Bachelor of Theology

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Admission is open to students who are qualified for admission to university study in the state of Victoria (e.g. who have successfully completed Year 12 at a secondary school). Students who do not meet this requirement and are over the age of 21 years (as at January 1 for semester 1 entry, or July 1 for semester 2 entry) may apply for Probationary entry. Probationary status ceases when the student has completed 8 units successfully. Students who fail a unit while still Probationary may be prohibited from further study.

First year study for BTheol students at the UFT is comprised of units in Old Testament, New Testament, Church History and Systematic Theology, together with units in Philosophy, Pastoral Studies, Greek or Hebrew as appropriate. View available units here.

Requirements for the BTheol are set out in the MCD regulation for the degree, available on the MCD website. Students are advised to read this regulation and the accompanying prospectus. The BTheol regulation was significantly revised in 2009 to strengthen the degree. Forms to aid course planning are available from the UFT website or the UFT office, one for pre-2009 students, another for enrolments from 2009.

BTheol students must complete 360 points of study (24 units at 15 points per unit). These are distributed across four areas of study: Field A (Humanities), Field B (Biblical Studies), Field C (Christian Thought and History) and Field D (Theology: Mission and Ministry). Each Field is made up of several disciplines. Sequences of majors and sub-majors are built up within disciplines, however, not within Fields (hence a student cannot take a major in 'Field D' but takes a major within Liturgy or Pastoral Studies, disciplines within Field D).

For students who enrol after 1 January 2009, the BTheol must include three sub-majors, including sub-majors in Biblical Studies and Systematic Theology (in Field C). Two of these sub-majors must then be developed into majors. A major consists of 90 points (six units) taken progressively over three levels, and a sub-major consists of 60 points (four units) taken progressively over two levels. A planner is available here.

Students may normally defer their studies in the BTheol for no longer than two years (continuous or cumulative). Permission for further deferral must be sought from the MCD through the UFT Dean.