Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University
Mission
The raison d??tre of the University of Stellenbosch is ?
to create and sustain, in commitment to the academic ideal of excellent scholarly and scientific practice, an environment within which knowledge can be discovered, can be shared, and can be applied to the benefit of the community.
(extract from the Strategic Framework)
With this vision statement, Stellenbosch University commits itself to an outward-oriented role within South Africa, in Africa, and globally
Stellenbosch University:
(extract from the Strategic Framework)
The Faculty of Theology
The Faculty traces its institutional roots back to 1859. It is today an open and ecumenical faculty at Stellenbosch University. That is to say: it is a faculty of the University not belonging to any denomination. We want to present theology from a Christian perspective. For the moment, the role-players are the Dutch Reformed Church, the Uniting Reformed Church, and the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa. All of them set great store by the reformed approach to doing theology.
The majority of undergraduate students are in the programme for ministerial training (6 years, including two years of post graduate programmes). These courses are residential and students attend regular classes. Most undergraduates are South African and teaching is normally done through medium of both English and Afrikaans. Persons unable to follow the Afrikaans language, are able to take up language studies provided for by the University. At postgraduate level, English is used wherever this is required. All postgraduate programmes can be done either full-time or part-time (i.e. non-residential). All the standard subjects are taught, i.e. Old Testament, New Testament, Ecclesiology, Systematic Theology and Ethics, Practical Theology and Missiology (which includes the study of various World Religions as well as Developmental Studies).For more details about the degrees offered through the Faculty of Theology, visit http://academic.sun.ac.za/tsv/ or inquire via email at annalina@sun.ac.za
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