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Certificate in Christian Studies

The Certificate in Christian Studies (CCS) was formerly known as the Diploma of Biblical Studies (DBS) and Evening Course.

Current CCS Students:

  • The CCS course (formerly known as the DBS) will cease being offered at the end of 2020.
  • To receive a CCS award, your remaining units need to be completed by the end of 2020.
  • CCS Lecture series will continue to be held from 7-9pm on Tuesday nights (see below for term dates).
  • From 2021, PTC Lecture series will continue to be offered, as a supplement to the PTC course.
  • CCS students are welcome to continue studying through the PTC.

2019 CCS Enrolment Form

At the end of 2016, we wrote to tell you that all of Moore College’s unaccredited distance courses will be streamlined under the Preliminary Theological Certificate (PTC). At the time, we offered current CCS students the opportunity to continue in the current award or transfer into the PTC and the CCS entered its final cycle of Evening Lectures.

The Moore Distance Education Committee has determined that the CCS course will cease to be taught at the end of 2020. This means that remaining CCS units need to be completed by the end of 2020 by students seeking a Certificate in Christian Studies award.

Evening Lecture Series continue to be offered at the Newtown campus to CCS students until the end of 2020. However, the majority of these lectures are now based on the PTC syllabus with CCS assessment. From 2021, Evening Lecture Series will continue to be offered as PTC Lectures only.

Each Lecture Series will coincide with each of the Moore College terms. Lecture series will be held at Newtown for 6 Tuesday evenings (7-9pm) each term, with the CCS exam to be held in the 7th week.

In 2020, the lecture series being offered are:

  • Series 1: Ministry
    18 Feb – 24 March
    CCS exam: 31 March
  • Series 2: Old Testament 2
    28 Apr – 2 June
    CCS exam: 9 June
  • Series 3: John
    14 July – 25 Aug (not 11/8)
    CCS exam: 1 Sept
  • Series 4: Early Church History
    15 Sep – 27 Oct (not 6/10)
    CCS exam: 3 Nov

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  • Enrolment details

    Preliminary subjects should be studied in the recommended order. NB: We are unable to offer refunds due to changes in personal circumstances

  • Series 1: Ministry

    18 Feb – 24 March; CCS exam on 31 March
  • Price: $ 140.00 Quantity:

  • Series 2: Old Testament 2

    28 Apr – 2 June; CCS exam on 9 June
  • Price: $ 140.00 Quantity:
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  • Series 3: John

    14 July – 25 Aug (not 11/8); CCS exam on 1 Sept
  • Price: $ 140.00 Quantity:
  • Price: $ 20.00 Quantity:

  • Series 4: Early Church History

    15 Sep – 27 Oct (not 6/10); CCS exam on 3 Nov
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There are 16 units in the CCS course. These are divided into core and optional units as follows:

Core Units

Biblical Theology
Old Testament 1
Old Testament 2
New Testament 1S (synoptic)
New Testament 2E (epistles)
Doctrine 1
Doctrine 2
Church History 1

Optional Units

Old Testament 3
Church History 2
Apologetics
Christian Worship
Ethics
John’s Gospel
Romans
Ministry

Each unit is assessed as follows:

  • Assignment (1000 word essay) – worth 20%
  • Exam (2 hours, usually 3 essays) – worth 80%

To complete the Course at PASS LEVEL a student must pass 10 units including all eight core units. (Students who commenced the course prior to 1997 may wish to read the Change in Regulations section of the 2019 CCS-DBS Moore College Evening Course Handbook).

To complete the Course at HONOURS LEVEL a student must pass all 16 units as follows:

  • Those whose average is equal to or greater than 75% are eligible for First Class Honours
  • Those whose average is equal to or greater than 65% are eligible for 2nd Class Honours

Fees (AUD)

In 2020, the enrolment fee will continue to be $140 per unit of study. The PTC course notes can be purchased for an additional $20.

Course completion next steps

  1. Determine which units you still need to complete.
  2. Check which units are timetabled as Lecture Series in 2020.
  3. Enrol using the online enrolment form.
  4. A CCS-by-correspondence option is available to students who need to do units which are not timetabled in 2020. Please contact Distance to discuss.
  5. If you are unable to complete the CCS course before the end of 2020, consider transferring to the Preliminary Theological Certificate course.

Students who are unable to finish the CCS course, before the end of 2020, can use their completed CCS units towards the following equivalent PTC units.

Please note that after a CCS award has been received, completed CCS units may not be used as credits towards the PTC award. Students who have received a CCS award are welcome to study the PTC on a Unit by Unit basis, or to work towards the PTC by completing all the PTC units.

 

PTC Information