Governance and Canon Law

As the only tertiary institution in Australia to combine Governance and Canon Law in an integrated program, BBI-TAITE’s Governance and Canon Law offerings help meet the needs of contemporary Catholic institutions, through equipping our graduates with the skills to address both the demands of secular and corporate governance and canon law.

The Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma in Governance and Canon Law courses offer direct practical benefits for those working in education, healthcare, ministry, social services and church administration.

  • Leaders of spirituality
  • Teachers of Religious Education
  • Catholics looking to further their faith
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Graduate Certificate in Governance and Canon Law (36)

Through this course, graduates will be introduced to specialist knowledge of Church governance and canon law in professional contexts in education, healthcare, ministry, social services and church administration.

Course Length 0.5 years full-time, or part-time equivalent, amounting to 36 credit points.
Admission Requirements
  • An undergraduate degree in any discipline.
  • Some experience of governance within a Church organisation, either through employment or volunteering OR the capacity to engage with such an organisation to undertake case studies throughout the course.
  • Students with no tertiary qualifications in theology will be required to complete THEO800 as a pre or co-requisite to their GOVC units in order to provide a foundation in theological studies.
  • English language proficiency.
Entry Pathways NA
Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning
  • Up to 18 units of credit are available in this course in accordance with the Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning Policy.

Graduate Diploma in Governance & Canon Law (72)

Through this course, graduates will gain an understanding of the complexities of canonical governance through exploring contemporary case studies specifically within an Australian context.

The Graduate Diploma provides a skill set that is highly relevant for those who govern Catholic Church agencies, assisting graduates by providing critical skills in the implementation of the 1983 Code of Canon Law in governance practice. Electives in the course are firmly linked to contemporary practice.

Graduates will be well-placed to consider ongoing specialist canon law study through our partner institution, the pontifically recognised Saint Paul University in Ottawa, Canada.  St Paul’s is regarded as one of the world’s most prestigious universities in the field of canon law.

Course Length 1 year full-time, or part-time equivalent, amounting to 72 credit points.
Admission Requirements
  • An undergraduate degree in any discipline.
  • Some experience of governance within a Church organisation, either through employment or volunteering OR the capacity to engage with such an organisation to undertake case studies throughout the course.
  • Students with no tertiary background in theology will be required to complete THEO800 as a pre or co-requisite to their GOVC units.
  • English language proficiency.
Entry Pathways
  • Students may enter into the Graduate Certificate of Governance and Canon Law and then decide to complete the Graduate Diploma in Governance and Canon Law by undertaking the equivalent of 40 credit points in elective units.
Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning
  • Up to 36 units of credit are available in this course in accordance with the Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning Policy.