Master of Ministry
(MMin)
CSU’s Master of Ministry aims to assist practising clergy and other church leaders to upgrade their knowledge and skills at an advanced level. The courses includes specialist study in particular fields of ministry, and a research option may also be undertaken.
Duration: 1.5 years full-time, 3 years part-time
By distance education: Yes
International: Yes
Including:
Graduate Diploma of Ministry [exit point only] GradDipMin
About the Course
The Master of Ministry aims to assist Religious Practitioners and other church leaders to upgrade their knowledge and skills at an advanced level. The course aims to:
- provide opportunities for professional development at the Masters level in the field of professional ministry
- engender a higher order of critical, creative, scholarly, sound and informed investigation of the profession
- engender the application of advanced knowledge of a specialist body of theoretical and applied topics to a specialised field of professional ministry
- engender creativity and flexibility in the application of knowledge and skills to new situations
- engender the ability to solve complex problems and think rigorously and independently
- enable students through critical analysis, systematic, practical and professional application to plan and execute a project or a piece of scholarship or research.
Upon completion of the course, graduates will be expected to demonstrate advanced competence in one of the following fields:
- Pastoral Counselling
- Church Leadership and Management
- Institutional Chaplaincy
- Mission and Evangelism
- Ministry Studies
- Ageing and Pastoral Studies
- Christian Education
- Research in Ministry.
Graduation Requirements
Students may choose to exit with the award of Graduate Diploma of Ministry after satisfactorily completing 64 points. Fees
Information about course fees can be found on the CSU web site at http://www.csu.edu.au/division/finserv/students/fees.htm
Course Structure
Information about course structure can be found on the CSU web site at http://www.csu.edu.au/courses/postgraduate/ministry_master/course_struct.html
Further Information
For more information please contact the Course Coordinator William Emilsen: