One of the following:

• A three-year AQF level 7 award (usually a bachelor degree) in any discipline;
• Meet the English Language requirements for entry to the course.
• If your previous studies were undertaken in another language you’ll need to complete an IELTS test and have a result of 7.0 with no score less than 7.0 in all bands of the test.

6 months full time or up to 1.5 years part time. The maximum time allowed is 1.5 years. Full time is usually three or four units per semester, part time is one or two.

• The fees per unit and indicative annual fees differ between Teaching Bodies. There is a chart of indicative costs here, but please contact the registrar at the appropriate Teaching Body for further information;
• FEE-HELP is available, make sure that you read and understand the information on FEE-HELP here and make sure that you include on your application that you would like to use FEE-HELP.

Online, face-to-face or a combination of both. This differs depending on the Teaching Body that you decide to study with. Contact the registrar of the applicable Teaching Body for further information.

You can access the application form from the website of the Teaching Body with which you would like to study, or contact their registrar to have a chat about the course. You will need to provide some supporting documentation including certified copies (signed by a JP or other authorised person) of:

• 100 points of ID (usually a passport/birth certificate and driver’s licence);
• Transcripts from previous study;
• Change of name documentation and/or the results of an IELTS test if relevant.

The registrar at the Teaching Body you are submitting your application to will let you know if there is anything else that you need to provide.

4 units (36 credit points) to be selected from 8500 and 9600 series units:

• One foundational unit in Theology;
• One foundational unit in Biblical Studies;
• Two elective units.

SCD units are broken up into four Disciplines, which are in turn broken up into Sub-Disciplines. These are:

It is not essential to complete any particular combination of these disciplines unless you are required to do so for professional reasons (for example, if you are undertaking the Graduate Certificate in Theological Studies for accreditation to teach in Catholic Schools, the Catholic Education Office in your diocese may insist that you complete certain units as part of your studies). This is not decided by the SCD, and you should refer to your employer for advice in this matter.

You could be eligible for credit, but this is capped at two units depending on the study you’ve completed. Have a chat to the registrar at your chosen Teaching Body about applying for this.

This depends on where you want to go in your career, and what your grades have been like throughout your studies. It is possible to progress through the Graduate Diploma and Master of Theological Studies, relinquishing the lower award at each stage of progression.