BTh Bachelor in Theology

Structure of your BTh

A Bachelor of Theology at St Augustine is a NQF level 7 degree which is worth 400 Credits.

Length of degree

The degree extends over a minimum of three academic years of full-time study or six academic years of part-time study. The maximum period of study is 5 years of full-time study or 9 years of part-time study.

There are two types of BTh degrees you could study for:

(1) A General BTh degree

In brackets are the credit weightings for the courses.

First year of full-time study

First semester	Second semester
BIBS101 Biblical Studies New Testament (16)	BIBS102 Biblical Studies Old Testament (16)
CHIS111 Church History Early and Medieval Church (16)	CHIS112 Church History Reformation and Modern Church (16)
PAST101 Pastoral Theology Introduction to Spirituality (16)	PAST112 Pastoral Theology World Religions (16)
SYTH101 Systematic Theology (16)	SYTH102 Systematic theology IB (16)
STUD101 Communication and Study Skills (8)	STUD102 Basic Computing and information searches (8)

All these modules in the first year are compulsory.

(Total: 144 credits points for the first year)

Second year of full-time study

First Semester	Second Semester
CETH 101 Christian Ethics (16)	CETH 102 Christian Ethics (16)
BIBS 201 Biblical Studies (16)	BIBS 201 Biblical Studies (16)
PAST202 Pastoral Theology (16)	PAST202 Pastoral Theology (16)
SYTH211 Systematic Theology Philosophy of God (16)	SYTH211 Systematic Theology (16)

All the subjects in the first semester are compulsory and CETH 102 in the second semester is compulsory.

However, in the second semester, you may choose to do one non theological module from the following:

PHIL103 Introduction to logic and philosophy (16)

PSYC 102 Social psychology (16)

(Total: 272 credit points: including the first year credits)

Third year of full-time study

First semester	Second semester
BIBS301 Biblical Studies (32)	BIBS302 Biblical Studies (32)
PAST301 Pastoral Theology (32)	PAST302 Pastoral Theology (32)
SYTH301 Systematic Theology (32)	SYTH303 Systematic Theology (16)
	SYTH305 Systematic Theology (16)

(Total: 400 credit points: including the first and the second year)

(2) BTh focusing on Pastoral Theology and Psychology

This curriculum is only available to students studying full time.

All modules are compulsory.

First year of full time study

First semester (16)	Second semester
BIBS101 Biblical Studies New Testament (16)	BIBS102 Biblical Studies Old Testament (16)
PSYC 101 Psychology (16)	PSYC 102 Psychology (16)
PAST101 Pastoral Theology Introduction to Spirituality (16)	PAST112 Pastoral Theology World Religions (16)
SYTH101 Systematic Theology (16)	SYTH102 Systematic theology IB (16)
STUD101 Communication and Study Skills (8)	STUD102 Basic Computing and information searches (8)

(Total: 144 credits points for the first year)

Second year of full time study

First semester	Second semester
CETH 101 Christian Ethics (16)	CETH 102 Christian Ethics (16)
CHIS111 Church History Early and Medieval Church (16)	CHIS112 Church History Reformation and Modern Church (16)
PAST202 Pastoral Theology (16)	PAST202 Pastoral Theology (16)
PSYC 201 Psychology (16)	PSYC 202 Psychology (16)

(Total: 272 credit points: including the first year credits)

Third year of full time study

First Semester	Second Semester
PAST 301 Pastoral Theology (32)	PAST 302 Pastoral Theology (32)
PSYC 301 Psychology (32)	PSYC 302 Psychology (32)

(Total: 400 credit points: including the first and the second year)

(3) Part-time study

A General BTh degree

In brackets are the credit weightings for the courses.

First year of part-time study

First semester	Second semester
BIBS101 Biblical Studies New Testament (16)	BIBS102 Biblical Studies Old Testament (16)
CHIS111 Church History Early and Medieval Church (16)	CHIS112 Church History Reformation and Modern Church (16)
STUD101 Communication and Study Skills (8)	STUD102 Basic Computing and information searches (8)

(Total: 80 credit points for the first year of study)

Second year of part-time study

First semester	Second semester
PAST101 Pastoral Theology Introduction to Spirituality (16)	PAST112 Pastoral Theology World Religions (16)
SYTH101 Systematic Theology (16)	SYTH102 Systematic theology IB (16)

(Total: 144 credit points for the first and second year)

Third year of part-time study

First Semester	Second Semester
CETH 101 Christian Ethics (16)	CETH 102 Christian Ethics (16)
BIBS 201 Biblical Studies (16)	BIBS 201 Biblical Studies (16)

(Total: 208 credit points for the three years of study)

Fourth year part-time study

First Semester	Second Semester
PAST202 Pastoral Theology (16)	PAST202 Pastoral Theology (16)
SYTH211 Systematic Theology Philosophy of God (16)	SYTH211 Systematic Theology (16)

(Total: 272 credit points: including the first year credits)

Fifth year of part-time study

Students choose one of following subjects from below to take as their first major subject : Pastoral Theology, Biblical Studies and Systematic Theology

First semester	Second semester
BIBS301 Biblical Studies (32)	BIBS302 Biblical Studies (32)
PAST301 Pastoral Theology (32)	PAST302 Pastoral Theology (32)
SYTH301 Systematic Theology (32)	SYTH303 Systematic Theology (16)
	SYTH305 Systematic Theology (16)

( Total: 336 credit points: including the previous four years of study)

Sixth year of part-time study

Students choose one of following subjects, they did not do in their fifth year, as their second major: Pastoral Theology, Biblical Studies and Systematic Theology

First semester	Second semester
BIBS301 Biblical Studies (32)	BIBS302 Biblical Studies (32)
PAST301 Pastoral Theology (32)	PAST302 Pastoral Theology (32)
SYTH301 Systematic Theology (32)	SYTH303 Systematic Theology (16)
	SYTH305 Systematic Theology (16)

(Total: 400 credit points: including the previous five years of study)