Course for the Marriage Officer (71721)

Short Learning Programmes

Duration: One year

Target group:

Pastors of all denominations who intend to become a marriage officer; and pastors of all denominations who are marriage officers and want to increase their pastoral, legal and liturgical skills in conducting marriages

Admission requirements:

Senior Certificate or an equivalent NQF level 4 qualification

Registration periods:

December-February

Course leader details:

Rev Maponya M S MA (Missiology)
Christian Spirituality, Church History & Missiology
Office 6-120, Theo Van wijk Building, Unisa
Tel:012 429 3168
Email:maponsm@unisa.ac.za

Programme administrator:

Admin Officer
Unisa Centre for Lifelong Learning
360 Lillian Ngoyi Street, Pretoria Central
Solomon Mahlangu Building 2nd floor
Tel: 012 352 4288
Email address: UCL@unisa.ac.za
Application Link: www.unisa.ac.za/applyslp

Modules:

STMO01S - THE MARRIAGE OFFICER

Content:

Orientation and study skills
The commitment of the marriage officer
Meeting for the first time: words, laws, customs
Sharing expectations: dreams, realities, sex, money
Getting married: the ceremony, the sermon, the forms
Being a Commissioner of Oaths