Associate Degree in Ministry

Course Information

CRICOS Course Code: 080056K

The course structure is based on six semesters (each of 12 weeks duration, plus an exam week), with four subjects taught in each semester. It comprises:

•    90 credit points of core subjects
•    10 credit points of professional practice
•    60 credit points of electives

To qualify for award of the degree of Associate Degree in Ministry a candidate shall accrue an aggregate of at least 160 credit points, including satisfactory completion of the core subjects noted below.

RES101 Introduction to Academic Writing and Research
THE101 Christian Worldview
BIB102 Introduction to Israel’s Scriptures (Old Testament)
MIN101 Introduction to Pastoral Ministry
BIB103 Introduction to the New Testament
HIS101 History of Christianity
MIN102 Christian Spirituality
THE201 Christian Ethics
LEA201 Leadership Principles

Work Integrated Learning Subjects

EXP201 Professional Practice

Elective Subjects

60 credit points taken from an accredited Level 7 course of study offered by AC.

For specific information on subject and specialisation availabilities, please see the Associate Degree in Ministry Course Handbook.

Full-Time: 2 Years (4 subjects per semester, 40 credit points)
Part-Time: Up to 10 Years (1 - 2 subjects per semester)

Please see the Indicative Fee Schedule for information about the domestic and international fees for this year: https://www.ac.edu.au/documents/fees-and-fee-help-information/

The Associate Degree in Ministry qualifies for FEE Help Loan Funding. Consult http://study assist.gov.au/ for eligibility details.

Austudy, Abstudy and Youth Allowance may be available for this course. To check your eligibility and to find out more information, please visit the Study Assist website.

Adelaide
Brisbane
Hobart
Melbourne
Online
New Zealand
Perth

Face-to-Face (weekly 3 hour lectures)
Intensive (5 days of lectures delivered within a one week period)
Extensive (5 days lectures delivered across a term period)
Online Delivery (weekly video/audio lectures provided to be viewed at own convenience)

Austudy, Abstudy and Youth Allowance are available for this course. To check your eligibility and to find out more information, please visit the Study Assist website.

Upon completion, students can continue their studies in the Bachelor of Ministry. See the Awards Offered page for more information.

Course Learning Outcomes

• demonstrated broad knowledge of Christian history, doctrine and tradition as a foundation for ministry.
• demonstrated skills to analyse and interpret the biblical text, using sound hermeneutical methods, as a core document of the Christian faith with consideration for the contemporary application of the text;
• demonstrated skills to comprehend, apply and communicate a Christian worldview, with particular emphasis on the role of the gospel in providing an ethical framework for personal living.
• demonstrated ability to discuss and analyse contemporaneous topics, issues and challenges impacting on Christian ministry and the Pentecostal community, and create solutions to these challenges;
• demonstrated ability to collaborate with the broader community of Christian ministers and community leaders to provide appropriate collegial support;
• demonstrated basic skills in critical thinking and self-directed research, using a range of sources and methods.
• some demonstrated ability in self-reflection and evaluation of ministry and leadership performance for the purpose of vocational development.
• demonstrated cognitive and technical skills required for ministry functions, including some depth within the field of Christian studies;
• demonstrated breadth and complexity of (para) professional ministry skills pertinent to engagement with congregational communities. This includes the ability to apply knowledge and skills to a range of contexts.

Entry Requirements

IELTS

International Students will be required to show proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 overall, reading 6.0; writing 6.0; speaking 6.0; and listening 6.0 (or equivalent).

Academic Entry Requirements

Domestic and International applicants must meet one of the following academic entry requirements:

Completion of NSW Higher School Certificate with an ATAR of 65 or higher, or the completion of the interstate or overseas equivalent qualification and result.

Completion of an Australian Certificate IV or higher qualification awarded by an authorised institution or registered training organisation (or equivalent overseas qualification).

Completion of at least an Australian Level 5 Higher Education Diploma awarded under the Australian Qualifications Framework (or equivalent overseas qualification).

Professional Entry Requirements

Applicants with no formal qualifications who are aged 21+ may be eligible for on the basis of mature age (provisional entry). These students will need to successfully complete their first 4 subjects to be permitted to continue without the Provisional Entry restrictions.

Fees

Complete Fee Schedules and FEE-HELP information (where appropriate) for all Alphacrucis courses can be found in our Documents section, under the Fees and FEE-HELP Information link.

Units offered as part of this Award:

ENG101 - Literature from the Classical period to the 17th Century

Outcomes:

1. Discuss the origins of and influences of the English language;
2. Read and discuss signature literary texts from the 7th Century BC to the 16th Century AD which influenced English literature, and review them in relation to key questions in literary studies;
3. Undertake textual  interpretation of two of Shakespeare's plays;
4. Formulate and defend intertextual arguments relating to two plays of Shakespeare;
5. Interpret Shakespeare's contribution to the English language, and to the development of modern thought.

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ENG102 - 17th - 19th Century Literature in English

Outcomes:

1. Identify connections between English texts and their social and political contexts;
2. Review the signature literary texts of the English language across the 17th-19 Centuries;
3. Discuss how ideas, perspectives, and values are represented in texts and how they are received by audiences;
4. Recognise and differentiate texts, through the identification of the structural, conventional, and language and stylistic features used by authors;
5. Select evidence to develop, support, and justify a critical interpretation of a text;
6. Classify and interpret arguments relating to the structure of two key English literary texts.

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ENG201 - 20th - 21st Century English Literature

Outcomes:

1. Identify connections between English texts and contexts;
2. Review the signature literary texts of the English language across the 20th-21st Centuries;
3. Analyse how ideas, perspectives, and values are represented in texts and how they are received by audiences;
4. Analyse and compare texts, through the identification of the structural, conventional, and language and stylistic features used by authors;
5. Examine evidence to develop, support, and justify a critical interpretation of a text;
6. Compose and defend arguments relating to the technical composition of two key English literary texts and a significant historical / social movement. 

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ENG202 - Australian Literature and Identity

Outcomes:

1. Analyse connections between Australian English texts and contexts;
2. Review the signature Australian literary texts of the English language across the 20th-21st Centuries;
3. Analyse how ideas, perspectives, and values are represented in Australian texts and how they are received by audiences;
4. Analyse and compare texts, through the identification of the structural, conventional, and language and stylistic features used by authors;
5. Examine evidence to develop, support, and justify a critical interpretation of a text;
6. Examine and defend arguments relating to the technical composition of two key Australian literary texts;
7. Justify how the two Australian literary texts significantly contribute  to the construction of National Identity.

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ENG301 - Literary Criticism and the History of Western Thought

Outcomes:

1. Examine connections between English texts and philosophical contexts;
2. Appraise the key philosophical movements that shape the experience of English language texts, from the Classical period  – Contemporary period;
3. Analyse how ideas, perspectives, and values are represented in texts and how they are received by audiences, in particular schools of literary analysis;
4. Explore the relationships between the experience of literary text and religious thinking;
5. Assess evidence to develop, support, and justify a critical interpretation literary critical movement;
6. Compose and defend arguments relating to the structure of two key English literary movements.

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LEA202 - Leadership Principles (Arrow)

Outcomes:

1. Identify personal values, own leadership philosophy, and develop a self-awareness to start the continual process of leadership development;
2. Develop and build team communication, and problem-solving skills;
3. Demonstrate the ability to explain and critically evaluate different theories and approaches to leadership;
4. Demonstrate and  examine leadership issues pertaining to ethics and the dark side of leadership;
5. Identify, describe and distinguish the key leadership theories and their applications in an organizational setting

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LEA304 - Advanced Leadership and Decision Making (Arrow)

Outcomes:

1. Compare and assess current theories and concepts of individual, dyadic, and group behaviour in organisations, and discuss and explain appropriate organisational leadership behaviours for increasing organisational effectiveness;
2. Compare and assess current theories of individual and group decision making within organisations, and discuss and explain how organisational leaders’ decision-making interacts with organisational structure and culture in facilitating change;
3. Describe and evaluate organisational communication theories, including dyadic, group, formal and informal communication, and discuss and explain the attributes and impacts of communication within organisations including in leader-member exchange and mass communication contexts;
4. Describe Australian corporate structures, including within churches and NFP organisations, and critically assess leadership models adopted for churches and NFP organisations;
5. Explain and appraise issues of power and responsibility in churches and NFP organisations, incorporating Christian and other perspectives;
6. Discuss and explain the role of leadership in shaping organisational responses to changing operating environments.

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