Theology Courses

Wesley Institute offer the following theology courses:

• Master of Theology
• Master of Theological Studies
• Graduate Diploma of Theological Studies
• Bachelor of Theology (Honours)
• Bachelor of Theology
• Associate Degree of Theology

Master of Theology

The Master of Theology, delivered in both English and Korean, is a three semester graduate study program building on the Bachelor of Theology, and designed for:

• Those who want to enhance their professional skills and qualifications as practioners in parish or pastoral ministry, and
• pastoral workers who want to refresh their own spiritual walk with God through a renewed engagement with the Scriptures and Christian tradition, at a postgraduate level, and
  
• those who seek to pursue an academic teaching career in theology.

Master of Theological Studies

The Master of Theological Studies, delivered in English, is a graduate study program with coursework designed for candidates whose undergraduate degrees are in non-theological disciplines. The course:

• Is particularly attractive to Christian professionals working for service and urban mission organisations who are applying their professional skills to what is really a branch of Christian ministry, and
• has appeal more widely to graduates who seek to contribute to the lay ministries of the church, and
  
• is of interest to a broader spectrum of graduates in the Christian community who simply want to grow personally through the study of theology.

Graduate Diploma of Theological Studies

The one-year Graduate Diploma of Theological Studies is a graduate study program embedded within the Master of Theological Studies. This course is designed for candidates whose undergraduate degrees are in non-theological disciplines. The course offers:

• An exit point from the masters degree after the completion of the first two semesters coursework in the degree, and
• initial or ongoing professional development through advanced-level studies enabling the acquisition, extension and application of knowledge and skills in theological disciplines, and
• a graduate-level program that can facilitate later access to further graduate studies in theology.

Bachelor of Theology (Honours)

The Bachelor of Theology Honours (available only in English) is a fourth year addition to the Bachelor of Theology, designed for students who desire to pursue an academic career in theology.

Bachelor of Theology

The Bachelor of Theology may be taken in English or Korean. It is an undergraduate study program for students whose career and personal goals are widely varied. The course:

• Is designed with a view to a specified ministerial role in denominational or independent churches, both nationally and internationally. The flexibility of the degree structure means that students can equally prepare for a wide spectrum of church and parachurch ministries, and
• contributes to the personal intellectual and spiritual formation of students preparing to choose and embark upon a career, and
• is the foundational degree for students contemplating an academic career in the teaching of theology at a tertiary level. These students can major in Biblical languages within the degree.

Associate Degree of Theology

The two-year Associate Degree of Theology is an undergraduate academic degree that focuses on theological disciplines and methodologies, and is embedded within the Bachelor of Theology. The associate degree, delivered in both English and Korean, offers:

• An exit point from the bachelor degree after the completion of the first two years coursework in the degree, and
• solid grounding in the disciplines of biblical, pastoral and theological studies suitable as preparation for lay ministry in the church, and
• the kind of broad-based academic foundation that will provide opportunity for a graduate to access further undergraduate theological study at a future time.