Bachelor of Divinity (BD)

• Those wanting to serve in church pastoral roles, including as youth and children’s workers.
• Those wanting to serve in university Christian student work.
• Those wanting to serve on mission with a mission organisation, locally or internationally.
• Those wanting to serve in chaplaincy roles, including schools, hospitals and prisons.
• Those wanting to plant a church.
• Those wanting to serve in theological and Bible college teaching.
• Those wanting to thoroughly equip themselves to evangelise in the workforce and contribute in a lay capacity within their local church.

The normal academic entry requirement for this course includes a degree from an Australian university or its equivalent.

Applicant’s academic background:

• Higher Education. An undergraduate degree in any field from an Australian university or equivalent qualification.
• VET Study and Work and Life Experience. Enquiries are welcome from Australian residents without a university degree as mature age students may qualify by an entrance exam.
• Recent Secondary Education (within the past two years).
  Normally not applicable.

Applications from domestic students to commence study in semester 2 are due by 30 June.
Applications from domestic students for the forthcoming year are due by 30 November.
Applications from international students for the forthcoming year are due by 31 October.

For full details see the Admissions Policy

For those with a university degree in a language other than English, a certified copy of an IELTS score of at least 7 in all categories of the academic test, is required. TOEFL scores are also accepted.

BD graduates have access to a range of higher degrees. Those with Honours 1 or 2A may be eligible for the College’s Master of Theology (research) or PhD programs.

Credit transfer may be available and is assessed in terms of the Academic Credit Policy, located on the Moore Policy website, and the Australian Qualifications Framework, Qualifications Pathways Policy.

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Scholarships information

Moore College provides a number of scholarships to eligible students enrolled in or intending to enrol in a Moore Theological College course of three major types:

• undergraduate courses
• postgraduate courses
• online Diploma in Biblical Theology course (overseas students only)

There are endowed scholarships in a range of areas subject to specific conditions and requirements of each award.

You can browse some examples of the scholarship awards on the Scholarship Awards page.

Eligibility

Scholarships are only awarded to persons who fulfil the requirements for admission to a program of study at the College. Students and prospective students are encouraged to apply for scholarships at any time, even before there’s been an outcome on their enrolment application. However, the Scholarships Committee cannot make a decision until enrolment has been offered and accepted. We encourage prospective students to apply for scholarships as part of the enrolment process to enable faster outcomes and to ensure students can have confidence in being able to afford study with us. Scholarships are generally meant to cover part of the costs of completing a qualification.

How Tax Deductibility Affects Scholarship Donations

As a higher education provider, Moore Theological College Council is a deductible gift recipient. As such, all donations to the College are tax-deductible. This includes all donations to the various Scholarship Funds, which are all internal accounts of the College.

However, in order to be entitled to tax deductibility, donations made to a Scholarship Fund cannot be allocated by the donor to an individual student. Hence, to achieve tax-deductible status, donors must understand that they are contributing to the Scholarship Fund in question, rather than donating a specific amount to individual students. Donations to each of the Scholarship Funds are pooled; students then apply to access these funds; further fundraising may be a condition of being granted funds; and provision of financial support is at the discretion of the College.

Scholarships are awarded based on the advice of the Scholarships Committee of the Moore College Foundation. This committee oversees all aspects of scholarships including applications, notifications, and the responsibility to ensure the wishes of donors are met. Unless specifically indicated otherwise in the terms, scholarships are awarded on the basis of financial need, merit and/or the applicant’s mission/ministry potential.

Applications

Applications for undergraduate and postgraduate scholarship support are assessed a minimum of four times per year. Out of phase applications may be considered on a case by case basis. In 2021, scholarships will be considered at committee meetings in January, April, July, October and December. The deadlines for submission of applications ahead of these meetings will be: Mon 18 January, Mon 19 April, Mon 12 July, Mon 27 September and Mon 22 November.

Please submit your application and it will be forwarded to the Scholarships Committee of the Moore College Foundation. For any scholarship related enquiries, please contact the Foundation on +61 (0)2 9577 9900 or Foundation@moore.edu.au.

If successful in obtaining a scholarship, conditions include:

• willingness to participate in promotional activities for the College and the fund
• submission of reports to the Scholarships Committee to demonstrate satisfactory progress
• the expectation that you will contact us if your circumstances change

For guidance on completing the section on annual income and expenses, please see Cost of College information.

Generally, scholarships are paid after the census date when the enrolled student commences study in the manner indicated in their scholarship application. Generally, when the scholarship recipient is an international student in arrears, the scholarship will be paid to the College towards fees when the fees become payable. Scholarships are not normally paid ahead of the year for which it has been awarded.

Unless otherwise stated, most scholarships are awarded for one year only, and scholarship recipients are required to submit another application if they wish to apply for a scholarship the following year.

• Fees are charged by unit.
• The sum of all required units fees (domestic) in each academic year for 2022 is $21,950 for full-time on-campus study. See Current Unit Fees and Census Dates for Undergraduate courses.
• For off-campus study, see Current Unit Fees and Census Dates for Diploma of Biblical Theology.
• Fees can be paid upfront or via FEE-HELP (for eligible students).
• The Academic Board reserves the right to cancel the enrolment of any student whose fees are not paid by the due date. Fees and other amounts payable by students are determined by the College Governing Board and after preparation of the College budget in August prior to each academic year.

Moore College recognises indigenous Australians as traditional custodians of this land under God’s good hand and is committed to seeing the work of the gospel thrive among indigenous communities.

Moore College welcomes international students into its full-time courses.  The College does not use recruitment agents.

• The academic year commences at the beginning of February and concludes at the end of November.
• There are no mid-year intakes for overseas students studying undergraduate courses.
• Postgraduate students may commence their course at other times.

Details regarding academic admission requirements for international students, see International Students.

Year 1

Download the First Year Unit Schedule and Descriptions here 

Biblical Studies

BS106/107 Hebrew 1A/1B^{1 (elective)}
BS102/103 Greek 1A/1B
BS111 Old Testament 1
BS121 New Testament 1
BS141 Biblical Theology

Christian Thought

CT100 Doctrine 1
CT120 Church History 1

Christian Ministry

CM102 Ministry & Mission 1
For a full list of Christian Ministry electives, please see First Year Unit Schedule and Descriptions here¹

1 – Year 1 students take either BS106 and BS107 (pre-req to Heb 2) or two eligible ministry electives
Year 1 may be taken full-time or up to 4 years part-time but years 2-4 are full-time.

Year 2

Biblical Studies

BS200 Hebrew 2²
BS201 Greek 2
BS211/212 Old Testament 2
BS221 New Testament 2

Christian Thought

CT200 Doctrine 2
CT211 Philosophy 2
CT220 Church History 2

Christian Ministry

CM202 Ministry & Mission 2
CM235 Intentional Ministry Reflection A

2 – BS200 is a co-requisite of BS212.

Year 3

Biblical Studies

BS300 Hebrew 3³
BS311/312 Old Testament 3
BS321 New Testament 3

Christian Thought

CT300 Doctrine 3
CT311 Theological Responses to Philosophy
CT330 Christian Ethics 3

Christian Ministry

CM302 Ministry & Mission 3
CM335 Intentional Ministry Reflection B

3 – BS300 is a co-requisite of BS312.

Year 4

Year 4 students are required to take the four core units and either of two pathways:

CT499 Project⁴

OR

CT400 Issues in Theology plus two electives from any field

Core

Biblical Studies

BS400 OT 4 Daniel (Aramaic)³
OR
BS412 OT4 Zechariah (Hebrew)³
OR
BS421 New Testament 4³

Christian Thought

CT420 Church History 4
CTXXX (one unit chosen from CT electives. Exclusions: CT499 and CT400)

Christian Ministry

CM402 Ministry & Mission 4

Electives

Biblical Studies

BS405 ATBGE
BS411 Old Testament 4 (Eng)
BS422 NT Christology

Christian Thought

CT403 Atonement
CT410 Confessing Christ
CT412 The Three are One
CT431 Hermeneutics
CT451 Contemporary Apologetics

Christian Ministry

CM405 Advanced Pastoral Ministry
CM412 Anglican Identity and Liturgy

3 – Whichever of BS412 and BS421 is not taken as a core unit can be counted as an elective.

4 – The BD average must be, at minimum, 72.5% over the first three years of study to qualify for CT499 Project.

Note: Not all CT electives in Year 4 are offered every year.

The table below gives an indication of the likely peer cohort for new BD students at Moore College. It provides data on students that commenced undergraduate study in 2022.

For issues of privacy, the following notes apply.

Notes:  L/N – Low numbers: the number of students is less than 5

N/P – Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation.