Doctor of Theology

The ThD is the highest award of the Australian College of Theology. It is designed to equip men and women for the vocation of teaching and conducting research in theological and Bible colleges and universities, and for the scholarly enhancement of ministerial practice.

Admission Requirements

The following people may become candidates for the ThD:

• Graduates of the four year Bachelor of Theology with First Class honours;
• Graduates of the four year Bachelor of Ministries with First Class honours; 
• Master of Theology.
• Master of Arts (Theology) or under certain circumstances Master of Arts (Ministry)  with a 15,000 word research project assessed at an equivalent level (3.5 GPA overall, with an HD in the project); or 
• a qualification which in the opinion of the Graduate Research Awards Board of the ACT is of equivalent status.
  
  

Course Structure

The minimum time of candidature is two years (for full time students). Normal full time candidature is three years. The maximum time is six years (for part time students).

The only academic requirement is the completion within the time limits above of a thesis of approximately 100,000 words (including footnotes, and excursuses, but excluding the bibliography) or its equivalent in terms of works published during the course of candidature.

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