MLitt Biblical Languages And Literature

• A 2.1 undergraduate Honours degree in Biblical Studies or a closely related discipline. If you studied your first degree outside the UK, see the international entry requirements.
• You must have taken at least two semesters (or equivalent) of either Hebrew or Greek at undergraduate level.

The qualifications listed are indicative minimum requirements for entry. Some academic Schools will ask applicants to achieve significantly higher marks than the minimum. Obtaining the listed entry requirements will not guarantee you a place, as the University considers all aspects of every application including, where applicable, the writing sample, personal statement, and supporting documents.

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Compulsory

Students who enter the programme with only one Biblical language must take two semesters of either Classical Hebrew 1 and 2 or Koine Greek 1 and 2.

Students who enter the programme with two semesters (or equivalent) of both Hebrew and Greek must take both the advanced Hebrew and Greek Readings:

• Hellenistic Greek Readings: a technical introduction to reading the Greek New Testament. 
• Hebrew Readings: acquaints the student with Hebrew readings from the Old Testament.

Optional

Optional modules in recent years have included: 

• Prophetic Literature 
• Biblical Themes 
• Epistle to the Hebrews: English Text 
• Guided Study in Divinity 
• King and Messiah in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and
• Second Temple Judaism
• The Book of Revelation 
• Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament

Students may also take other eligible modules with the approval of the programme director.  

Optional modules are subject to change each year and require a minimum number of participants to be offered; some may only allow limited numbers of students (see the University’s position on curriculum development). 

Dissertation

Over the course of the year, but with particular focus over the last three months, you will research and write a 15,000-word dissertation. Student dissertations will be supervised by members of the teaching staff who will advise on the choice of subject and provide guidance throughout the research process. The completed dissertation must be submitted by a date specified in August. 

If students choose not to complete the dissertation requirement for the MLitt, there is an exit award available that allows suitably qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Diploma. By choosing an exit award, you will finish your degree at the end of the second semester of study and receive a PGDip instead of an MLitt.