MA/Diploma/CertificateTheology and Religion
| Study location | United Kingdom, Birmingham |
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| Type | Master courses, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 1 year |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | MA/Diploma/Certificate |
| Entry qualification | Undergraduate diploma (or higher) At least a Bachelor degree or postgraduate diploma from a UK university or equivalent. The degree must be in a relevant subject The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. Upload documents in original language and translations. Take originals along when you go to study. |
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| Language requirements | English IELTS : Score 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any band. Or Cambridge English(CAE): Advanced Minimum overall score of 176, with no less than 169 in any component. Please note: TOEFL IBT test will not be accepted for September 2015 entry. |
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| Other requirements | At least 2 reference(s) should be provided. Two academic references (or if appropriate to the programme applied for, one could be from your employer). |
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Overview
Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.
Programme structure
Depending on your module choices you could become critically acquainted with the ‘sources’ of theology, such as scriptural writings, historical traditions and theologies and ethics issues. You will also examine the importance of the sociological and cultural background; for example, in terms of new ‘readings’ of theology that have emerged out of gendered and ethnic contexts, and new insights into biblical scholarship which have arisen from contemporary culture.
You will also be encouraged to interrogate and critically analyse your own, and others’, presuppositions and approach your studies in ways that show sensitivity to the multi-disciplinary nature of the issues under discussion.
You will study one core module – Research Methods – and five optional modules, in addition to completing a 15,000-word dissertation.
You will choose your optional modules from the following:
Bible and Sacred Space
Christian-Muslim Relations: Origins and Issues
Classic Problems in the Philosophy of Religion
Contemporary Issues in Sikhism
Contemporary Sufism
Feminism in Islam
Historical and Contemporary Debates on the Holocaust
Islam in Britain
Islamic Philosophy
Political Islam
Problems of Religious Diversity
Religion and Peacebuilding
Religion in Contemporary Politics I and II
Sikh Perspectives on Interreligious Relations
The Dead Sea Scrolls: Texts and Context
Career opportunities
Over the past five years, over 92% of our postgraduates were in work and/or further study six months after graduation. Many of our graduates go into careers in churches of various denominations. For those in further study, teacher training courses remain a popular choice. Other students use their transferable skills in a range of employment sectors, including local government, education and charities.
Employers that our graduates have gone on to work for include: British Council;
Church of England;
Institute of Education;
International Greek New Testament Project;
Quaker Homeless Action;
Queens Ecumenical Theological College;
and University of Birmingham