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

Below is a list of the units being offered by Trinity in 2024. Please see the associated timetable page for the times of classes being taught face-to-face. A printable version of the timetable and handbook is also available by clicking the respective link below.

View the 2024 timetable

View the 2024 Student Handbook

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

Undergraduate Units 2024

Field A: Humanities

Study Skills for Theology (Chris Porter) – online only opens 1 Feb. and to be completed by mid-semester S1 AR1009T
Biblical Hebrew A (Megan Turton) – online synchronous via Whitley College S1 AL1300T
New Testament Greek A (Chris Porter) – with a one-week online pre-semester intensive S1 AL1000T
Study Skills for Theology (Chris Porter) – online only opens 1 July and to be completed by mid-semester S2 AR1009T
Biblical Hebrew B (Megan Turton) – online synchronous via Whitley College S2 AL2300T
New Testament Greek B (Chris Porter) S2 AL2500T

Field B: Biblical Studies  

1 Corinthians (Bob Derrenbacker) – Intensive in Sydney, 15 to 17 AND 29 February to 2 March 2024 INT BN3211T 
Introduction to the Old Testament (Rachelle Gilmour) S1 BA1000T
Genesis (Rachelle Gilmour) S1 BA3100T
Genesis [Hebrew stream] (Rachelle Gilmour) S1 BA3110T
Apocalypse Now? Reading the Book of Revelation (Dorothy Lee and Fergus King) S1 BN3820T
Introduction to the New Testament (Dorothy Lee) S2 BN1000T
Gospel of Luke (Bob Derrenbacker) S2 BN3300T
Holy Land Study Tour (Bob Derrenbacker) – overseas 21 September to 3 October 2024 INT BS2051T
Reading Trauma in the Book of Jeremiah (Liz Boase) – Intensive in Melbourne, 30 September to 4 October 2024 - proposed unit INT BA3???T

Field C: Christian Thought and History  

Crises, Controversies, and Councils: Christianity Under Construction (Mark Lindsay) S1 CH1100T
Christology: Beauty and Salvation (Scott Kirkland S1 CT3210T
Foundations for Theological Study (Scott Kirkland S2 CT1020T
Introduction to Anglican Ecclesiology (Luke Hopkins) S2 CT3610T
Sword and Mitre: The Church’s Crusades (Mark Lindsay) S2 CH3600T
Faith, Work, and Economics (Paul Oslington and Kara Martin) – intensive in Sydney, 17 to 18 October AND 31 October to 1 November 2024 INT CT3333T

Field D: Theology—Mission and Ministry  

Mission and Leadership For Contemporary Australia (Fergus King) S1 DM3200T
Theology and Practice of Pastoral Care (Gary Heard) – online only S1 DP1600T
Handling Texts of Terror (Fergus King) – Intensive in Sydney, 13 to 15 June AND 4 to 6 July 2024 INT DM3600T 
Mission, Liturgy, and Sacraments (Fergus King) S2 DA3300T
Pastoral Responses to Trauma and Disruption (Gary Heard) – online only S2 DP3209T

Field D: Field Placements  

Supervised Theological Field Education – placement S1/S2 DP2906T
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) – offered as a postgraduate unit only S1/S2 DP9100S

Postgraduate Units 2024

Foundational Units

Biblical Hebrew A (Megan Turton) – taught at Whitley College S1 AL8300T
New Testament Greek A (Chris Porter) – with a one-week online pre-semester intensive S1  AL8000T
Introduction to the Old Testament (Rachelle Gilmour) S1 BA8000T
Introduction to the New Testament (Dorothy Lee) S2 BN8000T
Foundations for Theological Study (Scott Kirkland S2 CT8020T
Crises, Controversies, and Councils: Christianity Under Construction (Mark Lindsay) S1 CH8100T
Theology and Practice of Pastoral Care (Gary Heard) – online only S1 DP8500T
Supervised Ministry Placement  S1/S2 DP8906T

Elective Units

Biblical Hebrew B (Megan Turton) S2 AL9300T
New Testament Greek B (Chris Porter) S2 AL9500T
Genesis (Rachelle Gilmour) S1 BA9100T
Genesis [Hebrew stream] (Rachelle Gilmour) S1 BA9110T
Reading Trauma in the Book of Jeremiah (Liz Boase) – Intensive in Melbourne, 30 September to 4 October 2024 - proposed unit INT BA9???T
Gospel of Luke (Bob Derrenbacker) S2 BN9300T
1 Corinthians (Bob Derrenbacker) – Intensive in Sydney, 15 to 17 AND 29 February to 2 March 2024 INT BN9211T
Apocalypse Now? Reading the Book of Revelation (Dorothy Lee and Fergus King) S1 BN9820T
Holy Land Study Tour (Bob Derrenbacker) – overseas 21 September to 3 October 2024 INT BS9051T
Christology: Beauty and Salvation (Scott Kirkland S1 CT9210T
Introduction to Anglican Ecclesiology (Luke Hopkins) S2 CT9610T
Sword and Mitre: The Church’s Crusades (Mark Lindsay) S2 CH9600T
Faith, Work, and Economics (Paul Oslington and Kara Martin) – Intensive in Sydney, 17 to 18 October AND 31 October to 1 November 2024 INT CT9333T
Mission and Leadership For Contemporary Australia (Fergus King) S1 DM3200T
Handling Texts of Terror (Fergus King) – Intensive in Sydney, 13 to 15 June AND 4 to 6 July 2024 INT DM9600T 
Mission, Liturgy, and Sacraments (Fergus King) S2 DA9300T
Pastoral Responses to Trauma and Disruption (Gary Heard) – online only S2 DP9209T
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) – placement S1/S2 DP9100S

Capstone Unit

Capstone Integrated Project (Chris Porter) – required to complete all Masters awards S2 XX9900T

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