SKTC Courses

Bachelor of Theology (Honours/Korean)

Bachelor of Theology (Honours/Korean – 082722J)

AWARD SUMMARY  
AQF Level 8 award
Entry Requirements The course shall be available to:

Those who have completed the Sydney College of Divinity BTh (Korean) within the previous five years and with a grade point average of 2.7 in the coursework and 3.0 in the area of specialisation.
Duration 1 year full-time or 3 years part-time (1 year full-time only for overseas student)
Attendance Requirements SCD Handbook, Section 3: To complete a unit, a student must have been present for at least 80% of all prescribed activities, regardless of the mode of delivery. Overseas students must satisfy Australian government progress requirements.
Mode Full-time, part-time.
Structure 72 credit points, comprising 36 credit points in coursework and a thesis for 36 credit points.
Korean Proficiency In this course unit all teaching is conducted in the Korean language. All teaching and support staff are native Korean-language speakers. The course materials are in the Korean language. Graduates are expected to work in a Korean language context.

Applicants whose entry qualifications were obtained in an institution where Korean is not the language of instruction must be fluent in the Korean language and have achieved Korean proficiency equivalent to a level 6 on the 6 level Yonsei University Korean Language Test.
English Proficiency

 

 Satisfactory completion of at least one year study of English as a subject in high school or in an English-only language school or other training centre, or

Satisfactory completion of a post-school award of at least 6 months duration where teaching was in English, or

Satisfactory completion of a test approved by the SCD that demonstrates that the candidate can

  • Speak English: understands and answers (often incorrectly) basic questions in English, is able to speak using several very short sentences using very simple vocabulary about everyday issue. Spoken English can be understood by the listener for about 50% of the time
  • Write English: writes a few ideas in a few sentences using simple vocabulary, simple structures, occasionally attempting paragraphing (with limited success); limited grasp of punctuation and spelling. Writing generally lacks coherence
  • Read English: reads aloud text in English that was chosen and prepared by the candidate. Recounts aspects of the text and explains meanings of selected words
Fees Contact the SCD Korean School of Theology
Contact The Registrar of the SCD Korean School of Theology

Graduate Profile and Rationale

The Bachelor of Theology (Honours) (Korean) qualifies candidates who apply a body of theological knowledge in a specific context to undertake professional work and as pathway for research and further learning in one or more theologically-related disciplines.

Outcomes

Graduates will have:

Knowledge

a coherent and advanced body of knowledge with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more theologically-related disciplines and knowledge of research principles and methods.

Skills

cognitive and technical skills in a theologically-related body of knowledge, so that they are able independently to:

  • review, analyse, synthesise and transform theological information and identify and provide solutions to complex ministry situations
  • think critically, evaluate and generate complex ideas in developing new strategies in the practice of Christian ministry
  • technical skills to design and use research in a project
  • communicate theologically-related knowledge, skills and ideas clearly and coherently to a variety of audiences

Applications of Knowledge and Skills

the ability to demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills

  • with initiative and judgment in professional practice and/or scholarship in theological disciplines related to Christian ministry
  • adapt knowledge and skills in diverse theologically-related contexts
  • with responsibility and accountability for own learning and practice and in collaboration with others
  • to plan and execute project work and/or a piece of research and scholarship with some independence of perspective.

Enrolment

The Bachelor of Theology (Honours) (Korean) is offered through the SCD Korean School of Theology. Details are available from the School.

Articulation to Other Awards

Students may articulate to the MPhil, the DMin, the ThD, and the PhD provided they meet the Entry Requirements

ACADEMIC REGULATIONS for the Bachelor of Theology (Honours) (Korean)

1 Admission to Candidature
1.1 An applicant for admission to candidature for a degree of Bachelor of Theology (Honours) (Korean) shall:
1.1.1 hold a BTh from the Sydney College of Divinity completed within the previous five years, and with a grade point average of 2.7 overall and 3.0 in the area of specialisation; or
1.1.2 hold a qualification from another university or tertiary institution that the Academic Board considers equivalent to the requirements above.
The grade point average is calculated as follows
GPA = (4H + 3D + 2C + 1P +0N) ÷ E
where: H is the number of credit points gained at H grade
D is the number of credit points gained at D grade
C is the number of credit points gained at C grade
P is the number of credit points gained at P grade
N is the number of credit points attempted which earned an N grade
E is the total number of credit points for which a student has enrolled (excluding units with W and S)
You will need to supply transcripts for verification.
1.2 A candidate for a Bachelor of Theology (Honours) (Korean) shall be designated as full-time or part-time. A student is designated as a full-time if enrolled in three units (27 credit points) or more in a semester or part-time if enrolled in less than three units (27 credit points) per semester.
1.3 An applicant may not be admitted to candidature unless the Teaching Body in which he or she is enrolled can ensure that adequate supervision is available.
1.4 Applicants will be required to show evidence of appropriate competence in ancient and/or modern languages in order to access primary sources and significant secondary works relevant to their thesis topic. Language requirements will be determined at the time of application in consultation with the proposed supervisor.
1.5 Application for enrolment in the Bachelor of Theology (Honours) (Korean) is made to the Registrar of the Korean School of Theology.
1.6 No candidate for the BTh(Hons) may be concurrently enrolled in any other undergraduate or postgraduate course within the Sydney College of Divinity or any other tertiary institution unless the candidate is enrolled in an approved joint degree program, unless approval has been granted by the Academic Board.
2 Course Structure
2.1 The award shall include:
2.1.1 a 8500-series Research Methodology Unit (9 credit points)
2.1.2 a 8500-series Honours Seminar Unit (9 credit points)
2.1.3 a further two units (18 credit points in total) in the area of specialisation from 9600-series units
2.1.4 a supervised research project of 20,000 words for 36 credit points in the area of specialisation
2.2 A candidate may not submit as the main content of the thesis any work or material which has previously been submitted for a degree without major reworking.
2.3 The appropriate body of the Teaching Body in which the candidate is enrolled shall appoint a supervisor.
2.4 All thesis proposals involving the gathering of personal information from people by surveys, interviews or case studies etc must first be referred to the Research Committee or its nominee for approval using the appropriate forms and will be dealt with according to the procedures and policies of the Ethics Review Committee.
2.5 Every course unit requires students to demonstrate mastery of basic English-language vocabulary and comprehension of English-language passages related to that unit before enrolling in further units. All course units shall be taken from the Sydney College of Divinity Schedule of Units of Study.
3 Period of Candidature
3.1 The period of candidature for the degree shall normally be 1 year full-time study or up to 3 years part-time.
3.2 In certain circumstances the Student Administration Committee may grant extensions.
4 Monitoring of Candidature
4.1 Once each semester, and at any other time considered appropriate, the supervisor of the thesis shall report to the appropriate body of the Teaching Body on the progress of each candidate using the appropriate form.
5 Termination of Candidature
5.1 If for any reason the candidate’s progress is deemed to be unsatisfactory, the Teaching Body in which the candidate is enrolled shall ask the candidate to show cause why candidature should not be terminated.
5.2 Any show cause submission shall be forwarded to the Research Committee and the Committee’s recommendation shall be forwarded to the Academic Board. The Committee may recommend the termination of candidature, continuation of enrolment and imposition of conditions on continuation of candidature.
5.3 If the candidate does not show cause, the Research Degree Committee shall recommend termination of candidature to the Academic Board.
5.4 Persons whose candidature has been terminated may have recourse to the appeals procedures. The decision of the appeals committee is final.
6 Examination of Thesis
6.1 The candidate shall submit to the Teaching Body in which she or he is enrolled three copies of a thesis embodying the results of the candidate’s research. All copies of the thesis shall be bound in temporary form. The thesis must be written and presented in accordance with the current guidelines for the preparation of a thesis within the Sydney College of Divinity.
6.2 The thesis must be the candidate’s own work, must be written in English and reach a satisfactory standard of literary presentation.
6.3 Before a candidate may submit a thesis, the supervisor must certify in writing that the thesis conforms to the requirements of the regulations. A certificate to this effect shall be supplied by the supervisor when the thesis is submitted. If the supervisor does not so certify, the appropriate body of the Teaching Body in which the supervision took place shall determine whether the thesis shall be submitted after having considered written submissions from the supervisor and the candidate.
6.4 The Sydney College of Divinity Research Committee shall appoint two examiners, at least one of whom shall be external to the Teaching Body of both the supervisor and the student. Examiners shall report in writing three months from the receipt of the thesis. Examiners will be replaced if the report is not received within four months unless the examiner is given leave to report late.
6.5 The thesis shall be graded by the examiners according to the standard grading practice within the College and a final grade achieved by averaging the grades awarded by the examiners; provided that where the examiners’ marks differ by more than ten (10) marks a third examiner will be asked to grade the thesis and the final result will be based on consideration of the three grades.
6.6 The three course work units shall be graded according to standard grading practice within the Sydney College of Divinity. The required Honours Seminar may be graded but the results are not included in the final mark. The Research Methodology unit and two ‘further’ units are included and account for 3/8 of the final grade.
6.7 The final grade of honours is calculated by taking into account the results of the Honours thesis (5/8 of total grade) and the three course work units (3/8 of total grade, as in 6.6). The Academic Board of the Teaching Body shall then propose a final grade of First Class Honours, Second Class Honours Division One, Second Class Honours Division Two or Third Class Honours, as deemed appropriate.
6.8 The cut off marks for classes of honours shall be H = First Class; D = Second Class, Division One; C = Second Class, Division Two; P = Third Class.
6.9 If a candidate completes all the components of the honours course but fails to qualify for the award of any class of honours, his or her academic record will be endorsed with an academic comment “Failed to qualify for a class of honours in the BTh” and the honours course description against which the class of honours is normally recorded will be deleted.
7 Examiners’ Reports
7.1 Candidates will be given a copy of the examiners’ reports at the completion of the examination process. Examiners’ names will be included unless a written request to the contrary has been received by the Office of the Dean.
8 Submission of the Completed Thesis
8.1 When any corrections as determined by the Research Committee in light of the examiners’ reports have been completed two bound copies of the thesis are to be submitted to the Office of the Dean. The bound copies are to conform to the guidelines for the presentation and binding of theses following examination.
9 Saving Clause
9.1 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Academic Board of the Sydney College of Divinity may, in any case in which it may deem it appropriate to do so, vary, dispense with or suspend any requirement or prescription by these regulations, and report forthwith to the Council of the Sydney College of Divinity.
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