The unit provides students with the opportunity to undertake an integrative project across a range of theological disciplines addressing the learning outcomes for the relevant Masters award. In consultation with a member of faculty the student will draw on their previous study across multiple disciplines to address a theme, topic, problem, or area of professional practice.
Unit code: XX9310B
Unit status: Approved (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Capstone Other X
Proposing College: Eva Burrows College
Show when this unit is running| 1. | Formulate a critical and sophisticated understanding of methodologies, concepts and key issues from at least two fields of study. |
| 2. | Present integrated theological ideas coherently, creatively and effectively in a cross-disciplinary manner. |
| 3. | Engage with the critical feedback of peers constructively. |
| 4. | Plan and produce a substantial integrative project, demonstrating advanced skills in research, writing and presentation. |
| 5. | Demonstrate attainment of the course outcomes of the particular award in which they are enrolled. |
This is a summative unit, required for all Masters awards, and is usually undertaken in the final semester of study.
Students work together in a cohort in which they present their work to their peers and to a cross-disciplinary team of faculty members, guided by the teacher of the unit.
Bassot, Barbara. The Reflective Practice Guide: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Critical Reflection. London: Routledge, 2015.
Foresman, Galen A., Peter S. Fosl, and Jamie C. Watson. The Critical Thinking Toolkit. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell, 2017.
Ghiloni, Aaron J. 'On Writing Interdisciplinary Theology’, Practical Theology 6 (2013): 9–33.
Graham, E., H. Walton, and F. Ward, F. Theological Reflection: Sources. London: SCM, 2007.
Hunt, Cheryl. Critical Reflection, Spirituality and Professional Practice, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
McAlpin, Kathleen. Ministry That Transforms: A Contemplative Process of Theological Reflection. Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 2009.
Miller-McLemore, B. (Ed.). The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Practical Theology. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Nosich, Gerald M. Critical Writing: A Guide to Writing a Paper Using the Concepts and Processes of Critical Thinking. Lanham MA: Rowman & Littlefield, 2022.
Repko, Allen F. and Rick Szostak, Interdisciplinary Research: Process and Theory. 4th Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2020.
Thompson, Judith, Stephen Pattison, and Ross Thomson. SCM Study Guide to Theological Reflection. London: SCM Press, 2008.
| Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essay - Capstone Essay on Area of Professional Practice | 7000 | 100.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 16 Aug, 2023
Unit record last updated: 2023-08-16 11:05:18 +1000