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ECJS02P - Early Christian and Jewish Studies - research (Postgraduate Study Pattern)

Major: Early Christian and Jewish Studies
Area of Study: Ancient History
Degrees: MA - Master of Arts
Offered By: Division of Humanities
Admission Requirements:A Bachelor degree with a major in history or in a discipline concerned with the ancient world. Candidates with degree qualifications in other fields or evidence of other academic and professional attainments may be admitted with conditions.
Fees:HECS
Attendance Modes:
  • External
Study Loads:
  • Full Time
Commencing Study Periods:

    General Requirements

    Specific Requirements

    800 level
    Required 6 ofECJS843 The Jews of Palestine from the Maccabees to Bar Kochba (4)
    ECJS845 Judaism in the Graeco-Roman Diaspora (4)
    ECJS850 Literature and Thought of Early Christianity A (4)
    ECJS853 The Quest for the Historical Jesus (4)
    ECJS854 The Pauline Churches (4)
    ECJS854 The Pauline Churches (4)
    ECJS880 Documentary Project (4)
    ECJS881 Minor Research Project B (4)
    ECJS883 Minor Research Project A (4)
    ECJS884 Archaeological Fieldwork (4)
    ECJS940 Early Christian Historiography (4)
    ECJS941 New Discoveries in Early Christian and Jewish Studies: Qumran, Nag Hammadi, Kellis (RLST 6041) (4)
    ECJS942 Spirituality and Mysticism in the Early Christian World (RLST 6042) (4)
    ECJS943 Mission, Conversion and Piety (4) 24
    Required ECJS882 Minor Research Project (8) 8
    Electives
    Balance of credit points required
    TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM 32

    Notes

    This program is recommended for those who may wish to qualify for entry to a research program in the field leading to the Honours Degree of Master of Arts or the Doctor of Philosophy. Although there are no formal language requirements for the programs, candidates who do not already have sufficient proficiency in either Greek or Hebrew are encouraged to take either AHPG800 Historical Documents in Greek or AHPG847 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew.
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