MA Systematic and Philosophical Theology (distance learning)

2:1 or above (or its international equivalent) in theology and/or religious studies. We may also accept a related subject such as philosophy or history. Students entering the programme from a humanities discipline other than theology may be required to take the module ‘Systematic and Philosophical Theology for Newcomers’. We recognise that people come to theology and religious studies by a variety of routes and are happy to consider other qualifications and experience. Please contact us to discuss.

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Our successful students travel on many different paths from the clergy and teaching professions to the IT, welfare and housing sectors.

78.4 % of postgraduates from the Faculty of Arts secured graduate level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation. The average annual salary was £23,045

Core modules

• Dissertation

Optional modules

• Systematic and Philosophical Theology for Newcomers
• Aquinas and Thomism
• Christology
• Dante, Religion and Culture
• The Developing Tradition: Theologians of the Second Century
• Directed Reading
• Early Christian Writings: Outside the Canonical Collection
• Eschatology
• Faith and Reason
• La Nouvelle Theologie
• Reading Medieval Theologians from Anslem to Ockham
• The Virgin Mary in Christian Tradition
• Research Methods and Resources