Bachelor of Theology (BTh)

• 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 church pastoral roles, including as youth and children’s workers.
• Those wanting to serve in chaplaincy roles, including schools, hospitals and prisons.
• Those wanting to plant a church.
• 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.

Other Admission Criteria

The College exists to prepare men and women for Christian ministry. In addition to the academic requirements, other criteria must be demonstrated for admission to the College. The criteria must be attested by personal references supplied by the applicant and will be evaluated by an admissions panel. An interview with the applicant is required.

• Understanding of and aptitude for Christian leadership and ministry (including leadership potential, ministry experience, experience of sharing the knowledge of God and exemplary personal life consistent with the principles of the Anglican Church of Australia, Diocese of Sydney).
• Theological understanding (including a basic understanding of the Christian gospel, general familiarity with the content of the Bible and the capacity to make theological connections to personal life).
• Aptitude for community living (including emotional maturity and relationship skills).
• A firm intention of engaging in Christian ministry (broadly defined) after graduation.

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 7.0 in all categories of the academic test, is required. TOEFL scores are also accepted.

BTh graduates may proceed to the fourth year of the College’s Bachelor of Divinity program or may be eligible for the College’s Master of Arts in Theology (coursework) program. Either path may lead to higher research degrees.

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.

Funds available for bursaries and scholarships are a scarce resource, and the following definitions apply:

• a ‘Bursary’ is designed to support students in financial need, regardless of the course in which they are enrolled, and is particularly applicable to help such students pay their tuition fees (where they are not covered by FEE-HELP), and contribute if necessary towards their living expenses; and
• a ‘Scholarship’ is based on merit, usually outstanding academic performance, and is particularly applicable to students undertaking research higher degrees.

Please note that, as a general principle, first year undergraduate students who are Australian citizens (and hence eligible for FEE-HELP) are not awarded bursaries except under special circumstances.

Bursaries for Students in financial need include:

• General Bursary
• Women’s Ministry Bursary
• Indigenous Ministry Bursary
• Global Ministry Bursary
• International Student Bursary
• Overseas DBT Bursary
• PTC Bursary

Postgraduate Academic Scholarships include:

• Moore College PhD Scholarship
• Women’s Graduate Research Scholarship (The Parker Bequest)
• Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship
• Joan Augusta Mackenzie Travelling Scholarship

Bursary and Scholarship Applications

To apply for a bursary or a scholarship you will need to complete the following two forms in their entirety.  Once submitted, your application will be forwarded to the College’s Bursaries & Scholarships Committee.  For any enquiries relating to bursaries and scholarships, please contact the secretary of the Bursaries & Scholarships Committee (Ming Zeng) on +61 (0)2 9577 9999 or by email at scholarships@moore.edu.au.

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

• Unit Fees and Census Dates for Undergraduate courses
• Unit Fees and Census Dates for Diploma of Biblical Theology or Unit Fees and Census Dates for Diploma of Biblical Theology – BLENDED
• 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 Australian communities. The Indigenous Australian Students webpage (Indigenous Australian Students (moore.edu.au)) includes additional information for Indigenous Australian students about admissions, available academic and wellbeing support, accommodation assistance, and Indigenous Australian student scholarships.

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.

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
CT111 Thinking as a Theologian

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 & 3 are full-time

Year 2

Biblical Studies

BS200 Hebrew 2 AND BS212 Old Testament 2 (Hebrew)
or
BS205 Tools for Old Testament Exegesis AND BS211 Old Testament 2 (English)
BS201 Greek 2
BS221 New Testament 2

Christian Thought

CT200 Doctrine 2
CT222 Church History A

Christian Ministry

CM202 Ministry & Mission 2
CM235 Intentional Ministry Reflection A
CM293 Practicum A

Year 3

Biblical Studies

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

Christian Thought

CT300 Doctrine 3
CT311 Philosophy 3
CT330 Christian Ethics

Christian Ministry

CM302 Ministry & Mission 3
CM335 Intentional Ministry Reflection B

3 – BS300 is a co-requisite of BS312.

The BTh incorporates work-integrated learning in a practicum unit in second year. The practicum provides students with the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills they acquire in the course into a ministry context. The practicum is one semester in duration and typically involves work in a church as a student minister. Students will be supervised by an experienced member of the ministry team and will receive support from the College in the experience. Students will observe ministry in practice and be given opportunities to perform ministry that might include preaching, leading services, leading small groups, training lay leaders, and 1-on-1 personal ministry. Students will reflect on the ministry practice they observe as well as their own practice and receive feedback from their supervisor about their performance.

BTh students may request to transfer from the BTh to the Bachelor of Theology/Master of Theology (Coursework) (BTh/ThM) after completing the first year of the BTh and, at the latest, by the end of semester 1 in third year. Progression from the BTh to the ThM requires the successful completion of the BTh with a final weighted average mark of 60% or higher. Progression also requires that the student continues to meet and has shown development in the Other Admission Criteria stated above.

Articulation from the BTh to the ThM for students who completed the BTh but not within the BTh/ThM program requires the completion of a bridging task set by the College.

Students that complete the first year of the BTh may be eligible to exit early and graduate with an Advanced Diploma of Theological Studies (CRICOS: 111612D). Students that complete the second year of the BTh may be eligible to exit early and graduate with an Associate Degree of Theology (CRICOS: 111611E).

The table below gives an indication of the likely peer cohort for new BTh students at Moore College. It provides data on students that commenced undergraduate study in 2024.

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.