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MA - Master of Arts
Strand Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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MA - Master of Arts
Strand Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
MA - Master of Arts
Strand Campus
Part Time
SEP-25
2 years
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Overview:
Attracting students from around the world, our MA in Religion offers students an outstanding range of teaching from internationally leading scholars. Our degree gives you the option of taking one of four different pathways of study or to tailor your own degree based on your interests.
Students can tap into our rich tradition of excellence in textual, theological and philosophical study while gaining perspective on ways religion shapes and is shaped by the contemporary world.
Leads to careers in teaching, journalism, civil service, community, church or religious organisations.
Description
The MA in Religion is designed to be both rigorous and flexible. Under the umbrella of a single MA, you will have the choice of four pathways that can be tailored to your interests.
If you wish to gain a deeper understanding of religion in the contemporary world from political, sociological and anthropological perspectives, follow the Religion in Contemporary Society pathway.
For a comprehensive understanding of Christian thought and practice as it has been reasoned and debated over the centuries, take the Systematic Theology pathway.
The Biblical Studies pathway introduces students to the world, text and context of the Bible in antiquity and in the modern world, reading it as literature and as a theological text.
The Jewish Studies pathway opens up the richness of Jewish texts and experience from antiquity to modern times, with particular attention to current issues in multi-religious societies.
The final option available to you is to not follow a pathway and to instead forge your own path, choosing the MA-level teaching you desire from across our diverse and interdisciplinary Department of Theology and Religious Studies and beyond.
Applicants apply to the MA Religion programme, and then are allocated to a pathway depending on their module choices in the course of their studies.
Career prospects
Our graduates use the skills and knowledge that they develop with us to pursue careers in teaching, journalism, media, civil service, policy consultancy, museum work, community organisations and the church or other religious institutions. Others have continued their studies to further research.
A Bachelor's degree with 2:1 honours is usually required but not necessarily in a humanities subject. In order to meet the academic entry requirements for this programme you should have a minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree with a final mark of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme. If you are still studying you should be achieving an average of at least 60% or above in the UK marking scheme.
Students living in
Domestic
£12,468 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£27,996 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£27,996 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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