Graduate Diploma in Pastoral Care
Course Type:
Postgraduate coursework
Course Description:
The Graduate Diploma in Pastoral Care is a specialised Graduate Diploma in Theology. It gives graduates with a theology degree the opportunity to specialise in Pastoral Care, through both coursework and clinically based units. Students may also include a research project.
Entry Requirements:
The Graduate Diploma in Pastoral Care is open to candidates with an undergraduate degree or graduate diploma in theology, who have completed a basic level 1 unit of Clinical Pastoral Education.
Course Pathways:
The Graduate Diploma can articulate to the Master of Arts (coursework). Candidates who include a 12,000 word Research Essay graded at Distinction standard or higher may be eligible for admission to a research degree.
Graduate Outcomes:
A graduate who holds a graduate diploma award of the MCD in a specialist discipline is able to:
- provide appropriate evidence of the acquisition and critical application of knowledge in the specialist theological discipline concerned, extending knowledge and skills already gained in undergraduate theological study and/or relevant prior work and/or learning;
- either
demonstrate the integration of knowledge and the application of skills in the specialist theological discipline concerned at a level of competence which would enable the graduate to be recognised by peers as a professional colleague;
or
demonstrate the potential to plan and execute a piece of research in the specialist discipline of theology concerned, which may also integrate knowledge or skills acquired in another discipline or relevant prior academic work and/or learning.
Course Volume:
The Graduate Diploma must be completed in not less than one year and not more than three years.
Modes of Study:
Students may take a mixture of online and face-to-face units in the discipline of Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies.
Course Structure:
Students must complete 90 points of study (six standard units) including a second Level 1 unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (worth 30 points) and at least 30 points of further units in the discipline of Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies. Students may include a 12000 word Research Essay.
MCD Links:
Official information and regulations for all courses are found on the MCD website. Course information on the UFT website is for guidance only.
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