Theology and Religion
Bachelor's degree
In Oxford
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Oxford
UCAS code
V600
Duration 3 years (BA)
Entrance requirements AAA Subject requirements A subject involving essay writing
Admissions test(s) None Written work One piece
Admissions statistics*
Interviewed: 66%
Successful: 34%
Intake: 34
*3-year average 2017-19
Contact
+44 (0) 1865 270790
Email Theology
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Theology is an ancient intellectual discipline, with continuing and momentous social significance around the world today. Students gain an understanding of the intellectual underpinning of religious traditions, and of the social and cultural contexts for religious belief and practice. In order to engage fully with the questions raised by the critical study of Theology and Religion, you will have to become something of a historian and a philosopher, a textual and literary critic, and a linguist. The range of disciplines that may be encountered on the course makes study vibrant and challenging and means that our graduates are versatile and equipped with a variety of skills.
Oxford has been at the very heart of religious debate, reform and turmoil in the British Isles for eight centuries and so the faculty here wears a mantle of history not available in many other universities. At the same time Theology and Religion at Oxford is embracing its 21st-century context: students have the opportunity to study five major world religions and their primary languages. They can also explore the relationship between religion and science, the philosophy of religion and the place of religious ethics in public life..
On completion of this course you will have gained knowledge and understanding of several religious traditions. You will have thought about what a religion is and how to approach learning about it in their...
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Subjects
- Ms Word
- Judaism
- Islam
- Hinduism
- Christianity
- Buddhism
- Teaching
- Options
- Word
- Hebrew
- Supervisor
- IT
- Theology
- Ethics
- University
- Part Time
- Religions
- Language
- Tutorials
- Timetable
- Independent
Course programme
Your weekly timetable will be divided between one or two tutorials and a large part of your week will be spent in independent study to prepare for tutorials. In addition you will attend up to six lectures each week. In the first year this will include three hours of language instruction each week. Some course options in the second and third year are also taught in small classes instead of, or in addition to, tutorials.
Tutorials are usually up to three students and a tutor. Class sizes may vary depending on the options you choose. There would usually be no more than around 10 students though classes for some of the more popular papers may be up to 20 students. Most tutorials, classes, and lectures are delivered by staff who are tutors in their subject. Many are world-leading experts with years of experience in teaching and research. Some teaching may also be delivered by postgraduate students who are usually studying at doctorate level. To find out more about how our teaching year is structured, visit our Academic Year page.
Academic YearCourse structureTERMS 1–3COURSES
Four papers are taken:
- Religion and religions
- Introduction to the study of the Bible
- The figure of Jesus through the centuries
- One of the following languages:
- New Testament Greek
- Biblical Hebrew
- Qur'anic Arabic
- Church Latin
- Pali
- Sanskrit
ASSESSMENT
First University examinations: four papers each assessed by a written examination
TERMS 4–9COURSES
Choice of seven papers across four subject areas, from which students select freely:
- Biblical studies
- Systematic theology and ethics
- History of religions (Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism)
- Religion and religions (Contemporary Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism)
All students must also prepare a 12,000-word thesis on a topic of their choice
ASSESSMENT
Final University examinations: seven papers (assessed either by written examination or by submitted coursework, depending upon the option), plus a compulsory thesis
The options listed above are illustrative and may change. More information about current options is available on the Theology and Religion website.
TERMS 1–3COURSES
Four papers are taken:
- Religion and religions
- Introduction to the study of the Bible
- The figure of Jesus through the centuries
- One of the following languages:
- New Testament Greek
- Biblical Hebrew
- Qur'anic Arabic
- Church Latin
- Pali
- Sanskrit
ASSESSMENT
First University examinations: four papers each assessed by a written examination
TERMS 4–9COURSES
Choice of seven papers across four subject areas, from which students select freely:
- Biblical studies
- Systematic theology and ethics
- History of religions (Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism)
- Religion and religions (Contemporary Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism)
All students must also prepare a 12,000-word thesis on a topic of their choice
ASSESSMENT
Final University examinations: seven papers (assessed either by written examination or by submitted coursework, depending upon the option), plus a compulsory thesis
The options listed above are illustrative and may change. More information about current options is available on the Theology and Religion website.
TERMS 1–3TERMS 1–3TERMS 1–3COURSES
Four papers are taken:
- Religion and religions
- Introduction to the study of the Bible
- The figure of Jesus through the centuries
- One of the following languages:
- New Testament Greek
- Biblical Hebrew
- Qur'anic Arabic
- Church Latin
- Pali
- Sanskrit
ASSESSMENT
First University examinations: four papers each assessed by a written examination
COURSES
Four papers are taken:
- Religion and religions
- Introduction to the study of the Bible
- The figure of Jesus through the centuries
- One of the following languages:
- New Testament Greek
- Biblical Hebrew
- Qur'anic Arabic
- Church Latin
- Pali
- Sanskrit
COURSES
COURSESFour papers are taken:
- Religion and religions
- Introduction to the study of the Bible
- The figure of Jesus through the centuries
- One of the following languages:
- New Testament Greek
- Biblical Hebrew
- Qur'anic Arabic
- Church Latin
- Pali
- Sanskrit
- New Testament Greek
- Biblical Hebrew
- Qur'anic Arabic
- Church Latin
- Pali
- Sanskrit
- New Testament Greek
- Biblical Hebrew
- Qur'anic Arabic
- Church Latin
- Pali
- Sanskrit
ASSESSMENT
First University examinations: four papers each assessed by a written examination
ASSESSMENT
ASSESSMENTFirst University examinations: four papers each assessed by a written examination
TERMS 4–9TERMS 4–9TERMS 4–9COURSES
Choice of seven papers across four subject areas, from which students select freely:
- Biblical studies
- Systematic theology and ethics
- History of religions (Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism)
- Religion and religions (Contemporary Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism)
All students must also prepare a 12,000-word thesis on a topic of their choice
ASSESSMENT
Final University examinations: seven papers (assessed either by written examination or by submitted coursework, depending upon the option), plus a compulsory thesis
COURSES
Choice of seven papers across four subject areas, from which students select freely:
- Biblical studies
- Systematic theology and ethics
- History of religions (Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism)
- Religion and religions (Contemporary Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism)
All students must also prepare a 12,000-word thesis on a topic of their choice
COURSES
COURSESChoice of seven papers across four subject areas, from which students select freely:
- Biblical studies
- Systematic theology and ethics
- History of religions (Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism)
- Religion and religions (Contemporary Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism)
All students must also prepare a 12,000-word thesis on a topic of their choice
ASSESSMENT
Final University examinations: seven papers (assessed either by written examination or by submitted coursework, depending upon the option), plus a compulsory thesis
ASSESSMENT
ASSESSMENTFinal University examinations: seven papers (assessed either by written examination or by submitted coursework, depending upon the option), plus a compulsory thesis
The options listed above are illustrative and may change. More information about current options is available on the Theology and Religion website.
The options listed above are illustrative and may change. More information about current options is available on the Theology and Religion website.
The options listed above are illustrative and may change. More information about current options is available on the Theology and Religion website.
The options listed above are illustrative and may change. More information about current options is available on the Theology and Religion website.Theology and Religion
The content and format of this course may change in some circumstances. Read further information about potential course changes.
The content and format of this course may change in some circumstances. Read further information about potential course changes.
The content and format of this course may change in some circumstances. Read further information about potential course changes.
The content and format of this course may change in some circumstances. Read further information about potential course changes.
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