V8K207: Biblical Studies (Postgraduate Taught - 2018)

V8K207: Biblical Studies

Postgraduate Taught MA 2018

Essentials
UCAS code
Degree MA
Mode of study Part Time + Full Time
Duration 1 year (full-time) or 2 years (part-time)
Start Date 01-10-2018
Location Durham City (www.durham.ac.uk/study/location/durham.city)
Department(s) Website www.durham.ac.uk/theology.religion
Email
theo.pgadmissions@durham.ac.uk
Telephone +44 (0)191 334 3929

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Course Summary
Description

This course focuses on the context and interpretation of biblical and pseudepigraphal texts, along with the study
of biblical languages. Durham has a long tradition of outstanding biblical scholarship, providing a wide range of
distinctive approaches to biblical studies, including historical, critical and theological.

Course Structure

The Bible and Hermeneutics core module

Three option modules
Dissertation.

Core Modules

The Bible and Hermeneutics

Dissertation.

Optional Modules

Optional Modules in previous years have included:

2-3 choices from:

Advanced Hebrew Texts

Advanced Aramaic
Middle Egyptian
The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha and the New Testament
Gospels and Canon

Plus up to 1 choice from:

Paul and his Interpreters

Patristic Exegesis
Patristic Ecclesiology
Christian Northumbria 600-750
The Anglican Theological Vision
Classic Texts in Christian Theology
Liturgy and Sacramentality
Conceiving Change in Contemporary Catholicism
Twentieth-Century Catholic Theology
Christian Gender
Principles of Theological Ethics
Theology, Ethics and Medicine
Social Scientific Methods in the Study of Religion

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Ritual, Symbolism and Belief in the Anthropology of Religion

Literature and Religion
Catholic Social Thought
Ecclesiology and Ethnography
Doctrine of Creation
Selected modules from the MA in Theology and Ministry programme
Level 3 undergraduate module, or any Level 1 2 language module offered by the Department of
Theology and Religion, taken in conjunction with the Extended Study in Theology & Religion module
30 credits from another Board of Studies (including appropriate credit-bearing language modules offered
by the Universitys Centre for Foreign Language Study)

Course Detail
To find out more about the modules available to students studying at Durham University please click here
(www.durham.ac.uk/resources/faculty.handbook/degrees/frameworks/v8k207.pdf).

Please note: Current modules are indicative. Information for future academic years may change, for example,
due to developments in the relevant academic field, or in light of student feedback.

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Admissions Process
Subject requirements, level and grade
The standard entry requirement is a BA (Honours) degree (UK 2:1 or equivalent, for example, a GPA of 3.7 on a
4.0 scale)in Theology, Religious Studies or a related discipline. The two principal exceptions to this rule are as
follows: graduates of other disciplines who have studied at undergraduate or equivalent level in one or more of
the areas in which they hope to work, through their first degrees, through training for the ministry of the
churches, and so on; students from overseas universities who have successfully reached a point in their
theological studies comparable with completion of a British BA at the standard noted above - for example, on
the German model, passing the Zwischenprfung or Kolloquium and two semesters at the Hauptseminar level.

When applying, please ensure that your two chosen referees send their confidential academic references (using
the reference form [Word] (www.dur.ac.uk/resources/theology.religion/postgrad/RefForm-PgStudies.doc)) to us in a timely
manner. Please note that we are unable to accept open references submitted by yourself. The referees may
send the references by email directly from their institutional email addresses
to theo.pgadmissions@durham.ac.uk provided they are signed, or by post to the address provided on the
reference form.

English Language Requirements

IELTS 7.0 (with no component under 6.5) or equivalent scores in an alternative accepted English language test.
Details of alternative accepted tests and the requirements for your subject and level of study can be found here
(www.dur.ac.uk/learningandteaching.handbook/1/3/3/3/). In some cases, English language proficiency can also be
evidenced in other ways. You can find further information regarding this, here
(www.dur.ac.uk/learningandteaching.handbook/1/3/1/).

How to Apply

Find out more information on how to apply here (www.dur.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply).

English Language requirements

Please check requirements for your subject and level of study (www.durham.ac.uk/learningandteaching.handbook/1/3/3/)
.

How to apply
www.durham.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply

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Fees and Funding

The tuition fees for 2018/19 academic year have not yet been finalised, they will be displayed here once
approved.

Note: Fees are subject to review and change in-line with inflation.

Please also check costs for colleges and accommodation (www.durham.ac.uk/postgraduate/accommodation/costs/).

Scholarships and funding

www.durham.ac.uk/postgraduate/finance

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Career Opportunities
Department of Theology and Religion
A significant number of our graduates find employment in academic institutions (universities and seminaries)
around the world. For some examples of academic careers in Theology launched at Durham, please click here
(www.durham.ac.uk/theology.religion/postgrad/why.durham/academic.careers).

Others go into teaching, church ministry, the caring professions, and many other professional fields.

For further information on career options and employability, including the results of the Destination of Leavers
survey, student and employer testimonials and details of work experience and study abroad opportunities,
please click here (www.durham.ac.uk/theology.religion/postgraduate/employability).

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Open days and visits

Pre-application open day
www.durham.ac.uk/postgraduate/visit

Overseas Visit Schedule

www.durham.ac.uk/international/office/meetus

Postgraduate Visits
PGVI or
www.durham.ac.uk/postgraduate/visit/

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Department Information
Department of Theology and Religion

Overview

The Department of Theology and Religion is highly ranked in a number of UK university league tables. In the
Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014), we were rated the leading department in its field in the UK,
maintaining the premier position we had achieved in the previous Research Assessment Exercise. Our graduate
prospects rating (88 per cent) is not only the highest in the UK for our subject, but is also higher than that of any
department of English, History, Philosophy or Classics. The Department has world-leading scholars in all areas,
attracting a large, vibrant and internationally diverse community of postgraduate students. Our postgraduate
students benefit from regular research seminars and conferences and colloquia that place Durham at the centre
of international scholarship. Also available for postgraduates is a professional development and training
programme, which includes opportunities to work as a teaching or research assistant. Our home, Abbey House,
is right next door to Durham Cathedral, and is a beautiful and inspiring place to pursue research in Theology
and Religion.

Ranking
Ranked 1st in the UK for Internationally Excellent and World-Leading research and joint 1st for both impact and
research environment in REF 2014.

Website

www.durham.ac.uk/theology.religion

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