05.6.4 Admission Requirements

• The Moore College BD with honours 1 or honours 2A (upper second class honours);

• The Moore College MTh;

• Enrolment in the Moore College MTh for not less than one year as a full-time candidate or two years as a part-time candidate where the Research Committee has certified that the applicant’s work as a Masters degree candidate is of such a standard as to justify candidature for the PhD degree; or

• Graduates of an approved Australian or overseas institution with a qualification which, in the opinion of the Academic Board, is equivalent to any of the above. Such applicants will need to demonstrate competence to Level 3 in a biblical language relevant to their planned area of research and submit a piece of written work that demonstrates their capacity for research.

Candidates undertaking the degree must first be admitted as a student of MTC conditional on admission to USyd. Candidates then apply to USyd for admission as an “approved MTC doctoral student”.

If candidature is approved by the Academic Board on the recommendation of the Research Committee an application for enrolment at the university of Sydney may be prepared. Applications close on 31 October and 30 April for the following semester. The application should be submitted to MTC.