Bachelor of Arts Theology

Structure and modules

 

Structure

The BA (Hons) is 360 credits; at least 100 credits must be at Level 4, at least 100 credits at Level 5 and at least 120 credits at Level 6+. 

Requirements

Year 1
You must take all of:

  • 8 compulsory modules (totalling 100 credits)
  • Option modules, at Level 4 or Level 5, to take the total number of credits studied to at least 120 credits
  • Weekly church placement module (non-credit bearing) and associated reports 

Year 2
You must take all of:

  • 7 compulsory modules (totalling 70 credits)
  • 1 of either MP2.3 or MP2.4 (10 credits)
  • Option modules, at Level 4, Level 5, or Level 6 to take the total number of credits studied to at least 120 credits
  • Weekly church placement module (non-credit bearing) and associated reports

Year 3
You must take all of:

  • 5 compulsory modules (totalling 60 credits)
  • Option modules at Level 6 to take the total number of credits studied to at least 120 credits.  By agreement with the college, one enhanced BA-level option module (at Level 7) may be taken as a challenge module in lieu of the equivalent module at Level 6.

 

Credit load

Normal credit load per year and range available (by agreement with College):

  • Full time: normal credit load per year is 120 credits; the range available per year is 100-140 credits
  • Part time: normal credit load per year is 60 credits; the range available per year is 40-80 credits
  • There are limits to how much you can audit based on your credit load for the year.  See the Programme Information page for details.

 

Please note

Option modules are offered subject to viability (based on class size) and the College reserves the right to withdraw an option module if there is insufficient interest; not all option modules are offered every year. 

Part time: if you wish to study Hebrew as one of your option modules in your CertHE year, please note that the constraints of the part time pathways are such that you will automatically have to over-credit by 10 credits.  To avoid this, you may wish to defer your study of Hebrew to your DipHE year (ie Year 3 of 4 or Year 3 of 6 depending on your programme).

Modules

These are the modules running in 2024/25.  This is a provisional list and is subject to change (option modules and tutors). For a full list of the option modules which are potentially available in any given year, please see the Programme Specification.

Year 2

Semester 1 Semester 2

Compulsory modules
(80 credits)

BD2.1
Biblical Studies III (Biblical Theology)

10 credits

BD2.2
Biblical Studies IV (Canonical Exegesis)

10 credits

DC2.2
Doctrine II

10 credits

DC2.7
Evangelism & Apologetics

10 credits

DM2.1
Introduction to Christian Ethics

10 credits

BM2.1
Word Ministry I
10 credits

MP2.2 
Pastoral Ministry I
10 credits

 

MP2.3 or MP2.4 
Anglican Ministry or Independent Ministry

10 credits

MP2.7
Weekly Church Placement II

0 credits

Option modules
(at least 40 credits)
DM1.2
Foundations for Cross-Cultural Mission
10 credits
DC1.3
Philosophical Foundations
10 credits
  DC1.6
Reading Calvin's Institutes
10 credits
BL2.1 
Intermediate New Testament Greek
20 credits
BL2.2 
Introduction to Biblical Hebrew
20 credits
BL2.10 
Pauline Theology
10 credits 
DM2.2 
Engagement with Cross-Cultural Mission
10 credits
DM2.3 
Introduction to the World Church
10 credits
DM2.5
 Place & Season, Others & Self
10 credits

DM2.7
A Theology of Digital & Digital Ministries
10 credits

 

MP2.8
Ministry/Mission Experience Placement
0 credits

MP2.8
Ministry/Mission Experience Placement
0 credits
BL4.2
Reading Biblical Hebrew

20 credits
BL4.1
General Epistles (Greek)
20 credits
BL4.3
Advanced Biblical Hebrew Reading
20 credits
BL4.6
The Book of Isaiah
20 credits
BL4.4
Wisdom Literature
(Hebrew & English streams)
20 credits
  BL4.10
Corinthian Correspondence
20 credits
DM4.2
Cross-Cultural Mission Placement
20 credits
BD4.2
Justification
20 credits
DM4.3
Global Theology & Practice
20 credits

MP4.1
Training & Equipping Others for Children’s, Youth & Family Ministry
20 credits

Summer Intensives
(Continuing Students Only)

DM2.4
Islam
10 credits

MP2.1
Engagement with Children's, Youth & Family Ministry

10 credits

MP2.5 Cross-Cultural Outreach for Church-Based Ministry
10 credits

MP4.3
Advanced Christian Leadership

20 credits

Part time students start on either Year A or Year B depending on which year they start their academic programme. The academic year 2024/25 is Year A, meaning that part time students entering in 2024/25 will take Year A compulsory modules in 2024/25.

These are the compulsory modules running in 2024/25. For a full list of the option modules, which are potentially available in any given year, please see the Programme Specification.