Bachelor of Ecumenism

Programme Description

This programme will take the students through the history of the Pacific ecumenical movement and its historical links to the global movement. It will examine the political, religious and development contextual issues that gave rise to the movement globally and in the Pacific in the 19th and 20th centuries. It will critique these contextual reasons in light of the Pacific churches’ experiences of the movement since the early 1960s. The students will also be immersed into debating and discussing the new ecumenical consciousness by contributing to their own learning through research, active participation in workshops and seminars, and other interactive learning modes, on the spirituality, theology, biblical and missiological aspects of this new ecumenical consciousness. This perspective to learning about Pasifika ecumenism is critical to the Pacific church leaders’ pragmatic new vision of ecumenism as God’s household: ecumenism has much to do with the life and issues of the Pasifika household. Students will explore in greater detail the implications of this new ecumenical consciousness on the key areas in Pacific life: indigenous worldviews and spirituality, stewardship, ecology, politics, gender and development. By the end of their programme study, the students will have gained a better understanding of the new ecumenical consciousness, and its pivotal role in addressing household issues around the region. The title of the degree on the Testamur when a student graduate is “Bachelor of Ecumenism.”

Mode of Delivery: Blended: Online + Face to Face COL

Duration: 3 years Full Time or 6 years Part Time

Level: Equivalent to Pacific Qualification Framework (PQF)/South Pacific Association of Theological Schools (SPATS)/Higher Education Commission Fiji (HECF) level 7

School Name: School of Theology & Ecumenism (SOTE)

Credit Points: 360

Fee:

• Pasifika Students: FJD$18,000.00 full programme (3-years)
• International Students: FJD$35,067.00 full programme (3-years)