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Postgraduate Studies

Take the next step in your education, leadership, career, and faith. 

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MST offers a wide range of Postgraduate programs to help you take your next step. Learn from leading scholars in a supportive Christian community to equip yourself with advanced academic and professional preparation. MST’s Postgraduate studies will provide you with the tools to help navigate your way through some of the issues and concerns the church is faced with in the 21st Century.

For 100 years MST has been committed to equipping the saints to grow in mind and character to impact the world for the Lord. Each staff member, from enquiries officers to lecturers, all desire to support your educational experience and spiritual formation.

MST offers a mix of masters and doctoral degrees that provide academic rigor, practical preparation, biblical integration and spiritual growth. These courses provide students with the opportunity to pursue in depth a topic of interest or of relevance to their ministry preparation and to develop research and reporting skills at an advanced level.

Explore what research areas we can accommodate at MST and what research pathway may suit you best by chatting to our postgraduate team. We can also make an appointment with potential supervisors for your research. Email postgraduate@mst.edu.au to get started right away.

Areas of Study

Whether it is researching the cultural isolation of women in predominantly Islamic nations, or investigating the impact of liturgy and sacraments on church attendance in the modern age, there are a range of study options available to you as a student at a postgraduate level.
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Biblical Studies
POTENTIAL SUPERVISORS:
Dr Andrew Brown
Dr Greg Forbes
Dr Colin Kruse
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Evangelism and Missiology
POTENTIAL SUPERVISORS:
Dr Kirk Franklin
Dr David H. F. Ng
Dr Mark Durie
Dr Denis Savelyev
Dr Bernie Power
Dr Richard Shumack
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Islamic Studies
POTENTIAL SUPERVISORS:
Dr Mark Durie
Dr Denis Savelyev
Dr Bernie Power
Dr Richard Shumack
Dr Peter Riddell
New Testament Romans
New Testament
POTENTIAL SUPERVISORS:
Dr Greg Forbes
Dr Colin Kruse
Dr Theresa Lau
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Old Testament
POTENTIAL SUPERVISORS:
Dr Andrew Brown
Dr Jason Lam
Pastoral Care & Chaplancy
Pastoral & Church Focused Ministry
AVAILABLE SUPERVISORS:
Dr Matthew Jacoby
Dr Thomas Kimber
Philosophy Essentials for Christian Thinkers
Philosophy & Ethics
POTENTIAL SUPERVISORS:
Dr Matthew Jacoby
Dr Richard Shumack
Church, Sacraments & Ministry
Theology
POTENTIAL SUPERVISORS:
Dr Michael Bräutigam
Dr Chris Green
Dr Thomas Kimber
Intercultural Studies
Intercultural Studies
POTENTIAL SUPERVISORS:
Dr Kirk Franklin
Dr Bernie Power
Dr Richard Shumack
Dr David H. F. Ng
Dr Thomas Kimber
Passionate about a specific research area? Contact us to explore and discuss your options.
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Specialist Centres

At MST we have a range of specialist centres. These centres give our postgraduate students the opportunity to engage with world class scholars for research, supervision, and collaboration in specialised areas.

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Arthur Jeffery Centre

The Arthur Jeffery Centre desires to see Christians trained to effectively engage in cross cultural ministry. The Centre also seeks to enable Christians to be an informed and biblical grounded voice in shaping the national, political, and religious landscape of their nation. The Centre offers a range of publications, public lectures and teaching programs, such as: community courses, undergraduate study and postgraduate research into Islam and other faiths from a Christian perspective. 

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Jesus on Cross

Centre For Theology & Psychology

At the core of this Centre is a commitment to facilitate positive transformation in Christian leaders through the integration of theology and psychology. This centre exists to equip and grow disciples of Jesus Christ through the integration of faith and work in our own contexts and contribute to the flourishing of our communities. The Centre seeks to fulfill this mission through workshops, teaching, and research. 

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Theology Researcher

MST Chinese

Since its establishment in 1920, MST has a long history of supporting the gospel’s growth in China. MST Chinese is the only place in Australia offering fully accredited degrees in Bible or Theology in Chinese, with many Chinese-speaking graduates now serving as pastors and leaders across Australia. MST Chinese focuses on the phenomenal growth of the Chinese-speaking church, especially in Australia and China.

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Postgraduate Courses

Options at MST

Master of Theology

Discover the possibilities of theological research that serves and equips the church

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Doctor of Ministry

The Doctor of Ministry is a research doctoral award whose graduates make a significant and original contribution to knowledge as applied in the context of professional Christian ministry practice.

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Doctor of Philosophy

Enter the cutting edge of theological research/ Join us pursuing relevant research that seeks to transform our churches and communities

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Supervisors

Andrew Brown
Dr Andrew Brown
Biblical Studies
Old Testament
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Chris Green
Dr Chris Green
Theology
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Bernie Power
Dr Bernie Power
Evangelism and Missiology
Islamic Studies
Intercultural Studies
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Dr. Colin Kruse - Emeritus Scholar
Dr Colin Kruse
Biblical Studies
New Testament
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David Ng
Dr David H. F. Ng
Intercultural Studies
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Denis Savelyer
Dr Denis Savelyev
Evangelism and Missiology
Islamic Studies
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Greg Forbes
Dr Greg Forbes
Biblical Studies
New Testament
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Jason Lam
Dr Jason Lam
Theology, Philosophy & Ethics Intercultural Studies
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Matthew Jacoby
Dr Matthew Jacoby
Pastoral & Church Focused Ministry
Philosophy & Ethics
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Mark Durie
Dr Mark Durie
Evangelism and Missiology
Islamic Studies
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Michael Brautigam
Dr Michael Bräutigam
Theology
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Peter Riddell
Prof Peter Riddell
Islamic Studies
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Theresa Lau
Dr Theresa Lau
New Testament
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Dr. Thomas Kimber - Senior Lecturer in Missional & Pastoral Theology
Dr Thomas Kimber
Pastoral & Church Focused Ministry
Theology
Intercultural Studies
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Richard Shumack
Dr Richard Shumack
Evangelism and Missiology
Islamic Studies
Philosophy & Ethics
Intercultural Studies
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We are an interdenominational Bible college, based in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Since 1920, MST has faithfully trained those with a heart for ministry and mission with a solid Biblical grounding in God’s Word.

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