MTh and ThD Thesis

Candidates for the M.Th. and ThD are expected to have their own suggestions for the thesis topic. This is to be discussed with the faculty member appointed as supervisor, and is subject to the approval of BCV’s Postgraduate Studies Committee. Candidates are encouraged to take note of the areas of expertise of faculty members contributing to the M.Th. program.

In the case of the MTh, where the degree is examined by thesis only, it must contribute to theological learning. Where no new material is presented, it must give evidence of correcting or supplementing earlier work or of presenting the material in fresh perspective. Where the thesis is combined with course work, it may be a critical survey of existing knowledge or an original contribution to its subject.

In the case of the ThD, the thesis must embody the results of independent scholarship and research. It may be either a critical study of existing material or an original contribution to the subject. In either case it must show evidence of originality and independence of thought, posing a new insight into the topic or formulation an existing issue in a novel and useful way.

For full details of the regulations for the MTh and the ThD, applicants are referred to the Australian College of Theology’s Postgraduate Manual 2006.

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