Learning Community Details

Hosted by: Equip Seminary, Petaling Jaya

Lead Mentor: Dr Paul Thompson

Assistant Mentors: Rev Dr Tan Kay Hoe, Rev Dr Ong Meng Chai

This Learning Community delivers both the GDip and the MTh.

• GDip in-person: students at this Leaning Community study the GDip over 2 years (3 modules in each year). They meet weekly on Thursdays.

  See our GDip programme page for more details about programme content, GDip course descriptors and application deadlines, and for the GDip Module rotation chart.

  GDip applications for this LC open in January 2026.

• MTh in-person: students at this Learning Community study the MTh over 3 years - six pre-allocated taught courses over two years, with an additional year to submit their dissertation.

  Students join their Learning Community’s intensive sessions in-person.  It is up to students how they spread their remaining study time outside of these sessions. Essays are due 7 weeks after the essay title is given. 

  Students may substitute one module per year for an intensive campus-based module, attended in person at our Ministry Centre in South Wales, or 3 weeks of Biblical Languages in person or via Zoom.

  This MTh group is on Rotation B – for details, click on the MTh Schedule for Learning Communities on the MTh Learning Communities page.

  Visit the MTh programme page for more details about programme content and MTh course descriptors, schedules and application deadlines.

  Applications for a January 2026 start on the MTh are now open, and close on 10th November 2025.

For specific details about this Learning Community’s meeting schedules, please contact paulthompson@ust.ac.uk.

Please note: this Learning Community charges an additional 10% on top of the UST tuition fees to cover administration, staffing and costs related to the premises, payable directly to Equip Seminary upon enrolment.