Undergraduate
Bachelor of Ministry
University of Divinity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Ministry is the more vocationally focused sibling of the Bachelor of Theology: same three-year, four-field structure (Humanities, Biblical Studies, Christian Thought and History, and Theology: Mission and Ministry), but weighted harder toward the Mission and Ministry strand and toward practical placement, aimed squarely at students heading into lay ministry, youth or community ministry, or pastoral leadership roles that don't require the extended academic and language training built into a Master of Divinity.
Students complete it through one of the University of Divinity's member colleges, and many are already working in a church or parachurch role while studying part-time, which the degree structure accommodates: it can stretch to nine years part-time, the same maximum as the Bachelor of Theology.
It functions as a practical entry point into vocational ministry for people who know their calling is hands-on pastoral and community work rather than academic theology, without foreclosing the option of moving on to a Master of Divinity or Master of Theology later.
Cost & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
3 terms of coursework
- Year 1: Introduction to Old Testament, Introduction to New Testament, Foundations of Christian Ministry, Humanities elective
- Year 2: Pastoral Care and Ministry Practice, Christian Thought and History unit, supervised ministry placement I
- Year 3: Leadership in Ministry Contexts, advanced Mission and Ministry electives, capstone ministry placement and reflective portfolio
Admissions
Completion of Year 12 (or equivalent); typically undertaken alongside a church/ministry placement
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