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Units

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The units taught at ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Theological School provide options in all fields necessary to complete diploma and degree awards.

Below is a list of the units being offered by ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ in 2025. Please see the associated timetable page for the times of classes being taught face-to-face. Printable versions of the timetable and handbook are also available by clicking the respective links below.

Download the 2025 Unit Timetable or view it on the timetable page.

Click on the unit code in the right column below to view the unit description.
The Postgraduate unit list appears below the Undergraduate list.

Undergraduate Units 2025

Field A: Humanities

Study Skills for Theology (TBA) – Online only; opens 1 February; complete by census date S1
Biblical Hebrew A (Rachelle Gilmour S1
New Testament Greek A (Chris Porter) – Includes one week online pre-semester module to be completed by 24 February; unit opens 1 February S1
Study Skills for Theology (TBA) – Online only; opens 1 July; completed by census date S2
Biblical Hebrew B (Rachelle Gilmour) S2
New Testament Greek B (Chris Porter) S2

Field B: Biblical Studies  

Jesus in the Movies (Bob Derrenbacker) – Intensive in Sydney, 13 to 15 March AND 10 to 12 April 2025 INT  
Introduction to the Old Testament (Rachelle Gilmour) S1
Early Rabbinic Interpretation of the Bible (Simon Holloway) – This unit is being taught ONLY synchronously online S1
Gospel and Epistles of John (Dorothy Lee) S1
Gospel and Epistles of John [Greek stream] (Dorothy Lee) S1
The Book of Psalms (Rachelle Gilmour) S2
The Book of Psalms [Hebrew stream] (Rachelle Gilmour) S2
Introduction to the New Testament (Dorothy Lee) S2
Gospel of Matthew (Bob Derrenbacker) S2
Holy Land Study Tour (Bob Derrenbacker) – Study Tour to Israel, Palestine and Jordan: unit starts 1 September; tour 20 September to 3 October 2025 (TBC)  INT

Field C: Christian Thought and History

Forming the Faith (Mark Lindsay) S1
The Reformation (Mark Lindsay) – Supervised Reading Unit only, with seminars by negotiation S1
Political Theologies of the Neighbour (Scott Kirkland S1
Foundations for Theological Study (Scott Kirkland S2
Theological Ethics: On Happiness and Desire (Scott Kirkland
S2
'Into That Night': Study Tour of the Holocaust (Mark Lindsay) – Study Tour in Germany and Poland, 16 November to 2 December 2025  INT

Field D: Theology—Mission and Ministry  

Chaplaincy Skills and Contexts (Gary Heard) – Class-based only, 10 to 14 February INT
Ministerial Formation in the Anglican Tradition (Fergus King) S1
Seeds and the Spirit (Fergus King) S1
Ecotheology (Sally Shaw/Neil Ormerod) – Intensive in Sydney 24 to 26 July AND 14 to 16 August, then 27 September on Zoom    INT
Preaching for Worship and Mission (Fergus King)
S2
Pastoral Care in Grief and Loss (Gary Heard) – Online only
S2
Anglican Church Law and Governance (Michael Shand) – Intensive in Sydney 4–6 September AND Melbourne 6–8 November 2025 (both required) INT  

Field D: Field Placements  

Supervised Theological Field Education – Placement S1/S2
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) – Taken as a postgraduate unit 
S1/S2

Capstone Units  

Undergraduate Captone Integrative Unit (faculty tba) – Required to complete all Bachelor awards S2

Postgraduate Units 2025

Foundational Units

Biblical Hebrew A (Rachelle Gilmour S1
New Testament Greek A (Chris Porter) – Includes one week of online pre-semester work 
S1
Introduction to the Old Testament (Rachelle Gilmour)
S1
Forming the Faith (Mark Lindsay) S1
Ministerial Formation in the Anglican Tradition (Fergus King) S1
Introduction to the New Testament (Dorothy Lee) S2
Foundations for Theological Study (Scott Kirkland)
S2

Elective Units

Chaplaincy Skills and Contexts (Gary Heard) – Class-based only, 10 to 14 February INT
Jesus in the Movies (Bob Derrenbacker) – Intensive in Sydney, 13 to 15 March AND 10 to 12 April 2025 INT  
Early Rabbinic Interpretation of the Bible (Simon Holloway) – This unit is being taught ONLY synchronously online S1
Gospel and Epistles of John (Dorothy Lee) S1
Gospel and Epistles of John [Greek stream] (Dorothy Lee) S1
The Reformation (Mark Lindsay) – Supervised Reading Unit only, with seminars by negotiation S1
Political Theologies of the Neighbour (Scott Kirkland S1
Seeds and the Spirit (Fergus King) S1
Ecotheology (Sally Shaw/Neil Ormerod) – Intensive in Sydney 24 to 26 July AND 14 to 16 August, then 27 September on Zoom    INT
Biblical Hebrew B (Rachelle Gilmour) S2
New Testament Greek B (Chris Porter)
S2
The Book of Psalms (Rachelle Gilmour) S2
The Book of Psalms [Hebrew stream] (Rachelle Gilmour) S2
Gospel of Matthew (Bob Derrenbacker) S2
Theological Ethics: On Happiness and Desire (Scott Kirkland S2
Mission and Religious Education in Australian Anglican Schools (Fergus King) – Online only
S2
Preaching for Worship and Mission (Fergus King)
S2
Pastoral Care in Grief and Loss (Gary Heard) – Online only
S2
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) – Placement
S1/S2
Holy Land Study Tour (Bob Derrenbacker) – Study Tour to Israel, Palestine and Jordan, 20 September to 3 October 2025 (unit starts 1 September) – TBC INT
Anglican Church Law and Governance (Michael Shand) – Intensive in Sydney 4–6 September AND Melbourne 6–8 November 2025 (both required) INT  
'Into That Night': Study Tour of the Holocaust (Mark Lindsay) – Study Tour in Germany and Poland, 16 November to 2 December 2025  INT

Capstone UnitS

Postgraduate Capstone Integrated Project (faculty tba) – Required to complete all Masters awards
S2