Bachelor of Arts (BA) Majoring in Christian Thought and History

Christian Thought and History explores the history, beliefs, ethics, and global influence of Christianity from the early Church to the modern world. You will examine how Christian thoughts and beliefs have shaped cultures, communities, politics, and public debate across different historical and contemporary contexts. At Otago, you can study topics including Church History, Systematic Theology, and Christian Ethics while developing strong skills in analysis, discussion, research, and critical thinking.; Christian Thought and History explores the history, beliefs, ethics, and global influence of Christianity from the early Church to the modern world. You will examine how Christian thoughts and beliefs have shaped cultures, communities, politics, and public debate across different historical and contemporary contexts. At Otago, you can study topics including Church History, Systematic Theology, and Christian Ethics while developing strong skills in analysis, discussion, research, and critical thinking.

You must provide scanned copies of your previous official academic transcripts (awards gained, marks, grades) with your application. If you are applying for undergraduate study you are required to provide scanned copies of your official high school or foundation transcripts with your application. International Baccalaureate: A completed IB Diploma with a minimum of 24 points. If taken in New Zealand: you must also satisfy literacy and numeracy requirements by completing English as the language at Higher or Standard level in Language A: literature, or Language A: language and literature, or at Higher level in Language B, together with any mathematics subject. Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) Advanced Levels You must obtain: a minimum of 120 points on the New Zealand Tariff at A or AS level from any syllabus groups which are broadly equivalent to those in the list of approved subjects for NCEA; and a D grade or better in syllabuses from at least three different syllabus groups (excluding Thinking Skills).