MSpiritDir

Credit points

120

Minimum duration

3 years part-time.

Approved locations

  • Online

EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values

Admission requirements

An applicant must comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy

International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have:

  1. completed a Bachelor degree including a major in theology OR a relevant postgraduate qualification in theology, such as the Graduate Certificate in Theological Studies and;
  2. demonstrated suitability to undertake the course, as evidenced by interview.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2025 Admission.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, including:

  1. 80 cp from Specified Units (Part A);
  2. 30 from Research Units (Part B);
  3. 10 cp from 600-level units from the Unit Schedule for the Master of Theological Studies (Part C).

Maximum periods

6 years

Exit points

A student who has completed the 80 cp of specified units from the Schedule of Unit Offerings in the Master of Spiritual Direction may exit with a Graduate Diploma in Spiritual Direction.

Progression requirements

Students need to receive a minimum 75% result in both and as part of the course. Students who are unable to gain this result but have successfully completed other units towards the Graduate Diploma in Spiritual Direction may transfer these units to the Graduate Diploma in Theological Studies or the Master of Theological Studies.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 80 credit points from the following:

  • THSP509Ignatian Discernment and Decision-Making10 CP
  • THSP520Introduction to Spiritual Direction in the Ignatian Tradition10 CP
  • THSP521Psychological Foundations for Supervision and Spiritual Direction10 CP
  • THSP522Ethics and Professional Practice in Supervision and Spiritual Direction10 CP
  • THSP632Spiritual Exercises Theory A10 CP
  • THSP633Spiritual Exercises Praxis A10 CP
  • THSP634Spiritual Exercises Theory B10 CP
  • THSP635Spiritual Exercises Praxis B10 CP

Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

  • THEL619Introduction to Theological and Philosophical Research10 CP
  • THSP636Capstone Research Project (Spiritual Direction)20 CP

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • MTHSTNMaster of Theological Studies160 CP

Students may choose a taught 600-level unit in any theological subdiscipline OR a 600-level research project unit that enables them to add further depth to the area of research selected for THSP636. The latter option is recommended for students potentially wishing to apply for a higher degree by research.

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.


Commencing Semester 1 - Part-time

  • Specified Units THSP520Introduction to Spiritual Direction in the Ignatian Tradition10 cp
  • Specified Units THSP521Psychological Foundations for Supervision and Spiritual Direction

    (Inc: THSP502)

    10 cp
  • Specified Units THSP509Ignatian Discernment and Decision-Making10 cp
  • Specified Units THSP522Ethics and Professional Practice in Supervision and Spiritual Direction10 cp

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit. 

Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

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