Master of Theology in Practical Theology: Focal Area in Youth Ministry

• Any degree programme in Theology at NQF level 8, or any other appropriate four-year qualification equivalent to a four-year training deemed by Senate to be suitable for the proposed study; and
o you must comply with further requirements that the relevant discipline group may set;
o during your Theology studies you must have maintained an average achievement of at least 60% in the subject in which you wish to acquire the MTh degree, and obtained an average of 60% in the final year of Theology-related studies preceding the MTh degree;
o you must have applied in writing and have been admitted to the MTh programme by Senate, or
by the Executive Committee acting on behalf of Senate; or
• A BAHons (Religious Studies) which you have obtained after a BA (with Theology) at this University, or some other honours degree deemed equivalent by Senate, or if you have achieved in another way a standard of competence in your particular field of study, deemed adequate by Senate; and
o you must comply with further requirements that the relevant discipline group may set;
o during your Theology studies you must have maintained an average achievement of at least 60% in the subject in which you wish to acquire the MTh degree, and obtained an average of 60% in the final year of Theology-related studies preceding the MTh degree;
o you must have applied in writing and have been admitted to the MTh programme by Senate, or by the Executive Committee acting on behalf of Senate; or
• If you have passed this University’s Postgraduate Diploma in Theology with an average of at least 65%, and received a mark of at least 60% for the research assignment in the subject in which you wish to obtain the MTh degree, you may apply to sit for an admission examination, as determined by the relevant discipline group, with a view to enrolment for the MTh programme.
• If you wish to write an MTh thesis, you must submit a research proposal in which the research problem, the research methodology and the method of work are set out to the satisfaction of your supervisor(s).

Departmental form
Download and fill in the following departmental form, and submit with your application:
https://files.su.ac.za/public/postgraduate-studies/documents/2025-09/pt…

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Dept-MTh Prac Theology: Youth Ministry (structured)

Duration of Programme

This part-time programme is presented over two years, in six two-week block courses per year, namely in
the first two full weeks of March, June and September.

Assessment and Examination

You will be examined during each block. The six lectured modules contribute two-thirds to the value of 120 credits to the final mark, and a research assignment contributes the other third to the value of 60 credits.

Programme Outcomes

The programme is designed to equip students for youth ministry. The programme aims:
• to provide students with specialised knowledge of today’s youth and specific youth problems;
• to illustrate the way in which the Gospel must be communicated to the youth in order to develop faith and growth towards religious maturity; and
• to impart the knowledge and skills necessary for empirical research.

Programme Content
Total 180 credits

Compulsory Modules (credits = 180)
Ministry to Adolescents 872(20)
Ministry to Pre-school and Primary School Children 872(20)
Pastoral Care of the Youth 872(20)
Research Assignment Youth Ministry 875(60)
Strategic Theological Planning and Analysis of Congregations 872(20)
The Educational and Psychological Basis of Faith Development 872(20)
Youth Ministry as Specialised Congregational Ministry 872(20)