Graduate Certificate in Chaplaincy

About this course

The Graduate Certificate in Chaplaincy is designed for those possessing a three-year undergraduate degree in any field who wish to acquire transferable knowledge and skills in Chaplaincy as part of their continuing professional development for ministry employment and further learning. 

The Graduate Certificate in Chaplaincy focuses on building capacity in Chaplaincy for people involved in a wide scope of religious, non-profit, community-focused enterprises. Students may be working for denominationally-based organisations in education, welfare, aged care, local church or other ministries requiring specific leadership training for ministry or mission. 

This award is not approved for CRICOS study.

  • Study Mode: Full Time,

  • Credit Points: 36 (4 units)

  • Award Level: AQF Level 8

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Australian College of Ministries
  • NSW
  • Domestic
Nazarene Theological College
  • QLD
  • Domestic
  • International
Perth Bible College
  • WA
  • Domestic
  • International

Course Details

Admission to the Graduate Certificate in Chaplaincy requires:

  • Satisfactory completion of an AQF 7 Bachelor (or equivalent) from an institution recognised by the Academic Board; OR
  • Qualify for professional entry as determined by the Student Support and Administration Committee; AND
  • Satisfactorily complete a pre-enrolment interview with a relevant course advisor.

 

Professional entry

This award is a course for professional development where the student may acquire transferable knowledge and skills over a reasonably short period of time.

 

On this basis, professional entry into the Graduate Certificate in Chaplaincy will be considered by the Student Support and Administration Committee on the basis of three years’ experience in a ministry or professional role. The candidate must be able to demonstrate that they have led people or projects even though their role may not have been senior in their organisation; AND satisfactorily complete a pre-enrolment interview with a relevant course advisor.

 

English Proficiency         

Applicants whose entry qualifications were obtained in an institution where English is not the language of instruction normally require a minimum IELTS (or equivalent) overall score of at least 7.0 with no subtest below 6.5 in all bands of the test.

The Graduate Certificate in Chaplaincy requires the completion of 36 credit points from 8100 and 9200 series units in the Sydney College of Divinity Schedule of Units of Study.

 

The units will be any combination of units totalling 36 credit points from the list of approved Graduate Certificate in Chaplaincy units listed in Schedule below.

 

Units coded “A” are not counted towards a Concentration or Specialisation in any discipline or subdiscipline.

 

SCHEDULE

List of approved units for the Graduate Certificate in Chaplaincy

 

Choose any of the following units to a total of 36 credit points:

 

  • C8100 Theory and Practice of Pastoral Counselling
  • C8102 Pastoral Counselling in Ministry
  • C8145 Pastoral Counselling: Grief, Loss and Trauma
  • C8166 Wellbeing and Resilience for People Helpers
  • C8193 Seminar in Chaplaincy (generic unit X8193 applied into the C subdiscipline for this award)
  • C8127 Professional Chaplaincy
  • C8195 Studies in Chaplaincy (a generic unit X8195 applied into the C subdiscipline for this award)
  • P8101 Introduction to Pastoral and Practical Theology
  • P8171 Theory and Practice of Ministry 1
  • C92XX Chaplaincy Project – Please note that the XX, will be coded as per the kind of Project, whether
  • C9295 Action Research Project in Counselling (18cps); OR
  • C9296 Minor Research Project in Counselling (9cps); OR
  • C9297 Major Research project in Counselling (18cps)
  • C92XX Chaplaincy Focused Study – Please note that the XX, will be coded as per the kind of Focused Study, whether X9293 Minor IGS (9cps); OR
  • X9294 Major IGS (18cps)
  • X8192 Issues in [Topic]

 

Or other units determined from time to time by the Academic Board.

Knowledge

Graduates will have:

  • specialised theoretical and technical knowledge related to the practice of Chaplaincy which are transferable to a variety of complex religious, notfor-profit, ministry enterprises. 

 

Skills

Graduates will demonstrate specialised cognitive and technical skills in Chaplaincy within a ministry-related body of knowledge, so that they are able independently to: 

  • analyse critically, evaluate, and apply information to complete a range of activities associated with Chaplaincy in a ministry related context;
  • analyse, generate and provide solutions to complex problems to guide the ministry in the field of Chaplaincy within a religious, not-for-profit, community organisation;
  • transmit transferable knowledge, skills and ideas through coherent and sustained ministry in Chaplaincy to specialist and non-specialist audiences. 

 

Applications of Knowledge and Skills

Graduates will possess the ability to:

  • Apply transferable knowledge and skills in a way that demonstrates autonomy, well-developed judgment, adaptability, and responsibility as leaders in religious, non-profit, community-focused enterprises. 

A candidate may seek credit up to a maximum of 18 credit points in the Graduate Certificate in Chaplaincy.

 

Credit will be granted for units that are from an equivalent award or institution and have outcomes, content, demand hours, and assessment equivalent to that of units in the Graduate Certificate in Chaplaincy.

 

Credit for Recognised Prior Learning may be granted subject to a successful application.

 

Progress to Further Awards

Students who satisfactorily complete the Graduate Certificate in Chaplaincy will be eligible to articulate with full credit to the Sydney College of Divinity Graduate Diploma of Arts or other postgraduate awards, provided that they meet the entry requirements of that award.

This award is not approved for CRICOS study.
The Graduate Certificate in Chaplaincy is offered through the individual colleges and an application for enrolment must be made to the Registrar of the teaching institution. The registrar will be able to help you with any information regarding your study, including fees, units, mode of delivery and timetable.

 

A student is designated as full-time if enrolled in three units (27 credit points) or more in a semester or the equivalent in a trimester. Sydney College of Divinity offers a wide range of units and students have the option to study one or more units across the colleges delivering Sydney College of Divinity awards, whilst enrolled with one college.

 

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