Graduate Diploma of Divinity: 1 Yr
Graduate Diploma of Divinity (1yr full time)
Keen to be better equipped to serve God in your church, workplace, home? Then why not join us for ten months at QTC through the GradDipDiv?!
The Graduate Diploma of Divinity (GradDipDiv) is a one year full-time course (or part-time equivalent) open to people who have already successfully completed a Bachelor's degree in any discipline other than theology. It is a good option for two kinds of people:
Firstly, it is aimed at Christians who would like to pursue some theological training to help them to better serve as volunteers or part-time paid workers in their local church, or in other ministries. It is also intended that the GradDipDiv would help Christians to be better taught and trained witnesses and workers for Christ in their existing areas of work and other responsibilities in the world.
Secondly, the GradDipDiv would be suitable for those who believe that they ought to undertake theological training but who are as yet unsure as to whether it is appropriate and possible for them to complete a three or four year theological degree. Students who are commencing the GradDipDiv and considering the possibility of continuing beyond their first year into the 3-year MDiv (or four year MDiv/GradDipDiv) should ensure that they include Introduction to New Testament Greek (8 credit points) as an elective in their course.
For those undertaking the GradDipDiv at QTC, the course structure involves completing a minimum of 32 credit points as follows:
- Two subjects which survey the New Testament documents: NT301 & NT302 (8 cps)
- Two subjects which survey the Old Testament documents: OT301 & OT302 (8 cps)
- One subject designed to introduce students to the history and main theological developments of the critical early church period (pre-451AD): CH305 (4 cps)
- One subject, The Cross & the Clash of Cultures, which considers the social and cultural context of the New Testament, with a view to seeing how the message of the Cross relates to and challenges the prevailing assumptions of Jesus' world - and our own (4 cps)
- A minimum of two further elective subjects (8 cps) chosen from the list of subjects for the MDiv. Prospective students should discuss their choice of electives with a member of the faculty prior to enrolment. Those undertaking the course full-time in one year may enrol in a maximum of four electives (16 cps), which would involve studying five subjects per Semester, and ten for the year.