the successful completion of MIN540 and MIN541 (equivalent to MIN740 and MIN741 )

    MIN740 Approaches to Enquiry in Ministry (16)
    MIN741 Reflective Practitioner Perspectives in Ministry (16)
    MIN742 Literature Review in Ministry(16)
    MIN743 Research Proposal in Ministry (16)

    Dissertation/Portfolio

    The dissertation subject may not be taken until MIN740 , MIN741 , MIN742 and MIN743 have been successfully completed.

    MIN744 Doctoral Thesis in Ministry FT (128)
    or
    MIN745 Doctoral Thesis in Ministry PT (128)

    Enrolment pattern

    FULL-TIME ENROLMENT PATTERN

    Session 1

    MIN740 Approaches to Enquiry in Ministry (16)
    MIN741 Reflective Practitioner Perspectives in Ministry (16)

    Session 2

    MIN742 Literature Review in Ministry (16)
    MIN743 Research Proposal in Ministry (16)

    Sessions 3 - 6

    MIN744 Doctoral Thesis in Ministry FT (128)

    PART-TIME ENROLMENT PATTERN

    Session 1

    MIN740 Approaches to Enquiry in Ministry (16)

    Session 2

    MIN741 Reflective Practitioner Perspectives in Ministry (16)

    Session 3

    MIN742 Literature Review in Ministry (16)

    Session 4

    MIN743 Research Proposal in Ministry (16)

    Sessions 5 - 12

    MIN745 Doctoral Thesis in Ministry PT (128)

    + Residential School

    Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

    MIN740 Approaches to Enquiry in Ministry
    MIN741 Reflective Practitioner Perspectives in Ministry
    MIN742 Literature Review in Ministry
    MIN743 Research Proposal in Ministry

    Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.

    Contact

    For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au

    The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: February 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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