Enrolment is a two-part process requiring students to apply as a student of MST at the commencement of your studies and then each semester enrol for your units. As a result you must complete two forms when enrolling in the distance program - the MST Distance Learning application form and MST Distance Learning Enrolment form. You will also want to refer to the Undergraduate Textbooks List for Distance students or the Textbooks List for Graduate Distance Students.

Please note that all students must supply certified copies of transcripts of their previous studies on their initial enrolment. Continuing students do not need to resubmit this material.

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Send both completed forms to the MST Distance Learning Centre by surface mail or fax.

Centre for Distance Learning

Melbourne School of Theology

5 Burwood Highway,Wantirna 3152, Victoria, Australia

Fax: (03) 9881 7800

Enrolments must complete by Feb 3 in first Semester and July 7 in second Semester.

There is a direct debit form available for those students who wish to apply to pay in instalments.

For every class there will be lecture time and an expectation of some work at home. You can expect approximately the following:

• Certificate IV in Ministries

  All students are required to do 1 hour of out of class work per week for every hour in class. Thus for a 2 hour subject they will be expected to complete a total of 4 hours weekly including class time.

• AssDegTh/Bmin/BTh

  The student should expect 3 hours of class time and further 6-8 hours on assessment requirements each week for every 4 cp subject. Distance students should expect 10-12 hours per week for every 4 cp subject.

• GDD/GChSt/MDiv

  The student should expect 3 hours of class time and a further 8 - 10 hours on assessment requirements each week for every 4 cp subject and 9-12 hours on assessment for Greek or Hebrew.

• GradDipTh/GradDipMin/MATh/MAMin

  The student should expect class time to be offered as an intensive over one or two weeks or 3 hours of class time per week over the semester. For every 8 cp subject the student is expected to spend a further 7-10 hours per week.

• Doctor of Ministry

  The student should expect to give one day a week to reading and other study requirements. The student should expect class time to be offered as an intensive over one or two weeks or 3 hours of class time per week over the semester. For every 8 cp subject the student is expected to spend a further 10 – 12 hours per week.

• Cert IV in Aviation (CPL)/ Dip Aviation/Cert IV Aeroskills/Dip Aeroskills

  The full-time student should expect a 40 hours per week for all training requirements.

Course Completion Time Limits

All the courses at MST can be taken either full-time or part-time. Some courses have a time limit in which they must be completed. The Table below gives an idea of the minimum time to complete each course and the maximum time where that applies.

Course	Minimum Length	Maximum Length
Certificate IV in Ministries (Cert IV)	1 year	N/A
Associate Degree in Theology (AssDegTh)	2 years	6 years
Bachelor of Ministry (BMin)	3 years	9 years
Bachelor of Theology (BTh)	3 years	9 years
BMin/Th Honours	1 year	2 years
Graduate Diploma of Divinity (GDD)	1 year	4 years
Graduate Diploma of Christian Studies (GDCS)	1 year	4 years
Master of Divinity (MDiv)	3 years	9 years
Graduate Diploma of Ministry (GradDipMin)	1 year	4 years
Master of Arts (Ministry) (MAMin)	2 years	6 years
Graduate Diploma of Theology (GradDipTh)	1 year	4 years
Master of Arts (Theology) (MATh)	2 years	6 years
Master of Theology (MTh)	2 years	4 years
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)	3 years	6 years
Doctor of Theology (ThD)	3 years	6 years
Certificate IV in Aviation (Commercial Pilot Aeroplane Licence - CPL)	40 weeks	N/A
Diploma of Mission Aviation	12 weeks	N/A
Certificate IV in Aeroskills (Mechanical)	3 years	N/A
Diploma of Aeroskills (Mechanical)	4 years	N/A

Please feel free to contact us if you have any further queries regarding Distance Education at MST.

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