Master of Ageing and Pastoral Studies Articulated Set

includes:

Master of Ageing and Pastoral Studies
Graduate Diploma of Ageing and Pastoral Studies
Graduate Certificate in Ageing and Pastoral Studies [Exit Point Only]

Awards

The course includes the following awards:

Graduate Certificate in Ageing and Pastoral Studies GradCertAgeing&PastStud

Graduate Diploma of Ageing and Pastoral Studies GradDipAgeing&PastStud

Master of Ageing and Pastoral Studies MAgeing&PastStud

Availability

Graduate Diploma of Ageing and Pastoral Studies (1601AP)

On Campus - Canberra
Online - Canberra

Master of Ageing and Pastoral Studies (1717PS)

Online - Canberra

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

Normal Course Duration

Course duration referenced below is the effective time taken to complete a course when studied full time (full time equivalent duration). At Charles Sturt the standard calendar refers to 32 points a session over a 2 session calendar year. The Actual Duration is the time taken to complete the course following the prescribed enrolment pattern. A course's actual duration can be affected by the session calendar (number of sessions undertaken per year) and/or mode (full time, part time or mixed) and credit packages which may have been granted unpon admission. Therefore, depending on the prescribed enrolment pattern, mode, calendar utilised and credit awarded a course may take less time or more time to complete than the duration noted as full time equivalent years. Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern to determine the actual duration of study.

Master of Ageing and Pastoral Studies

Full-time: 1.5 years (or part-time equivalent)

Graduate Diploma of Ageing and Pastoral Studies

Full-time: 1.0 year (or part-time equivalent)

Graduate Certificate in Ageing and Pastoral Studies [Exit Point Only]

Full-time: 0.5 years (or part-time equivalent)

Admission Criteria

CSU Admission Policy

Master of Ageing and Pastoral Studies

Applicants for the Master of Ageing and Pastoral Studies must meet the following admission requirements:


* Successful completion of an undergraduate degree in either Theology, Social Work, Psychology, or equivalent; or
* Successful completion of the CSU Graduate Diploma of Ageing and Pastoral Studies, or equivalent.

English Language Proficiency
Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements. Refer to http://futurestudents.csu.edu.au/apply/english-language for the specific requirements. 

Graduate Diploma of Ageing and Pastoral Studies

Applicants for the Graduate Diploma of Ageing and Pastoral Studies must meet the following Admission Requirements:
*          Successful completion of an undergraduate degree (or AQF equivalent)  in either Theology, Social Work, Psychology, or equivalent;
OR
*          Successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Ageing and Pastoral Studies, or an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) equivalent.

English Language Proficiency
Standard English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements. Refer to http://futurestudents.csu.edu.au/apply/english-language for the specific requirements. 

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

Master of Ageing and Pastoral Studies

Applicants who have successfully completed the Graduate Diploma of Ageing and Pastoral Studies will receive 64 credit points towards the Master of Ageing and Pastoral Studies.

Graduate Diploma of Ageing and Pastoral Studies

Applicants who have successfully completed the Graduate Certificate in Ageing and Pastoral Studies will receive 32 credit points towards the Graduate Diploma of Ageing and Pastoral Studies.

Graduate Certificate in Ageing and Pastoral Studies [Exit Point Only]

No special arrangements apply.

Articulation

The Master, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate [Exit Point Only] make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.

Graduation Requirement

Master of Ageing and Pastoral Studies

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.

Graduate Diploma of Ageing and Pastoral Studies

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Graduate Certificate in Ageing and Pastoral Studies [Exit Point Only]

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.

Course Structure

Subjects have a value of 8 points unless otherwise stated.

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN AGEING AND PASTORAL STUDIES (32 points) [Exit point only]
Students may exit from the Graduate Diploma / Master of Ageing and Pastoral Studies upon completion of the three core subjects and one restricted elective as detailed below:

Core subjects
THL445 Foundations for Pastoral and Spiritual Care of Older People
THL446 Pastoral and Spiritual Care of Older People
THL451 Theological and Ethical Issues for People in Later Life

PLUS

Restricted elective
GER402 Ageing Bodies, Ageing Minds OR WEL424 Loss, Grief and Palliative Care for Older People

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF AGEING AND PASTORAL STUDIES (64 points)
To graduate with the Graduate Diploma of Ageing and Pastoral Studies, students must complete 64 points made up of 5 core subjects and 3 restricted electives, as detailed below:

Core subjects (40 points)
THL445 Foundations for Pastoral and Spiritual Care of Older People
THL446 Pastoral and Spiritual Care of Older People
THL451 Theological and Ethical Issues for People in Later Life
GER402 Ageing Bodies, Ageing Minds
WEL424 Loss, Grief and Palliative Care for Older People

Restricted electives (choose 3 subjects)
THL400 Pastoral Counselling Skills
THL435 Applied Pastoral Theology
THL444 Pastoral and Spiritual Care in Residential and Community Aged Care Settings
THL521 Theological Ethics for the Helping Professions
THL530 Social Research Methods for Pastoral Studies
THL564 Mental Health Challenges for Pastoral and Spiritual Care
THL566 Pastoral Practice in Ageing: Politics, Policy and Principles

MASTER OF AGEING AND PASTORAL STUDIES (96 points)
To graduate with the Master of Ageing and Pastoral Studies, students must complete 96 points. Students who select the Professional Practice stream complete 7 core subjects plus 4 restricted electives. Students who select the Research stream complete 7 core subjects plus 2 restricted electives.

All students complete the following 6 core subjects:

Core subjects (48 points)
THL445 Foundations for Pastoral and Spiritual Care of Older People
THL446 Pastoral and Spiritual Care of Older People
THL451 Theological and Ethical Issues for People in Later Life
GER402 Ageing Bodies, Ageing Minds
WEL424 Loss, Grief and Palliative Care for Older People
THL530 Social Research Methods for Pastoral Studies

PLUS one of the following streams:

Professional Practice stream (48 points)

Core subject
THL560 Issues in Ageing: Project (16 points) (to be completed at the end of the students study in the program)

Restricted electives (choose 4 subjects / 32 points with at least 2 subjects at Level 5)
THL400 Pastoral Counselling Skills
THL435 Applied Pastoral Theology
THL444 Pastoral and Spiritual Care in Residential and Community Aged Care Settings
MIN403 Christian Chaplaincy in Context
THL521 Theological Ethics for the Helping Professions
THL564 Mental Health Challenges for Pastoral and Spiritual Care
THL566 Pastoral Practice in Ageing: Politics, Policy and Principles

Research stream (48 points)

Core subject
THL660 Masters Dissertation in Ageing and Pastoral Studies (32 points) (to be completed at the end of the students study in the program)

Restricted electives (choose 16 points from this list)
THL400 Pastoral Counselling Skills
THL435 Applied Pastoral Theology
THL444 Pastoral and Spiritual Care in Residential and Community Aged Care Settings
MIN403 Christian Chaplaincy in Context
THL521 Theological Ethics for the Helping Professions
THL564 Mental Health Challenges for Pastoral and Spiritual Care
THL566 Pastoral Practice in Ageing: Politics, Policy and Principles

Enrolment Pattern

Graduate Certificate in Ageing and Pastoral Studies [Exit point only]

Year 1 - Session 1

THL445 Foundations for Pastoral and Spiritual Care of Older People
THL451 Theological and Ethical Issues for People in Later Life

Year 1 - Session 2
THL446 Pastoral and Spiritual Care of Older People
GER402 Ageing Bodies, Ageing Minds

Graduate Diploma of Ageing and Pastoral Studies

Year 1 - Session 1
THL445 Foundations for Pastoral and Spiritual Care of Older People
THL451 Theological and Ethical Issues for People in Later Life

Year 1 - Session 2
THL446 Pastoral and Spiritual Care of Older People
GER402 Ageing Bodies, Ageing Minds

Year 2 - Session 1
WEL424 Loss, Grief and Palliative Care for Older People
1 x Restricted elective

Year 2 - Session 2
2 x Restricted electives

Master of Ageing and Pastoral Studies

Year 1 - Session 1
THL445 Foundations for Pastoral and Spiritual Care of Older People
THL451 Theological and Ethical Issues for People in Later Life

Year 1 - Session 2
THL446 Pastoral and Spiritual Care of Older People
GER402 Ageing Bodies, Ageing Minds

Year 2 - Session 1
WEL424 Loss, Grief and Palliative Care for Older People
THL530 Social Research Methods for Pastoral Studies

Year 2 - Session 2
2 x Restricted electives

Year 3 - Session 1
Either
2 x Restricted electives
or
THL660 Masters Dissertation in Ageing and Pastoral Studies (32 points) (commence)

Year 3 - Session 2
Either
THL560 Issues in Ageing: Project (16 points)
or
THL660 Masters Dissertation in Ageing and Pastoral Studies (32 points) (complete)

Residential School

Please note that the following subjects may contain a Residential School component. Further details of Residential School requirements are located via the subject page

MIN403 Christian Chaplaincy in Context
THL400 Pastoral Counselling Skills
THL435 Applied Pastoral Theology
THL521 Theological Ethics for the Helping Professions

Enrolled students can find further information about CSU Residential Schools via at About Residential School

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2021. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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