Theology and Religion BA

Programme structure

The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.

Year 1 Compulsory modules CodeModuleCredits THE1101 The Bible: Past and Present 15 THE1102 Christian Origins: from Jesus to the Early Church 15 THE1103 Introducing Christian Theologies 15 THE1104 Judaisms in Transition: Crises and Innovations 15 THE1106 Philosophy of Religion and Christian Ethics 15 THE1076 Religion in the Modern World 15 Optional modules

Select 30 credits of option modules.

CodeModuleCredits THE1072 Introducing Biblical Hebrew 15 THE1075 Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics 15 THE1107 Atonement and Salvation 15 THE2035 Intermediate Hebrew 15 Year 2 Compulsory modules

There are no compulsory modules in Year 2.

Optional modules

Select 120 credits of Theology and Religion optional modules.

CodeModuleCredits THE1072 Introducing Biblical Hebrew 15 THE2035 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew 15 THE2059 Christian Moral Theory and Ethics 15 THE2069 Introducing Paul 15 THE2125 Modern Theology 15 THE2150 The Divine World in the Hebrew Bible 15 THE2152 Evolution, God and Gaia 30 THE2177 Dead Sea Scrolls 15 THE2179 'Deviant Bodies': Disability Studies and the New Testament 30 THE2180 Reading Augustine through the Confessions 30 THE2190 Art in Syria and the Holy Land at the Time of the Crusades 15 THE2194 Critical Readings in Theology and Religion 15 THE2195 Blasphemy and the Abrahamic Faiths 30 THE2196 Encounters in Philosophy and Theology 30 THE2197 The Earliest Christian Communities 15 THE2199 Theology & Criminal Justice 30 THE3182 Reading Early Jewish and Christian Texts 15 Year 3

In your final year you can specialise in areas of interest to you and write a dissertation on a research topic of your choice.

Compulsory modules CodeModuleCredits THE3082 Theology Dissertation 30 Optional modules

Select 90 credits of Theology and Religion Level 3 optional modules.

CodeModuleCredits THE3152 Evolution, God and Gaia 30 THE3177 Dead Sea Scrolls 15 THE3179 'Deviant Bodies': Disability Studies and the New Testament 30 THE3180 Reading Augustine through the Confessions 30 THE3182 Reading Early Jewish and Christian Texts 15 THE3190 Art in Syria and the Holy Land at the Time of the Crusades 15 THE3194 Critical Readings in Theology and Religion 15 THE3195 Blasphemy and the Abrahamic Faiths 30 THE3196 Encounters in Philosophy and Theology 30 THE3197 The Earliest Christian Communities 15 THE3199 Theology & Criminal Justice 30 Full module descriptions

For full module descriptions please visit the Theology and Religion website.