BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE

The Bachelor of Social Science is a two-year full-time degree (based on a trimester system) or a part-time equivalent award. This is a comprehensive course where students will learn to explore and integrate biblical and psychological principles and arrive at a position of readiness and experience that will help clients work through problem issues with a realistic worldview and an increased ability to think, feel, and respond effective way.

Students develop an understanding of the complex social and cultural issues that challenge every age group. By engaging in and developing both counselling and chaplaincy knowledge and skills, students will graduate equipped to be a counsellor or chaplain in diverse contexts, with theoretical and practical skills undergirded by a strong Christian ethos.

Australian College of Christian Studies is the amalgamation of Emmaus Bible College and Tabor Bible College (NSW). Both institutions have a long and rich heritage of preparing their students for overseas or local ministry. Emmaus was established in 1957 and Tabor in 1992.

Emmaus accepted responsibility for the operations of Tabor in December 2010. Both colleges operated independently with a common Board of Governance and an interchange of faculty teaching at both institutions. In late 2014, Tabor College NSW changed its name to Australian College of Christian Studies. In December 2015, the Board commenced the strategic direction to merge the two colleges, with both colleges working toward operating as a single entity from January 2017.

Australian College of Christian Studies is registered and accredited as a Higher Education Provider by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Australia’s independent national regulator of the higher education sector. The College is also a Registered Training Organisation by the Australian Quality Skills Authority, the national regulator for vocational education and training.