Units of Study

Biblical Studies

The discipline of biblical studies is concerned with the Old and New Testaments as the inspired and normative foundation of the Christian faith. The Bible contains the story of divine revelation in human history. It has also profoundly influenced our culture throughout the ages. When you study biblical texts at CTC, you will examine the meaning and theology of the Bible from a variety of perspectives. You will discover the biblical message in its original historical context, and you will reflect on its significance for modern theology and culture. CTC offers two kinds of biblical units. Foundational units introduces students to the world of the Bible and to modern biblical interpretation. The foundational units are supplemented by more advanced studies of the literature of both Testaments. You can study the prophetic books or the Gospels as well as other types of biblical literature towards awards or for personal development. As a key foundation of theology, the biblical studies programme at CTC enables students to become better equipped at understanding the role of the Bible in every area of theological study.

Christian Spirituality

Christian Spirituality opens up for us the treasures of the Catholic tradition from the earliest times to the present day – including such well-known and popular figures as Hildegard of Bingen, Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross. Spirituality seeks to appreciate how the Spirit enlivens the Christian. The Spirit in-spires the individual, enabling one to become like Christ as a child of God. This inspiration can be experienced in the simplicity of a humble prayer and the profundity of mystical contemplation. The same process of inspiration takes place in the whole body of believers gathered in the liturgical assembly, as we become more like Christ, manifesting to others the fruits of his Spirit – ‘love, joy, peace …’ This is theology as a lived experience. In an age when spirituality is often understood as something eclectic and individualist, unrelated to Church, the study of spirituality at CTC opens some of the great treasures of the Christian tradition. Being able to move freely up and down the Christian centuries, one discovers something of the true freedom of the children of God. Enriched by this tradition, Christian Spirituality is not confined to personal growth, but issues forth in witness and service to others.

Specialised Spirituality Degrees

• Graduate Certificate in Teaching Meditation
• Master of Spirituality

“Footsteps of Faith”: Encountering the Christian Tradition Study Tour

Church History

Christians believe they are called and enlivened by the Spirit of Christ. Church history studies how people have sought to put their Christian belief into practice, and is therefore concerned with spirituality as much as theology. The study of history has greatly shaped the expression of the Catholic teaching, the sacramental life of faith, diverse liturgical traditions and impacted ecclesiastical architecture and the built landscape of countries and cultures. Church historians gather and analyse evidence, so as to understand why people acted as they did, and how these actions have shaped our present. History is thus part of our collective memory and the historians task is to tell the story of faith throughout the ages. Gathering evidence and telling the story of faith is an act of historical imagination. At the opening of the Second Vatican Council in 1962, Pope John XXIII stated that ‘history is the teacher of life’. Thus Church history is an interesting and endlessly fascinating field of study. We meet towering figures such as St Augustine and other great pastors and teachers of the patristic era; St Catherine of Siena, monastic reformers, mystics and missionaries, great popes and influential thinkers such as St John Henry Newman. We explore our rich 2,000 year Christian tradition and examine particular periods such as Byzantium, the development of the Church in Australia and the role of Ecumenical Councils in the life of the Church.
Footsteps of Faith: Encountering the Christian Tradition Study Tour

Humanities

The Humanities play a significant and supportive role in the study of theology. At CTC we focus on those disciplines that directly assist the theological task. Studying the Bible in its original languages of Hebrew and Greek can greatly enrich a student’s understanding of the biblical foundations of theology. Such tasks as reading the text in the language of composition, undertaking textual research, and deciding critically on the most appropriate English version of an expression can be stimulating and enriching. The student comes to a greater appreciation of sacred scripture as the inspired Word of God. The study of Latin enables the student to come to a more confident understanding of significant Church texts, from the works of Church fathers such as Augustine, to the documents of the Second Vatican Council and more recent Church pronouncements.

Liturgical Studies

The whole of Catholic worship is directed to God with, in, and through Jesus Christ, in the unity of the Holy Spirit. At the heart of our worship are the elements of praise and thanksgiving to God for all of God’s gifts and above all for the gift of Jesus Christ who is made present in the liturgy through word and sacrament. The liturgy is, of its very nature, both an encounter with the living God and an expression of the faith of the Church. In other words, what the Church celebrates in the liturgy (lex orandi) is also what it believes (lex credendi). As source and summit of the Church’s life, the liturgy is also the “fount” from which the Church’s power flows. A study of the Church’s liturgical practice and tradition reveals how those who engage in worship are not mere passive spectators but rather active participants in the work of redemption. The whole Church celebrates the liturgy for its own sanctification to the glory of God. Celebrating here on earth the mysteries of Christ, the liturgy is a foretaste of that heavenly liturgy in which we all hope to share. A theology of the liturgy enables students to see that a study of liturgy is not simply an academic or theoretical exercise but rather an opportunity to more fully understand the very nature of the liturgy as actually “doing theology.”

Specialised Degrees
Graduate Certificate in Liturgy

Moral Theology

Moral Theology is the area of theology that explores questions about the implications of Christian faith for our lives. It has been claimed that if theology is ‘faith seeking understanding’, then Moral Theology is ‘faith seeking understanding as a way of life’. To this end the sources of Moral Theology include theological studies in fields such as Sacred Scripture, Christology, Theological Anthropology, Ecclesiology, and the resources of Philosophy. Fundamentally this discipline is concerned with Christian life: ‘our vocation in Christ and our obligation to bring forth fruit in charity for the life of the world’ (Optatam Totius 16). As such it offers students an opportunity to reflect critically on the challenges and obligations of Christian faith in the context of life and ministry.Specific areas studied explored include:

• Moral Conscience and its formation
• Marriage, Family and Human Sexuality
• The Social Teaching of the Church and its implications for our lives as Christians
• Bioethics and Healthcare in the context of the Christian Tradition

Specialised Degree
Graduate Certificate in Ageing

Further Information
Navigating Ageing Project

Pastoral Studies

Pastoral Studies is concerned with applying theological studies to teaching and ministry, and is particularly suited for students who are involved in or preparing for pastoral ministry. Dedicated units assist students to reflect on the psychological and anthropological aspects of ministry. In Religious Education units, students learn the theory of communicating faith, and the stages of faith development in an Australian ecclesial and social context.
Students can also apply for credit towards their studies for supervised pastoral practice in approved units of Clinical Pastoral Education.

Specialist Degrees

• Graduate Diploma in Pastoral Care
• Master of Pastoral Care
• Graduate Certificate in Teaching Religious Education
• Master of Education and Theology

Philosophy

Studying Philosophy will confront you with perennial questions about the human person, the world and God that have fascinated great thinkers for over 3,000 years. From the probing and enquiring mind of Socrates, to the lofty visions of Augustine and Aquinas – from the radical challenge of Descartes and Hume in the Enlightenment, to critique of Nietzsche and the unsettling postmodernism of Heidegger and recent continental thinkers in the last hundred years. The Philosophy program at CTC will introduce you to these figures, and the questions they continue to pose to us. It will enable you to engage in rational enquiry and reflection both on the Christian tradition, and on contemporary issues that confront us in our secular world.

Specialised Degrees

• Advanced Diploma in Philosophy
• Graduate Diploma in Philosophy
• Master of Philosophical Studies

Systematic Theology

Theology has been described as “faith seeking understanding” (St Anselm of Canterbury). Systematic Theology studies the great mysteries of the Christian faith, leading us to an ever-deeper appreciation and understanding of the person of Christ. Building on the solid foundation of Biblical Studies, Systematic Theology holds in creative tension a profound commitment to the Revelation of God made known to us in Christ, a deep sense of the living Tradition we have inherited, and an urgent commitment to proclaim the message of life to the world in which we live. In this way, we seek to understand our faith so that we can share this gift with others and contribute to the “building up of the Body of Christ” (cf., Ephesians 4:12). At Catholic Theological College, students of systematic theology are invited to enter into an exciting journey of discovery as they study the great themes of Christian faith, including: Creation, Revelation, the Trinity, the Incarnation, the Church, the Sacraments, and Eschatology. Along the way, students acquire skills they need to continue the journey with confidence, long after their formal studies are completed.

Biblical Studies

• BS1001C The Biblical World: Texts and Traditions
• BS1002C Interpreting the Bible: Critical Approaches to the Text
• BS3418M Supervised Reading Unit (Biblical Studies)

Old Testament

• BA2100C The Pentateuch
• BA3100C The Pentateuch
• BA2300C The Prophetic Literature
• BA3300C The Prophetic Literature
• BA2330C Book of Isaiah
• BA3330C Book of Isaiah
• BS2400C The Psalms and Wisdom Literature
• BA3400C The Psalms and Wisdom Literature
• BA2502C Hebrew Reading A crosslisted as AL2502C
• BA3502C Hebrew Reading A crosslisted as AL3502C
• BA2503C Hebrew Reading B crosslisted as AL2503C
• BA3503C Hebrew Reading B crosslisted as AL3503C
• BA2705C Study Tour of the Biblical Lands (Old Testament)
• BA3705C Study Tour of the Biblical Lands (Old Testament)
• BA3310C The Prophecy of Jeremiah
• BA3321C Ezekiel: Priest, Prophet, Visionary
• BA3500C Justice, Mercy and Theodicy in the Old Testament
• BS3418M Supervised Reading Unit (Biblical Studies)

New Testament

• BN2120C The Gospel of Matthew
• BN3120C The Gospel of Matthew
• BN2140C The Gospel of Mark
• BN3140C The Gospel of Mark
• BN2160C The Lukan Narrative
• BN3160C The Lukan Narrative
• BN2180C The Gospel of John
• BN3180C The Gospel of John
• BN2200C Letters of Paul
• BN3200C Letters of Paul
• BN2504C Greek Reading: Narratives crosslisted as AL2504C
• BN3504C Greek Reading: Narratives crosslisted as AL3505C
• BN2505C Greek Reading: Epistles crosslisted as AL2505C
• BN3505C Greek Reading: Epistles crosslisted as AL3505C
• BN2705C Study Tour of the Biblical Lands (New Testament)
• BN3705C Study Tour of the Biblical Lands (New Testament)
• BN3210C The Letter to the Romans
• BN3251C Hebrews, Revelation and the Jewish Scriptures
• BS3418M Supervised Reading Unit (Biblical Studies)

Christian Spirituality

• DS1001C Christian Spirituality A: Patristic and Medieval Authors
• DS1002C Christian Spirituality B: Modern Authors
• DS2105C The Theology and the Liturgical Use of Icons crosslisted as CT2105C and DL205C
• DS3105C The Theology and the Liturgical Use of Icons crosslisted as CT3105C and DL3105C
• DS2121C Medieval Mystics crosslisted as CH2121C
• DS3121C Medieval Mystics crosslisted as CH3121C
• DS2141C The English Spiritual Tradition A: The Medieval Period
• DS3141C The English Spiritual Tradition A: The Medieval Period
• DS2142C The English Spiritual Tradition B: The Modern Period
• DS3142C The English Spiritual Tradition B: The Modern Period
• DS2303C Theology and Religious Education through Art crosslisted as CT2303C and DR2303C
• DS3303C Theology and Religious Education through Art crosslisted as CT3303C and DR3303C
• DS2603C Aquinas to Eckhart: The Dominican Intellectual and Spiritual Tradition of the 13^th and 14^th Centuries crosslisted as CT2603C
• DS3603C Aquinas to Eckhart: The Dominican Intellectual and Spiritual Tradition of the 13^th and 14^th Centuries crosslisted as CT3603C
• DS2604C Encounters with The Dominican Intellectual and Spiritual Tradition: 20^th and Early 21^st Centuries crosslisted as CT2604C
• DS3604C Encounters with The Dominican Intellectual and Spiritual Tradition: 20^th and Early 21^st Centuries crosslisted as CT3604C
• DS2610C Applied Meditation crosslisted as DP2610C
• DS3610C Applied Meditation crosslisted as DP3610C
• DS2708C Footsteps of Faith: Encountering the Christian Tradition A crosslisted as CH2708C
• DS3708C Footsteps of Faith: Encountering the Christian Tradition A crosslisted as CH3708C
• DS2709C Footsteps of Faith: Encountering the Christian Tradition B crosslisted as CH2709C
• DS3709C Footsteps of Faith: Encountering the Christian Tradition B crosslisted as CH3709C
• DS3164C The Philosophy and Relevance of Ancient Christian Asceticism crosslisted as AP3164C
• DS3304C Reimagining Creation and Incarnation through Art crosslisted as DR3304C
• DS3418M Supervised Reading Unit (Spirituality)

Church History

• CH1001C Introduction to Church History: The Early Church, Middle Ages, Renaissance
• CH1002C Introduction to Church History: Reformation, Asia, and Modern
• CH2015C The World of the Church Fathers: History, Theology, Spirituality crosslisted as CT2015C
• CH3015C The World of the Church Fathers: History, Theology, Spirituality crosslisted as CH3015C
• CH2101C Byzantium
• CH3101C Byzantium
• CH2121C Medieval Mystics crosslisted as DS2121C
• CH3121C Medieval Mystics crosslisted as DS3121C
• CH2140C The Reformation in the British Isles
• CH3140C The Reformation in the British Isles
• CH2162C The Papacy in the Modern World 1565-1958
• CH3162C The Papacy in the Modern World 1565-1958
• CH2163C Newman and the Nineteenth-Century Church
• CH3163C Newman and the Nineteenth-Century Church
• CH2180C The Spirit of Trent and the Mystery of Vatican II
• CH3180C The Spirit of Trent and the Mystery of Vatican II
• CH2183C Ecumenical, Universal and General: The History and Impact of Church Councils
• CH3183C Ecumenical, Universal and General: The History and Impact of Church Councils
• CH2202C Two Centuries of Catholic Experience in Australia
• CH3202C Two Centuries of Catholic Experience in Australia
• CH2708C Footsteps of Faith: Encountering the Christian Tradition A crosslisted as DS2708C
• CH3708C Footsteps of Faith: Encountering the Christian Tradition A crosslisted as DS3708C
• CH2709C Footsteps of Faith: Encountering the Christian Tradition B crosslisted as DS2709C
• CH3709C Footsteps of Faith: Encountering the Christian Tradition B crosslisted as DS3709C
• CH3851C The Practice of History A
• CH3852C The Practice of History B
• CH3418M Supervised Reading Unit (Church History)

Humanities

• AL1101C Hebrew A
• AL1102C Hebrew B
• AL2502C Hebrew Reading A crosslisted as BA2502C
• AL3502C Hebrew Reading A crosslisted as BA3502C
• AL2503C Hebrew Reading B crosslisted as BA2503C
• AL3503C Hebrew Reading B crosslisted as BA3503C
• AL1201C New Testament Greek A
• AL1202C New Testament Greek B
• AL2504C Greek Reading: Narratives crosslisted as BA2504C
• AL3504C Greek Reading: Narratives crosslisted as BA3504C
• AL2505C Greek Reading: Epistles crosslisted as BA2505C
• AL3505C Greek Reading: Epistles crosslisted as BA3505C
• AL1301C Introductory Ecclesiastical Latin A
• AL1302C Introductory Ecclesiastical Latin B
• AL3418M Supervised Reading Unit (Biblical Languages)

Liturgical Studies

• DL1000C Introduction to Liturgy
• DL2104C Liturgical Leadership in a Ministry Context crosslisted as CT2104C
• DL3104C Liturgical Leadership in a Ministry Context crosslisted as CT3104C
• DS2105C The Theology and Liturgical Use of Icons crosslisted as CT2105C and DS2105C
• DL3105C The Theology and Liturgical Use of Icons crosslisted as CT3105Cand DS3105C
• DL2111C The Sacramental Theology of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) crosslisted as CT2111C
• DL3111C The Sacramental Theology of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) crosslisted as CT3111C
• DL2121C Eucharist and Anointing crosslisted as CT2121C
• DL3121C Eucharist and Anointing crosslisted as CT3121C
• DL2131C Baptism, Confirmation and Penance crosslisted as CT2131C
• DL3131C Baptism, Confirmation and Penance crosslisted as CT3131C
• DL2141C Marriage and Orders crosslisted as CT2141C
• DL3141C Marriage and Orders crosslisted as CT3141C
• DL2606C Liturgical Rites and Music
• DL3606C Liturgical Rites and Music
• DL3006C Homiletics: Theory and Practice crosslisted as DP3006C
• DA3418M Supervised Reading Unit (Mission and Ministry)

Moral Theology

• DC3001C Canon Law A
• DC3002C Canon Law B
• DT2000C Fundamental Moral Theology
• DT2020C Human Sexuality
• DT3020C Human Sexuality
• DT2040C The Virtue of Justice and Catholic Social Teaching
• DT3040C The Virtue of Justice and Catholic Social Teaching
• DT2041C Catholic Social Teaching in Action
• DT3041C Catholic Social Teaching in Action
• DT2060C Bioethics and Healthcare Ethics crosslisted as DP2060C
• DT3060C Bioethics and Healthcare Ethics crosslisted as DP3060C
• DT3260C Christian Perspectives on Business Ethics
• DA3418M Supervised Reading Unit (Mission and Ministry)

Pastoral Studies

• DA2012C The Parish and Pastoral Ministry in a New Environment crosslisted as CT2012C and DP2012C
• DA3012C The Parish and Pastoral Ministry in a New Environment crosslisted as CT3012Cand DP3012C
• DA3162C Christianity in a Post-Christian Culture crosslisted as AP3162C and DP3162C
• DP1001C Pastoral Studies I: A Theory of Pastoral Practice
• DP2001C Pastoral Studies I: A Theory of Pastoral Practice
• DP1002C Pastoral Studies II: Pastoral Care and Spiritual Leadership
• DP2002C Pastoral Studies II: Pastoral Care and Spiritual Leadership
• DP2012C The Parish and Pastoral Ministry in a New Environment crosslisted as CT2012C and DA2012C
• DP3012C The Parish and Pastoral Ministry in a New Environment crosslisted as CT3012C and DA3012C
• DP2060C Bioethics and Healthcare Ethics crosslisted as DT2060C
• DP3060C Bioethics and Healthcare Ethics crosslisted as DT3060C
• DP2610C Applied Meditation crosslisted as DS2610C
• DP3610C Applied Meditation crosslisted as DS3610C
• DP3004C Pastoral Mission and Outreach in a Ministry Context
• DP3005C Pastoral Mission and Outreach in a Ministry Context (36 points)
• DP3006C Homiletics: Theory and Practice crosslisted as DA3006C
• DP3162C Christianity in a Post-Christian Culture crosslisted as AP3162C and DA3162C
• DP9100S Clinical Pastoral Education Level 1 (48 points)
• DP9170S Clinical Pastoral Education (Specialist) (48 points)
• DP9723S Clinical Pastoral Education Level 2 (48 points)
• DR2303C Theology and Religious Education through Art crosslisted as CT2303C and DS2303C
• DR3303C Theology and Religious Education through Art crosslisted as CT3303C and DS3303C
• DR3304C Reimagining Creation and Incarnation through Art crosslisted as DS3304C
• DS3418M Supervised Reading Unit (Mission and Ministry)

Philosophy

• AP1000C An Introduction to Philosophy for Theology
• AP1001C Academic Writing, Critical Thinking and Logic
• AP1002C Philosophy of the Human Person and Society
• AP1100C Know Thyself: An Introduction to Greek Philosophy
• AP1200C Introduction to Ethics and Natural Law
• AP2120C Medieval Philosophy
• AP3120C Medieval Philosophy
• AP2121C Medieval Philosophy Elaborating Faith: Thomistic Metaphysics and Ethics
• AP3121C Medieval Philosophy Elaborating Faith: Thomistic Metaphysics and Ethics
• AP2140C Early Modern Philosophy
• AP3140C Early Modern Philosophy
• AP2160C Twentieth-Century Philosophy: Existentialism, Phenomenology, and Hermeneutics
• AP3160C Twentieth-Century Philosophy: Existentialism, Phenomenology, and Hermeneutics
• AP2161C Recent Issues in Continental Philosophy
• AP3161C Recent Issues in Continental Philosophy
• AP2210C Philosophy of God
• AP3210C Philosophy of God
• AP2220C The Big Questions: Metaphysics
• AP3220C The Big Questions: Metaphysics
• AP2230C Epistemology: Theories of Knowledge, Interpretation and Science
• AP3230C Epistemology: Theories of Knowledge, Interpretation and Science
• AP3122C “Good Teacher, What Must I Do to Inherit Eternal Life?” Medieval Theories of Beatitude
• AP3123C “In the Image of God he Created Them”: Medieval Theories of Human Transcendence, Cognition, Emotions and Value
• AP3141C “The Whole is a Riddle, an Enigma, an Inexplicable Mystery”: David Hume’s Philosophy of Religion
• AP3162C Christianity in a Post-Christian Culture crosslisted as DA3162C and DP3162C
• AP3163C Resilient Transcendence: Modern Philosophical Disputes on Human Nature
• AP3164C The Philosophical and Relevance of Ancient Christian Asceticism crosslisted as DS3164C
• AP3418M Supervised Reading Unit (Philosophy)

Systematic Theology

• CT1100C Introducing Catholic Theology
• CT1110C Ecclesiology and Ecumenism
• CT2012C The Parish and Pastoral Ministry in a New Environment crosslisted as DA2012C and DP2012C
• CT3012C The Parish and Pastoral Ministry in a New Environment crosslisted as DA3012C and DP3012C
• CT2014C Christian Faith and World Religions: Inter-religious Dialogue crosslisted as DP2014C
• CT3014C Christian Faith and World Religions: Inter-religious Dialogue crosslisted as DP3014C
• CT2015C The World of the Church Fathers: History, Theology, Spirituality crosslisted as CH2015C
• CT3015C The World of the Church Fathers: History, Theology, Spirituality crosslisted as CH3015C
• CT2102C Liturgical and Sacramental Theology
• CT3102C Liturgical and Sacramental Theology
• CT2104C Liturgical Leadership in a Ministry Context crosslisted as DL2104C
• CT3104C Liturgical Leadership in a Ministry Context crosslisted as DL3104C
• CT2105C The Theology and the Liturgical Use of Icons crosslisted as DL2105C and DS2105C
• CT3105C The Theology and the Liturgical Use of Icons crosslisted as DL3105C and DS3105C
• CT2111C The Sacramental Theology of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) crosslisted as DL2111C
• CT3111C The Sacramental Theology of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) crosslisted as DL3111C
• CT2121C Eucharist and Anointing crosslisted as DL2121C
• CT3121C Eucharist and Anointing crosslisted as DL3121C
• CT2131C Baptism, Confirmation and Penance crosslisted as DL2131C
• CT3131C Baptism, Confirmation and Penance crosslisted as DL3131C
• CT2141C Marriage and Orders crosslisted as DL2141C
• CT3141C Marriage and Orders crosslisted as DL3141C
• CT2201C Jesus Christ: Revealer of the Triune God A
• CT3201C Jesus Christ: Revealer of the Triune God A
• CT2202C Jesus Christ: Revealer of the Triune God B
• CT3202C Jesus Christ: Revealer of the Triune God B
• CT2220C Theology of the Human Person
• CT3220C Theology of the Human Person
• CT2230C The History and Theology of Marian Doctrine and Devotion
• CT3230C The History and Theology of Marian Doctrine and Devotion
• CT2303C Theology and Religious Education Through Art crosslisted as DR2303C and DS2303C
• CT3303C Theology and Religious Education Through Art crosslisted as DR3303Cand DS3303C
• CT2603C Aquinas to Eckhart: The Dominican Intellectual and Spiritual Tradition of the 13^th and Early 14^th Centuries crosslisted as DS2603C
• CT3603C Aquinas to Eckhart: The Dominican Intellectual and Spiritual Tradition of the 13^th and Early 14^th Centuries crosslisted as DS3603C
• CT2604C Encounters with the Dominican Intellectual and Spiritual Tradition: 20^th and Early 21^st Centuries crosslisted as DS2604C
• CT3604C Encounters with the Dominican Intellectual and Spiritual Tradition: 20^th and Early 21^st Centuries crosslisted as DS3604C
• CT3210C God: Origin and End
• CT3418M Supervised Reading Unit (Systematic Theology)

Clinical Pastoral Education Units

Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is a programme of education and formation for the work of pastoral care. The programme’s methodology utilises the action/reflection model of learning. The action component entails the actual provision of pastoral care within a pastoral setting. This care acknowledges and attends to the human condition, particularly life’s religious and spiritual dimensions. The reflection component entails the exploration of the ministry experience, the dynamics present, and the theological and spiritual dimensions. The goal of the programme is that the participant will be acknowledged first hand as the bearer of the sacred and the distinctive provider of spiritual and pastoral care.

How to Enrol

• DP9100S Clinical Pastoral Education Level 1
• DP9170S Clinical Pastoral Education (Specialist)
• DP9273S Clinical Pastoral Education Level 2

1. Student applies to a CPE Centre of their choice for a place in the CPE programme
2. Student attends an interview with the CPE Centre
3. Successful students receive a Letter of Offer from the CPE Centre
4. Student arranges an interview with the CTC Academic Dean and provides CTC with their CPE Centre Letter of Offer
5. Student enrols into a CPE unit through CTC
6. CTC enrols student into DP9100S and advises Stirling Theological College.

Students intending to enrol in CPE should contact the CPE Liaison Officer for information.

Supervised Theological Field Education Units

• DL2104C/3104 Liturgical Leadership in a Ministry Context see CT2104C/3104C
• DL3006C Homiletics: Theory and Practice see DP3006C
• DP2610C/3610C Applied Meditation see DS2610C/3610C
• DP3004C Pastoral Mission and Outreach in a Ministry Context
• DP3005C Pastoral Mission and Outreach in a Ministry Context (36 points)
• DP3006C Homiletics: Theory and Practice crosslisted as DL3006C
• DP9100S Clinical Pastoral Education Level 1 (48 points)
• DP9170S Clinical Pastoral Education (Specialist) (48 points)
• DP9273S Clinical Pastoral Education Level 2 (48 points)

Supervised Reading Units

With the approval of the Academic Dean students may undertake specialised study with the guidance of an appropriate supervisor in a Supervised Reading Unit (SRU).

In addition to the reenrolment procedure, an SRU Approval Template must be completed by the student and supervisor and submitted for approval to CTC one week prior to the semester census date. Students may link this unit and its assessment tasks to participation or presentation in a scholarly conference during the semester in which the unit is taken.

Undergraduate Students may enrol in an SRU as a Level 3 unit. An SRU may be taken either as a 8-point unit (5,000-6,000 words) or a 36-point unit (100,000-12,000 words). In consultation with the supervisor, students may attend classes in addition to supervision.

Discipline	18 points	36 points
Biblical Languages
Philosophy
Biblical Studies
Church History
Systematic Theology
Mission and Ministry*
Spirituality

Capstone Units

Capstone units are a unit of study (at least 18 points at undergraduate level and at least 25 points at postgraduate level) in which the student demonstrates integration of the elements of their learning across the award, achievement of the outcomes of the award, and a sophisticated level of understanding and skills.

Undergraduate

• XS3901C Bachelor’s Capstone Unit: Theology and Ministry Seminar
• XS3902C Bachelor’s Capstone Unit: Theology and Ministry Seminar (36 points)

Non-Degree Unit

NM402 Moral Guidance and the Administration of the Sacrament of Penance

This unit is a practicum to prepare future confessors for sacramental service in the Catholic Church. It is restricted to Catholic deacons who are candidates for the Priesthood. The unit examines the official decrees and teaching on the administration of the Sacrament of Penance. The unit begins with a restatement of the Christological and Ecclesiological dimensions of Penance. It then proceeds to deal with the pastoral care of the penitent and the duties and rights of both penitent and confessor. As this unit is a practicum, various guest speakers deal with subjects such as psychology and reconciliation, the liturgy of reconciliation, the canonical requirements, and medical and family issues.

Prerequisites
DT2000C, at least one of DT2020C, DT2040C/3040C, DT2060C/3060C or equivalent, and DC3001C and DC3002C

Mode
face-to-face 3-hour weekly classes in semester

Assessment
one 30-minute formal oral examination (2,000 words)
before a board of two examiners
This unit is assessed as a pass/fail grade only

Bibliography

• Doran, Kevin. More Joy in Heaven! Confession, the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1988.
• Grün, Anselm. The Seven Sacraments. Translated by John Cumming. New York: Continuum, 2003.
• Huels, John M. Empowerment for Ministry: A Complete Manual on Diocesan Faculties for Priests, Deacons and Lay Ministers. New York: Paulist, 2003.
• Kelly, Gerald. The Good Confessor. Dublin: Clonmore & Reynolds, 1959.
• Luijten, Eric. Sacramental Forgiveness as a Gift of God: Thomas Aquinas on the Sacrament of Penance. Leuven: Peeters, 2003.
• Stasiak, Kurt. A Confessor’s Handbook. Rev. ed. New York: Paulist, 2010.

Biblical Studies

• BS8001C The Biblical World: Texts and Traditions
• BS8002C Interpreting the Bible: Critical Approaches to the Text
• BS8602C Introducing the Bible (16 points)
• BS9424M Supervised Reading Unit (Biblical Studies)
• RQ9748M Minor Thesis

Old Testament

• BA9100C The Pentateuch
• BA2000C The Historical Literature
• BA9300C The Prophetic Literature
• BA9330C Book of Isaiah
• BA9400C The Psalms and Wisdom Literature
• BA9502C Hebrew Reading A crosslisted as AL9502C
• BA9503C Hebrew Reading B croslisted as AL9503C
• BA9705C Study Tour of the Biblical Lands (Old Testament)
• BA9310C The Prophecy of Jeremiah
• BA9321C Ezekiel: Priest, Prophet, Visionary
• BA9500C Justice, Mercy and Theodicy in the Old Testament
• BS9424M Supervised Reading Unit (Biblical Studies)
• RQ9748M Minor Thesis

New Testament

• BN9120C The Gospel of Matthew
• BN9140C The Gospel of Mark
• BN9160C The Lukan Narrative
• BN9180C The Gospel of John
• BN9200C Letters of Paul
• BN9504C Greek Reading: Narratives crosslisted as AL9504C
• BN9505C Greek Reading: Epistles croslisted as AL9505C
• BN9705C Study Tour of the Biblical Lands (New Testament)
• BN9210C The Letter to the Romans
• BN9251C Hebrews, Revelation and the Jewish Scriptures
• BS9424M Supervised Reading Unit (Biblical Studies)
• RQ9748M Minor Thesis

Christian Spirituality

• DS8001C Christian Spirituality A: Patristic and Medieval Authors
• DS8002C Christian Spirituality B: Modern Authors
• DS8600C Meditation in the Christian Tradition
• DS8632C Human Ageing: Theological and Spiritual Perspectives crosslisted as DT8632C and DP8632C
• DS9105C The Theology and the Liturgical Use of Icons crosslisted as CT9105C and DL9105C
• DS9131C Medieval Mystics crosslisted as CH9121C
• DS9141C The English Spiritual Tradition A: The Medieval Period
• DS9142C The English Spiritual Tradition B: The Modern Period
• DS9164C The Philosophy and Relevance of Ancient Christian Asceticism crosslisted as AP9164C
• DS9260C Children’s spirituality and the Experience of Children Affected by War crosslisted as CT9260C and DR9260C
• DS9303C Theology and Religious Education through Art crosslisted as T9303C and DR9303C
• DS9304C Reimagining Creation and Incarnation through Art crosslisted as DR9304C
• DS9603C Aquinas to Eckhart: The Dominican Intellectual and Spiritual Tradition of the 13^th and 14^th Centuries crosslisted as CT9603C
• DS9604C Encounters with The Dominican Intellectual and Spiritual Tradition: 20^th and Early 21^st Centuries crosslisted as CT9604C
• DS9610C Applied Meditation crosslisted as DP9610C
• DS9620C Meditation and Wholeness
• DS9631C Ageing Persons and Pastoral Care crosslisted as DT9631C and DP9631C
• DS9633C Ethical Issues and Human Ageing crosslisted as DT9633C and DP9633C
• DS9708C Footsteps of Faith: Encountering the Christian Tradition A crosslisted as CH9708C
• DS9709C Footsteps of Faith: Encountering the Christian Tradition B crosslisted as CH9709C
• DS9424M Supervised Reading Unit (Spirituality)
• RQ9748M Minor Thesis

Church History

• CH8001C Introduction to Church History: The Early Church, Middle Ages, Renaissance
• CH8002C Introduction to Church History: Reformation, Asia, and Modern
• CH9015C The World of the Church Fathers: History, Theology, Spirituality crosslisted as CT9015C
• CH9101C Byzantium
• CH9121C Medieval Mystics crosslisted as DS9121C
• CH9140C The Reformation in the British Isles
• CH9162C The Papacy in the Modern World 1565-1958
• CH9163C Newman and the Nineteenth-Century Church
• CH9180C The Spirit of Trent and the Mystery of Vatican II
• CH9183C Ecumenical, Universal and General: The History and Impact of Church Councils
• CH9202C Two Centuries of Catholic Experience in Australia
• CH9708C Footsteps of Faith: Encountering the Christian Tradition A crosslisted as DS9708C
• CH9709C Footsteps of Faith: Encountering the Christian Tradition B crosslisted as DS9709C
• CH9853C The Practice of History (48 points) crosslisted as XH9853C
• CH9424C Supervised Reading Unit (Church History)
• RQ9748M Minor Thesis

Humanities

• AL9101C Hebrew A
• AL9102C Hebrew B
• AL9502C Hebrew Reading A crosslisted as BA9502C
• AL9503C Hebrew Reading B crosslisted as BA9503C
• AL9201C New Testament Greek A
• AL9202C New Testament Greek B
• AP9504C Greek Reading: Narratives crosslisted as BA9504C
• AL9505C Greek Reading: Epistles crosslisted as BA9505C
• AL9301C Introductory Ecclesiastical Latin A
• AL9302C Introductory Ecclesiastical Latin B
• AL9424M Supervised Reading Unit (Biblical Languages)
• RQ9748M Minor Thesis

Liturgical Studies

• DL8000C Introduction to Liturgy
• DL8610C The Liturgy and the Sacraments of the Catholic Church crosslisted as CT8610C
• DL9105C The Theology and Liturgical Use of Icons crosslisted as CT9015C and DS9105C
• DL9111C The Sacramental Theology of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) crosslisted as CT9111C
• DL9121C Eucharist and Anointing crosslisted as CT9121C
• DL9131C Baptism, Confirmation and Penance crosslisted as CT9131C
• DL9141C Marriage and Orders crosslisted as CT9141C
• DL9006C Homiletics: Theory and Practice crosslisted as DP9006C
• DL9606C Liturgical Rites and Music
• DA9424M Supervised Reading Unit (Mission and Ministry)
• RQ9748M Minor Thesis

Moral Theology

• DC9001C Canon Law A
• DC9002C Canon Law B
• DT8000C Fundamental Moral Theology
• DT8632C Human Ageing: Theological and Spiritual Perspectives crosslisted as DP8632C and DS8632C
• DT9020C Human Sexuality
• DT9040C The Virtue of Justice and Catholic Social Teaching
• DT9041C Catholic Social Teaching in Action
• DT9042C War and Peace in a Time of Terror
• DT9060C Bioethics and Healthcare Ethics crosslisted as DP9060C
• DT9260C Christian Perspectives on Business Ethics
• DT9631C Ageing Persons and Pastoral Care crosslisted as DP9631C and DS9631C
• DT9633C Ethical Issues and Human Ageing crosslisted as DP9633C and DS9633C
• DS9424M Supervised Reading Unit (Mission and Ministry)
• RQ9748M Minor Thesis

Pastoral Studies

• DA9012C The Parish and Pastoral Ministry in a New Environment crosslisted as CT9012C and DP9012C
• DA9162C Christianity in a Post-Christian Culture crosslisted as AP9162C and DP9162C
• DP8001C Pastoral Studies I: A Theory of Pastoral Practice
• DP8002C Pastoral Studies II: Pastoral Care and Spiritual Leadership
• DP8632C Human Ageing: Theological and Spiritual Perspectives crosslisted as DT8631C and DS8631C
• DP9012C The Parish and Pastoral Ministry in a New Environment crosslisted as CT9012C and DA9012C
• DP9060C Bioethics and Healthcare Ethics crosslisted as DT9060C
• DP9610C Applied Meditation crosslisted as DS9610C
• DP9006C Homiletics: Theory and Practice crosslisted as DA9006C
• DP9162C Christianity in a Post-Christian Culture crosslisted as AP9162C and DA9162C
• DP9100S Clinical Pastoral Education Level 1 (48 points)
• DP9170S Clinical Pastoral Education (Specialist) (48 points)
• DP9273S Clinical Pastoral Education Level 2 (48 points)
• DP9631C Ageing Persons and Pastoral Care crosslisted as DT9631C and DS9631C
• DP9633C Ethical Issues and Human Ageing crosslisted as DT9633C and DS9633C
• DR8600C Introduction tot he Principles and Practice of Religious Education (16 points)
• DR9011C Enhancing Catholic Institutional Identity crosslisted as CT9011C
• DR9016C Religious Education and Catholic Identity Through a Pedagogy of Encounter crosslisted as CT9016C
• DR9260C Children’s Spirituality and the Experience of Children Affected by War crosslisted as CT9260C and DS9260C
• DT9303C Theology and Religious Education through Art crosslisted as CT9303C and DS9303C
• DT9304C Reimagining Creation and Incarnation through Art crosslisted as DS9304C
• DS9424M Supervised Reading Unit (Mission and Ministry)
• RQ9748M Minor Thesis

Philosophy

• AP8000C An Introduction to Philosophy for Theology
• AP8001C Academic Writing, Critical Thinking and Logic
• AP8002C Philosophy of the Human Person and Society
• AP8100C Know Thyself: An Introduction to Greek Philosophy
• AP8200C Introduction to Ethics and Natural Law
• AP9120C Medieval Philosophy
• AP9121C Medieval Philosophy Elaborating Faith: Thomistic Metaphysics and Ethics
• AP9140C Early Modern Philosophy
• AP9160C Twentieth-Century Philosophy: Existentialism, Phenomenology, and Hermeneutics
• AP9161C Recent Issues in Continental Philosophy
• AP9210C Philosophy of God
• AP9220C The Big Questions: Metaphysics
• AP9230C Epistemology: Theories of Knowledge, Interpretation and Science
• AP9122C “Good Teacher, What Must I Do to Inherit Eternal Life?” Medieval Theories of Beatitude
• AP9123C “In the Image of God he Created Them”: Medieval Theories of Human Transcendence, Cognition, Emotions and Value
• AP9141C “The Whole is a Riddle, an Enigma, an Inexplicable Mystery”: David Hume’s Philosophy of Religion
• AP9162C Christianity in a Post-Christian Culture crosslisted as DA9162C and DP9162CC
• AP9163C Resilient Transcendence: Modern Philosophical Disputes on Human Nature
• AP9164C The Philosophical and Relevance of Ancient Christian Asceticism crosslisted as DS9164C
• AP9424M Supervised Reading Unit (Philosophy)
• RQ9748M Minor Thesis

Systematic Theology

• CT8010C Introducing Catholic Theology
• CT8605C In Dialogue with the Catholic Tradition: Foundational Theology for Teachers (16 points)
• CT8610C The Liturgy and the Sacraments of the Catholic Church crosslisted as DL8610C
• CT9011C Enhancing Catholic Institutional Identity crosslisted as DR9011C
• CT9012C The Parish and Pastoral Ministry in a New Environment crosslisted as DA9012C and DP9012C
• CT9013C Doing Theology: Engaging with the Catholic Theological Tradition
• CT9014C Christian Faith and World Religions: Inter-religious Dialogue crosslisted as DP9014C
• CT9015C The World of the Church Fathers: History, Theology, Spirituality crosslisted as CH9015C
• CT9016C Religious Education and Catholic Identity Through a Pedagogy of Encounter crosslisted as DR9016C
• CT9102C Liturgical and Sacramental Theology
• CT9105C The Theology and the Liturgical Use of Icons crosslisted as DL9015C and DS9105C
• CT9111C The Sacramental Theology of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) crosslisted as DL9111C
• CT9121C Eucharist and Anointing crosslisted as DL9121C
• CT9131C Baptism, Confirmation and Penance crosslisted as DL9131C
• CT9141C Marriage and Orders crosslisted as DL9141C
• CT9201C Jesus Christ: Revealer of the Triune God A
• CT9202C Jesus Christ: Revealer of the Triune God B
• CT9210C God: Origin and End
• CT9220C Theology of the Human Person
• CT9230C The History and Theology of Marian Doctrine and Devotion
• CT9260C Children’s Spirituality and the Experience of Children Affected by War crosslisted as DR9260C and DS9260C
• CT9303C Theology and Religious Education Through Art crosslisted as DR9303C and DS9303C
• CT9603C Aquinas to Eckhart: The Dominican Intellectual and Spiritual Tradition of the 13^th and Early 14^th Centuries crosslisted as DS9603C
• CT9604C Encounters with the Dominican Intellectual and Spiritual Tradition: 20^th and Early 21^st Centuries crosslisted as DS9604C
• CT9606C Being Followers of Christ: Sacramental and Moral Life
• CT9424M Supervised Reading Unit (Systematic Theology)
• RQ9748M Minor Thesis

Clinical Pastoral Education Units

Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is a programme of education and formation for the work of pastoral care. The programme’s methodology utilises the action/reflection model of learning. The action component entails the actual provision of pastoral care within a pastoral setting. This care acknowledges and attends to the human condition, particularly life’s religious and spiritual dimensions. The reflection component entails the exploration of the ministry experience, the dynamics present, and the theological and spiritual dimensions. The goal of the programme is that the participant will be acknowledged first hand as the bearer of the sacred and the distinctive provider of spiritual and pastoral care.

How to Enrol

• DP9100S Clinical Pastoral Education Level 1
• DP9170S Clinical Pastoral Education (Specialist)
• DP9273S Clinical Pastoral Education Level 2

1. Student applies to a CPE Centre of their choice for a place in the CPE programme.
2. Student attends an interview with the CPE Centre.
3. Successful students receive a Letter of Offer from the CPE Centre.
4. Student arranges an interview with the Postgraduate Coordinator and provides CTC with their CPE Centre Letter of Offer.
5. Student enrols into a CPE unit through CTC.
6. CTC enrols student into DP9100S and advises Stirling Theological College.

Students intending to enrol in CPE should contact the CPE Liaison Officer for information.

Supervised Theological Field Education Units

• DL9006C Homiletics: Theory and Practice crosslisted as DL9006C
• DP9006C Homiletics: Theory and Practice crosslisted as DL9006C
• DP9100S Clinical Pastoral Education Level 1 (48 points)
• DP9170S Clinical Pastoral Education (Specialist) (48 points)
• DP9273S Clinical Pastoral Education Level 2 (48 points)
• DP9610C Applied Meditation crosslisted as DS9610C

Supervised Reading Units

With the approval of either the Postgraduate Coordinator students may undertake specialised study with the guidance of an appropriate supervisor in a Supervised Reading Unit (SRU).

In addition to the reenrolment procedure, an SRU Approval Template must be completed by the student and supervisor and submitted for approval to CTC one week prior to the semester census date. Students may link this unit and its assessment tasks to participation or presentation in a scholarly conference during the semester in which the unit is taken.

Postgraduate students enrol in an SRU as a postgraduate elective unit. An SRU may be taken either as a 24-point unit (7,000 – 8,000 words) or a 48-point unit (14,000 – 16,000 words). In consultation with the supervisor, students may attend classes in addition to supervision.

Discipline	18 points	36 points
Biblical Languages
Philosophy
Biblical Studies
Church History
Systematic Theology
Mission and Ministry*
Spirituality

Capstone Units

Capstone units are a unit of study (at least 18 points at undergraduate level and at least 25 points at postgraduate level) in which the student demonstrates integration of the elements of their learning across the award, achievement of the outcomes of the award, and a sophisticated level of understanding and skills.

• XH9853C The Practice of History (48 points)
• XS9901C Master’s Capstone Unit: Theology and Ministry Seminar
• XS9902C Master’s Capstone Unit: Theology and Ministry Seminar (48 points)
• XS9903C Masters Capstone Unit: Theology for Church and World
• XS9904C Masters Capstone Unit: Pastoral Ministry Today
• XS9905C Masters Capstone Unit: What Has Athens To Do With Jerusalem? God and the Reasoning Human in Western Philosophy
• XS9906C Masters Capstone Unit: Spirituality Today
• XS9907Z Masters Capstone Unit: Enhancing Teacher Professional Learning for Religious Education
• XT9900C Master’s Capstone Unit: Theological Synthesis (72 points)

Research Units

RQ9021C Research Methodologies

RQ9748M Minor Thesis

The Minor Thesis provides training for students in development of research skills and tests their capacity to undertake research. It may serve as a pathway into higher degrees by research.The Minor Thesis may be completed in a single semester or in two consecutive semesters.

The Minor Thesis:

1. demonstrates a contribution to knowledge through investigation of its subject and the presentation of original research or independent analysis;
2. is a Postgraduate Elective unit of study worth 48 points;
3. is 16,000 words in length, inclusive of all elements except the bibliography;
4. may be presented in a format other than a written essay but equivalent to it, provided that permission for an alternative form of presentation is sought and granted when the topic of the Minor Thesis is approved;
5. is recorded on the student’s academic record as “Minor Thesis 16,000 words”.

Where the Minor Thesis requires research involving human subjects, or material not in the public domain, the student must submit an application to the Human Research Ethics Committee prior to commencing research.

Students undertake their research with a suitably qualified supervisor in the chosen discipline of study.

A student who receives a final mark of Distinction (75%) or above may, subject to meeting all other admission requirements, apply for admission to a higher degree by research at the University of Divinity.

Students should discuss the option of undertaking a Minor Thesis with the Postgraduate Coordinator during the semester prior to enrolling in the Minor Thesis. Students who have agreed a research topic with an appropriate supervisor may enrol in the Minor Thesis at the beginning of the semester. Students must complete a Minor Thesis Outline, together with the supervisor, and return an electronic version of the Outline for approval to the Postgraduate Coordinator one week prior to the census date of the semester in which the essay is begun.

List of all 2021 undergraduate units via the UMS.

List of all 2021 postgraduate units via the UMS.