Master of Arts (Theology)

Our Master of Arts (Theology) degree has been designed with subject alternatives to serve a wide range of professional needs and interests.

This program has a particular appeal to teachers of religious education, and it will also resonate with students from other academic backgrounds.

Completed in two years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time), this program asks and offers answers to some of the big questions facing any Christian, such as the nature of God, the origins of human life and the nature of personal identity.

Students become informed about the development of Catholic theology, in relation to philosophy, to history, and to the everyday lives of people of faith throughout the world.

Year One

• Reason and Revelation
• Christology
• Mystery of Christ: Church and Sacraments
• Foundations of Moral Theology
• Four Theology Electives

Year Two

• Supervised Research Project
• Five Theology Electives

Theology Electives may include:

• Scripture and Church
• Liturgy: Work of God and Work of God’s People
• Eucharist
• Spirituality and the Challenges of Reconciliation
• Theology of Leadership
• Psalms and Wisdom
• The Prophets: Critics of the Status Quo
• The Johannine Literature
• Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostles
• Scripture and Morality
• Pentateuch
• Modern Church History
• Fundamental Theology
• Introduction to the New Testament
• The Patristic Tradition
• The Theology and Practice of the New Evangelisation
• Trinity
• Christology
• Mystery of Christ: Church and Sacraments
• Marriage and OrdersEschatology: The Living Hope of Christians
• Sacraments in Catholic Tradition
• Marriage and Sexuality
• Bioethics
• Foundations of Moral Theology
• Personal Growth and Integration
• Special Topics in Theology
• Human Affectivity in Theology and Christian Living
• Pastoral Theology Foundations
• Theology of Today for Adults of Tomorrow
• Directed Individual Study

Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Regulations.

The program is open to applicants who have a recognised Bachelor's degree (Level 7 AQF) in any discipline.