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Students and Dr George Wieland in Mission Track Formation Class
Distance Students in class via the Computer on Wheels (COWs)

Study your way

When you study at Carey you have a range of options and modes of engaging with your courses. Study on-site at our Auckland campus, or choose to study by distance. 

All undergraduate courses are semester-based, and are taught either through weekly classes (classroom or online), or in block-mode. Block-mode allows students to come on campus for smaller intensives (from two to five days). Some courses are practical field-based education, meaning that you can learn ‘on-the-job’ in your church or community-based ministry contexts.

Our postgraduate courses run for the whole year and are taught as block intensives over a few days. This means that, outside those short windows, you have flexibility as to when and where you study, fitting it in around the demands of your life, or your ministry calendar.

For most programmes, you can also choose to study full-time or part-time, taking one or more courses per semester depending on how much time you are able to commit. Choose the approach that best fits your situation.

Regardless of your mode of study, you will use a range of web-based learning platforms to enable interaction with other students. You will be part of a learning community that will support you in your studies, allowing relationships to develop and creating spaces for exploration, discussion and interaction. Carey is also committed to to providing a safe and inclusive learning environment and has systems and processes in place for addressing your concerns or complaints. As signatories of the Code of Practice laid out by NZQA, Carey discloses the outcomes of any formal complaints. 

Come to Carey and learn, grow, and be transformed, for the sake of Jesus and his ministry in this world.

What can I study? 

Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes

Qualification (NZQA accredited) Duration Intake
New Zealand Certificate in Christian Ministry | Intermission
120 Credits — Level 4
Full-time: 1 year March
New Zealand Certificate in Christian Studies
60 Credits — Level 5
Full-time: 6 months
Part-time: up to 2 years
March & July
New Zealand Diploma in Christian Studies
120 Credits — Level 5
Full-time: 1 year
Part-time: up to 4 years
March & July
Bachelor of Applied Theology
360 Credits — Level 7
Full-time: 3 years
Part-time: up to 6 years
March & July
Graduate Diploma of Applied Theology
120 Credits — Level 7
Full-time: 1 year
Part-time: up to 4 years
March & July
Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Theology
120 Credits — Level 8
Full-time: 1 year
Part-time—up to four years
March
Master of Applied Theology
120, 180, 240 Credits — Level 9
Full-time: 1 to 2 years
Part-time: up to 4 years
March

Leadership and Ministry Formation Tracks*

Qualification (non NZQA accredited) Duration Intake
Diploma in Pastoral Leadership Part-time: 3 years March
Diploma in Pastoral Leadership (Youth) Part-time: 3 years March
Diploma in Maori Leadership | Nga Pou Amorangi Part-time: 3 years March
Certificate in Intercultural Practice | Mission Track Part-time: 1 year March
Diploma in Intercultural Practice | Mission Track Part-time: 2 years March

*Our leadership and ministry formation tracks are completed alongside our NZQA accredited programmes.

Fees and Scholarships

Find out about tuition fees and browse our scholarships.

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“At Carey we believe that the God of mission is at work in the world by the Spirit to renew people and places in Christ. Our calling is to equip Christian leaders with the convictions, competencies, and capacity to participate in that mission, bringing gospel renewal in churches and communities across Aotearoa and around the world.”

– John Tucker, Principal