University Secretary's Department Statutes and Regulation

Statute 9.38 - Melbourne College of Divinity

 

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Recitals

  1. By section 18 of the Melbourne University Act 1958 power is conferred on the University to make and alter statutes for the affiliation to or connection with the University of any college or educational establishment subject to certain conditions set out in that section.
  2. The Melbourne College of Divinity ("the College") was established by the Melbourne College of Divinity Act 1910 with its members becoming a body corporate with responsibility for conferring the degrees of Bachelor of Divinity, Bachelor of Theology, Master of Ministry, Master of Theology, Doctor of Theology and Doctor of Divinity and such other postgraduate degrees as it may from time to time determine. The associated teaching institutions of the College are the Auckland Consortium for Theological Education, the Catholic Theological College, the Evangelical Theological Association, the United Faculty of Theology and the Yarra Theological Union.
  3. By an Agreement dated 24 May 1993 the College and the University have agreed to the affiliation of the College to the University.
  4. The College has consented to the provisions of this statute.

Affiliation of the College

9.38.1 (1) The College is an educational establishment affiliated to the University for the purposes of-

  1. promoting the teaching and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students of the University and the College and providing facilities therefor;
  2. promoting and encouraging appropriate research amongst students and providing facilities therefor;
  3. promoting a co-operative effort between staff of the College and University staff towards teaching by the University and research in areas of common interest; and
  4. promoting and encouraging appropriate research between members of staff of the College and members of staff of the University and providing facilities therefor.

(2) Nothing in this statute requires the University to bear any part of the cost of the provision of facilities for teaching or research work at any of the College's premises.

(3) This affiliation ceases on the termination of the Agreement referred to in recital 3.

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