Christian Faith and Practice

MA in Christian Faith and Practice

Full-Time Programme

By competent and diligent study you will:

• Be able to engage critically with the biblical, historical, and theological bases for the practice of Christian faith;
• Be able to explain and evaluate the manner in which such biblical, historical, and theological disciplines cohere and may be integrated into practice;
• Be able to reflect theologically at Master's level by expressing independent judgement in analysing evidence, producing critical reviews, and constructing sustainable hypotheses;
• Be able to focus these bases for reflection in an extended and sustained research project issuing in a coherent and cogently argued dissertation.

Entry Requirements

Qualifications for entry conform to the Regulations of the University of Wales for Master's Degrees by Examination and Dissertation (Modular Structure).

• Applicants will normally be graduates with at least a second class honours degree from an approved institution.
• Non-graduates may also be considered, provided that the applicant is over 25 and has given evidence of sufficient formal or informal learning relevant to the course.
• All applicants should note that irrespective of a person's qualifications, Spurgeon's College will need to be satisfied that a candidate has achieved the necessary academic standard to complete the course satisfactorily.
• To demonstrate this, applicants may be asked to complete modules at an earlier level of study as a preliminary to the MA.

English Language Entry Requirement

For applicants to the College courses whose first language is not English, and where there is any doubt about facility in English, an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) (academic) will need to be taken. The IELTS score we require for undergraduate courses is an average of 6.5 and the score for the reading and writing bands must be 6.5 or more.

For similar applicants for post-graduate courses an average score of 7.00 is required.

Exceptions to these measures may be granted in the special case of a Baptist Ministry candidate we are seeking to help in order to gain accreditation.