Part-time Courses

Certificate in Theology

A 2-year part-time course in Biblical Studies, Practical Theology, Christian Discipleship and Christian Doctrine.

Diploma in Christian Studies

A further 2-year course for those who have already gained their Certificate in Theology.

Venues:

Free Church College, Edinburgh

Free Church, Stornoway (by video-conferencing): mary31n@googlemail.com

Free Church, Smithton (by Broadband): james@cullernie.co.uk

Free Church, Kilmallie (by Broadband): fiona@tain.co.uk

Free Church Aberdeen (by Broadband): rev.d.macpherson@btinternet.com

Dowanvale Free Church, Glasgow: angusmacleod@btinternet.com

The Course is also offered online via the internet. Click here for details.

Programme for 2010/2011:

Classes meet in Edinburgh and Stornoway one Saturday a month from 10 am (coffee at 9.30!) to 4 pm on the following dates:

9 October, 13 November, 11 December 2010

15 January, 12 February, 12 March, 16 April, 7 May 2011

Classes at venues other than Edinburgh normally meet to receive the lectures on-line a week later

Courses for 2010-2011:

Our God and Father (Professor Donald Macleod)

Psalms in the New Testament (Professor John A. MacLeod)

Practical Theology (Rev Alasdair I. MacLeod)

For more details see here.

Fees:

£200 a year, payable in instalments (October and February)

Concessions (e.g., students, senior citizens, unwaged): £60 a year

Veterans (four or more years' faithful attendance): £25

Auditors (not doing the essay assignments): £25

18 and under (attending personally, not on-line): free!

Information:

Joan MacLeannan, Secretary, Free Church College, The Mound, Edinburgh, EH1 2LS

E-mail: secretary@freescotcoll.ac.uk

Online Registration

You can sign up till the end of 2010 for the 2010-2011 session and pay online using Paypal. Just fill in the form here. Or you can attend your venue and sign up on the day.

General Information 

Food and drink

Coffee/tea will be available in the College Dining Room between 9.30 and 10.00 and from 11.30 to 12.00 every morning of the Course. The lunch-break will be from 1.30 to 2.30 pm, and again the Dining Room will be available and coffee/tea will be provided. Students can either bring their own packed lunches or patronise the many sandwich bars in the neighbourhood. Stornoway,  Aberdeen, Kilmallie, Smithton and Dowanvale have their own arrangements.

Essays

Those who wish to qualify for either the Certificate in Theology or the Diploma in Christian Studies will be required to submit one essay in each department each year. Essay titles will be announced early in the course and students will receive guidance on the art of preparing and submitting written assignments.

Students who wish merely to attend without submitting the essays are, of course, welcome (and pay a much lower fee!).  However, essays are more than a means of assessment.  They are an important educational tool, stimulating students to think through important issues and to express themselves clearly.  Everyone is encouraged to rise to the challenge; and every effort will be made to ensure that essay-marks are confidential.

Essay: Due Dates:

Christian Doctrine: 15 January 2011
New Testament: 12 February 2011
Practical Theology:12 March 2011

Books

A Bookstall will be available each Saturday of the course. Students will receive a discount of 12.5%. The Free Church Bookshop is situated on the ground floor of the College Building and is open Monday to Friday from 9 am to 1 pm and from 1.30 pm to 5 pm. Books may also be ordered by post or by e-mail on bookshop@freechurchofscotland.org.uk

Security

Every effort will be made to maintain as high a level of security as possible, but the College is a public building and it is impossible to screen all those who enter or to maintain total vigilance. Students are urged to take no risks with valuables (including coats, briefcases and handbags). The College cannot accept responsibility for lost or stolen items.

Facilities for the disabled

The College forecourt has limited car-parking, reserved for the disabled. There is also a ramp for wheel-chair entry at the College entrance. This ramp, fitted with a handrail and low steps, is also suitable for those who have difficulty with normal steps. There is a lift to all floors and all rooms have wheel-chair access.