Melbourne College of Divinity

Melbourne College of Divinity
Motto	Qui est ex Deo verba Dei audit ("The one who is from God hears the words of God"--John 8:47)
Established	1910
Type	Theological consortium
Location	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Website	www.mcd.edu.au/

The Melbourne College of Divinity (MCD) is a theological education organisation located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

The MCD is an ecumenical consortium of a number of theological colleges from a number of denominations. Its offices are located in Kew, Victoria and is affiliated with the University of Melbourne.

The college was constituted by a 1910 Act of the Parliament of Victoria. The act was amended in 1956, 1972 and 1990.

The college is one of three in Australia that are self-accrediting issuers of degrees, while not also being a university. In 2010 the MCD applied to the Victorian Regulation and Qualifications Authority for "Specialist University Status". The Victorian government announced on 30 August 2011 that this application has been approved and that, subject to parliamentary approval, the MCD will become known as the "MCD University of Divinity".^{[citation needed]}

Denominations involved in the MCD

In 1910

• Church of England
• Baptist
• Congregational
• Methodist
• Presbyterian
• Churches of Christ by co-option

Present

• Anglican
• Baptist
• Churches of Christ
• Presbyterian Church of Australia
• Roman Catholic
• Uniting Church in Australia

• The Salvation Army is also involved in the teaching program.

Relationship with the University of Melbourne

The MCD was affiliated with the University of Melbourne in 1993. It retains its autonomy and degree conferring status.

Accreditations and affiliations

In 2001 the college was listed as a Schedule 1 Higher Education Institution by the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training. It is now eligible to receive federal funding for research, Australian Postgraduate Research Awards and International Postgraduate Research Scholarships.

The Higher Education Support Act (2003) (HESA 2003) listed the MCD as a Table B (Private, Self-regulating) Higher Education Provider, which allowed MCD students to access federally funded loans under the FEE-HELP scheme.

Publications

• Pacifica an academic journal.

Recognised teaching institutions

Catholic Theological College, East Melbourne, Victoria. A federation of autonomous seminaries: Corpus Christi College, St Mary's Seminary, Salesian Theological College and St Joseph of Cupertino Friary (OFM Conv), St Dominic's Priory (Dominicans).

Whitley College, Parkville, Victoria

Churches of Christ Theological College, Mulgrave, Victoria

Australian Lutheran College, Adelaide, South Australia

United Faculty of Theology, Parkville. Victoria. A co-operative venture of three independent theological colleges: Jesuit Theological College, Melbourne; Trinity Theological School (Anglican) and the Uniting Church of Australia Theological College

Yarra Theological Union, Box Hill, Victoria. Comprises the religious institutes of the Blessed Sacrament Congregation, the Divine Word Missionaries, the Discalced Carmelites, the Franciscans (OFM), the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, the Pallottines, the Passionists and the Redemptorists.

External links

MCD and associated colleges

• Official website
• Catholic Theological College
• Churches of Christ Theological College
• United Faculty of Theology
• Whitley College: the Baptist College of Victoria
• Yarra Theological Union
• Australian Lutheran College
• Pacifica

Other

• Melbourne College of Divinity Act, 1910
• University of Melbourne

Coordinates: 37°48′20.27″S 145°02′12.20″E / 37.8056306°S 145.036722°E / -37.8056306; 145.036722