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Bachelor of Divinity (BD) and Diploma in Theology

Structure & Syllabus

Bachelor of Divinity: 10 units (5 compulsory, 5 optional)

Diploma in Theology: 4 units

Structure of the Diploma in Theology

Bachelor of Divinity (BD) structure

Five compulsory units:

Old Testament [002D135]

New Testament in English [002D140]

Church history (one of the following):
a. The Church to AD 461 [002D075]
b. Reformation and society c. 1450-c. 1600 [002D080]
c. Issues in 19th-century Christianity [002D130]

Christian doctrine [002D030]

Philosophy of religion [002D035]

Five optional units from:

Foundations in Biblical Hebrew [002D150]

Advanced Biblical Hebrew [002D045]

Old Testament theology [002D050]

Intertestamental studies [002D055]

Johannine writings in Greek [002D060]

Roman in Greek [002D065]

Church, ministry and sacraments in early Christianity [002D070]

Church history (students may select one or two of the following units in addition to the unit selected as a compulsory unit):
a. The Church to AD 461 [002D075]
b. Reformation and society c. 1450-c. 1600 [002D080]
c. Issues in 19th-century Christianity [002D130]

Liturgical studies [002D110]

Christian ethics [002D105]

Islam [002D115]

Buddhism [002D120]

Religious language [002D100]

Mind and person in the philosophy of religion [002D095]

Science and religion [002D041]

Note: Students may choose to take the following two units, 'New Testament Greek' [002D135] and 'New Testament (with Greek texts)' [002D145] instead of 'New Testament in English'. Students who pursue this route take four, not five, optional units.