Graduate
Graduate Diploma in Divinity
University of Divinity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
The Graduate Diploma in Divinity is a shorter postgraduate credential for students who already hold a bachelor's degree, often but not always in theology, and want structured graduate-level theological formation without committing to the full length of a Master of Divinity. It's a common pathway for people converting a degree in an unrelated field into theological qualification ahead of ministry candidacy, or for graduates of a Bachelor of Theology or Bachelor of Ministry wanting to add a postgraduate credential before deciding whether to pursue the full Master of Divinity.
Like everything else at the University of Divinity, it's delivered through a specific member college, so the exact mix of units, and how much practical ministry formation is built in versus purely academic content, depends on which college a student enrols with, whether that's a Catholic, Anglican, Uniting Church, Baptist or other tradition-specific institution within the federation.
Many students use it as a stepping stone: credit typically transfers into the Master of Divinity for those who go on to complete it, so the diploma isn't a dead end so much as a shorter first commitment.
Cost & duration
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Course structure
1 term of coursework
- Core postgraduate units in Biblical Studies and Systematic Theology, Church History, an introductory Pastoral Ministry unit, electives chosen according to the student's college and intended pathway (often credit-bearing toward the Master of Divinity)
Admissions
Bachelor's degree in any discipline
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