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on-campus

Enjoy the atmosphere and interraction as you join with students at one of our many campus locations. Our parent campus is located in North Dandenong, with several sattelite campuses in the Western suburbs of Victoria.

courses available:

  • Certificate IV in Ministry
  • Diploma of Ministry
  • Advanced Diploma of Ministry
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Graduate Diploma in Theology

online*

Study in the comfort of your own home. Logon to the Internet and listen to the same classroom lectures as the on campus students enjoy. Join in discussion forums with your online lecturer and the other online students in your virtual classroom. Download your syllabus, PowerPoints used in the class and class handouts.

to the "Online Demonstration Subject" and enjoy a sample of the lectures, resources and interactive tools available.

courses available:

  • Certificate IV in Ministry
  • Diploma of Ministry
  • Advanced Diploma of Ministry
  • Bachelor of Arts (Ministry)
  • Graduate Diploma in Theology

cd*

Study in the comfort of your own home. Simply upload the CD and listen to the same classroom lectures as the on campus students, with the PowerPoint’s as used in the class and class handouts. The CD is self-paced and can be commenced at any time.

courses available:

  • Certificate IV in Ministry
  • Diploma of Ministry
  • Advanced Diploma of Ministry
  • Bachelor of Arts (Ministry)

distance education (correspondence)

The Distance Education course is designed to allow students to study at their own pace. However, each subject must be completed within five months of commencement. This also allows you to complete it in a shorter time frame if you choose. You may also have a break between subjects if you desire.

courses available:

  • Certificate IV in Ministry

distance education (extension centres)

Our Extension Centre Program is designed to work as a partnership between the local church and the specialist Ministry of Harvest Bible College. We provide each Extension Centre with the necessary curriculum materials to successfully teach the relevant subjects. The material for Extension Centres is designed for ease of use. The study is self-contained and complete with all the lecturer’s reading and study notes.

courses available:

  • Certificate IV in Ministry

The Certificate of the Bible

This program is a non-accredited Certificate, which is offered as an affordable option for those who have the desire to study the Bible. It is held and taught in your local church and has been designed to enable you as a local church pastors to teach the word of God in a time efficient and cost effective manner. It creates a great opportunity for church members who are unable to study during the day to learn more about God’s word, Christian character, the gospels, leadership principles, and much more. 

Library Services for External and Online Students

External and online students are encouraged to access theological libraries in their local area. The Harvest Bible College Library Melbourne can provide external students with access to religion databases. These databases provide citations and full-text articles/ abstracts from over 400 journals.

External students who live in the vicinity of a campus may register with the Campus Library, entitling you to the same borrowing rights as on campus students.

*To participate in online studies through Harvest, students must have reliable and regular Internet access (broadband preferred) and a good level of computer literacy. Technical requirements include a PC with at least a 700MHz processor, 128Mb of RAM, 800x600 monitor display, 20Gb hard disk, CD ROM drive and sound card / speakers, 56K modem (audio only) or 256K broadband (video), a reliable internet service provider and internet software with web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or higher) and an email address as well as a word processing program that is compatible with Microsoft Word 2000 or above. All online students (excluding Masters) will also need Windows Media Player, Adobe Flash Player and Microsoft PowerPoint (or PowerPoint viewer) to access online lectures and material. Please make sure that you are not using anything older than Microsoft Windows XP, and Microsoft Office 2000.