ACCESS / FOUNDATION / EXTENDED CURRICULUM (for students who have a matric but not the exemption:)
FIRST SEMESTER:
English Language Development A (ELD)
Church Administration / Computer Literacy
Academic Literacy A
Africa in the World A
SECOND SEMESTER:
English Language Development B
Introduction to Bible knowledge
Academic Literacy B (with Sexual ethics component)
Africa in the World B (with Introduction to SA Church history)
BACHELOR OF THEOLOGY
Required Subjects (subject to change by the School of Religion and Theology):
FIRST YEAR:
| BIST 110 | Introduction New Testament | BIST 120 | Introduction Old Testament |
| SYTH 110 | History, Truth & Worldviews | SYTH 120 | Ethics/Theology of the Word of God |
| HICH 110 | Ancient Church History | PRTH 110 | Introduction: Practical Theology |
| BILA 110 | Classical Hebrew | BILA 120 | Hellenistic Greek |
SECOND YEAR:
| BIST 210 | Text, Interpretation, Culture | BIST 220 | Critical Tools of Biblical Study |
| SYTH 210 | Selected Christian Doctrines | SYTH 220 | Theology & Ethics |
| HICH 210 | History of the Reformation | RELG 101 | Introduction to Religion |
| PRTH 260 | Homiletics, Worship & Liturgy | PRTH 220 | Transforming Christian Education |
| [BILA 220 | Hellenistic Greek] | [BILA 240 | Classical Hebrew] |
THIRD YEAR (subject to change by the School of Religion and Theology):
A. Pastoral Specialisation ending with BTh:
| BIST 311 | NT Exegesis | BIST 310 | Biblical Theology |
| HICH | Industrial Mission / Church and Mission | HICH 311 | History of Christianity: Modern Period |
| SYTH 310 | Systematic Theology | SYTH 330 | African Theology |
| PRTH 341 | Pastoral Crisis Counselling | PRTH | Church and Social Transformation |
Other Specialisations ending with a BA (Theol) = Bachelor of Arts (Theology):
B. Community Development Diaconate;
C. Medical Diaconate;
D. Criminal/Military;
E. Communications/ Media;
F. Mission to Informal Settlement;
G. Mission to Foreign Countries; H. Youth Diaconate.
(At least 50% should be theological subjects and other cognate disciplines, e.g. psychology, sociology, etc.).
POST-GRADUATE STUDIES
BRIDGING YEAR TO HONOURS: Students with a Diploma who passed with over 65% go directly into BTh Honours, those who passed under 65% will go into the bridging year.
BTh HONOURS: First Semester: Students take core courses and a mini-dissertation required in either: Biblical Studies, Systematics, History of Christianity or Practical Theology. Second Semester: two electives.
MASTER OF THEOLOGY: Masters can be done as MTh by Dissertation or by Course Work.
THE DOCTORATE (PHD): This is done by dissertation only.
THE POST-GRADUATE CHURCH ORIENTED YEAR:
UELCSA: FIFTH YEAR:The curriculum is stipulated by UELCSA
FIRST THEOLOGICAL EXAMINATION as stipulated by UELCSA
INTERNSHIP as stipulated by UELCSA
SECOND THEOLOGICAL EXAMINATION as stipulated by UELCSA
ELCSA: MINISTERIAL SEMESTER OR YEAR as stipulated by ELCSA