Masters Degree Description
Examine the history, philosophy, practices and teachings of the Christian faith.
This course involves the study of historical and systematic theology from a range of Christian perspectives. Durham has long-established strengths in both Greek and Latin patristics, the medieval Church and Reformation, contemporary Catholic and Anglican theology, theological ethics, and philosophical theology.
Course Structure
- Classic Texts in Christian Theology – core module
- Three option modules
- Dissertation.
Core modules:
- Classic Texts in Christian Theology
- Dissertation.
Examples of optional modules:
Optional modules in previous years have included 2-3 choices from:
- Paul and his Interpreters
- Gospels and Canon
- The Bible and Hermeneutics
- Patristic Exegesis
- Patristic Ecclesiology
- Christian Northumbria 600-750
- England’s Religious Revolution 1640-1660
- The Anglican Theologyin Context
- 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
- Ritual, Symbolism and Belief in the Anthropology of Religion
- Literature and Religion
- Catholic Social Thought
- Ecclesiology and Ethnography
- Doctrine of Creation
Plus up to 1 choice from:
- Advanced Hebrew Texts
- Advanced Aramaic
- Middle Egyptian
- Old Testament Pseudepigrapha and the New Testament
- Selected modules from the MA in Theology and Ministry course
- Level 3 undergraduate module, or any Level 1 – 2 language module offered by the Department of Theology and Religion, taken in conjunction with the designated Extended Study in Theology & Religion module
- 30 credits from another Board of Studies (including appropriate credit-bearing language modules offered by the University’s Centre for Foreign Language Study).
Entry Requirements
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.
Fees
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