Diploma of Theology and Diploma of Ministry

The Diplomas are intended as introductions to Christian theology and ministry . They aim to provide a foundation of knowledge and skills appropriate to Christian ministry, but not necessarily of the breadth and depth required for ordination. They are designed particularly for Christians seeking to lay a sound foundation for informed participation in the wider community. They can, however, be taken further into degree-level study.

The courses seek to combine the theological development of basic ministry skills with those of theological reflection and Christian formation.

Students can enrol for either the Diploma of Ministry or the Diploma of Theology. These courses require 2 years of full time study or the equivalent part-time.

Entrance requirements

To be admitted as a student in the Diploma of Theology or Ministry program a person must normally have completed Year 12 in an Australian school system or equivalent, but consideration will be given to other factors. Provisional mature age entry is available for persons over the age of 21 who must pass two subjects in their first year of study.

Fees and fee assistance

For a schedule of fees please click here

Content

• The Diplomas consist of 16 subjects.
• All Diploma students are required to complete six core subjects: two in Old Testament, two in New Testament, one in Church History and one in Theology. Students will also take two exegesis subjects.
• In addition to this, Diploma of Theology students are required complete two exegesis courses, an extra Theology subject, an extra Church History subject and six other electives.
• In addition to the core subjects, Diploma of Ministry students are required to complete four ministry subjects, and four other electives.
• Students ought to discuss their intended program and subject selection with a member of faculty before enrolling in any course.

Subjects Available

Most RTC subjects are available on a two-year rotation. The following chart indicates Diploma subjects taught at the RTC and which year and semester they are scheduled for.

Subject No.	Subject Name	When Taught
		Odd/Even Year	Semester
Old Testament
OT201	Formative OT Traditions	O	1
OT202	From Israel to Judea	O	2
OT205	Genesis, Deuteuronomy, Samuel	O	1
OT206	Pre-exilic Prophets	E	2
New Testament
NT201	Gospel Traditions	E	1
NT202	Early NT Church	E	2
NT205	Luke, John	E	1
NT206	Romans/I Corinthians	O	2
Theology
Th310	Doctrine of God, Christ	E	1
Th311	The Holy Spirit, Grace and Hope	O	1
Philosophy & Ethics
PE211	Ethics and Contemporary Problems	E	2
PE220	Apologetics	O	2
Church History
Ch301	The Church to 1550	All	1
Ch302	1550 to Modern Times	All	2
Evangelism and Missiology
EM202	History of Mission	E	1
EM207	Bib. And Cont. Theology of Mission	O	2
EM213	Mission Area Study	All	Both
EM223	Foundations for Evangelism	E	1
EM240	Cross Cultural Field Education	O	2
EM241	Evangelism Field Education	E	2
Pastoral and Church Focussed Ministry
PC202	Pastoral Care (= Foundations)	E	1
PC203	Pastoral Skills & Methods	O	2
PC210	Personal Life of Those in Ministry	All	Both
PC215	Christian Worship	O	1
PC235	Management and Leadership	O	1
PC243	Pastoral Ministry Field Education	E	2
PC246	Lay Ministry Field Education	E	2
PC249	Supervised Exp. Based Learning (SEBL)	All	Both
RDP21	Principles of Preaching	E	2
Developmental Ministries
DM210	Foundations for Youth Ministry	O	1
DM241	Youth Ministry Field Education	O	2
Languages
LA203a/b	Biblical Hebrew (two semesters)	E	Both
LA204a/b	New Testament Greek (two semesters)	O	Both
Projects
OT290	Project	All	Both
Th390	Project	All	Both
PE290	Project	All	Both
EM290	Project	All	Both
NT290	Project	All	Both