Master of Arts in Theology, Ministry and Mission

The Masters in Theology, Ministry and Mission allows students to study a range of biblical, theological and practical topics at an advanced level, and to undertake an extended piece of research on a topic of their choosing.

It is taught over one year full-time and two years part-time. The full-time programme is a 12 month period of study running from September to August. The part-time programme is over 22-24 months.

All students complete a module in Research and Reflection and a Dissertation of 15,000 words.

Church of England ordinands can take this course over two years due to the additional modules required for their studies. Read more about how the MA ordination pathway works here.

What you'll learn

The MA consists of 180 credits. Students must take 150 credits at Level 7 and can take a maximum of 30 credits at Level 6, or biblical language modules at levels 4 and 5.

Programme Specification

Assessment

Written assignments comprise the majority of assessments for the Certificate, Diploma and MA in Theology, Ministry and Mission, and most of these are essays, but they also include other written assessments like reflective journals and book reviews. Students may also have some oral presentations.

Requirements

Academic requirements

For all postgraduate courses:

• Normally a 2:1 honours degree in a subject relevant to the proposed course of study. 

• Normally students will need a good degree (or other Level 6 qualification, such as a Graduate Diploma) in Theology.

• Graduates (classed as first-class or 2:1 honours) in other disciplines with experience of Theology or Religious Studies to at least FHEQ Level 4 (undergraduate Certificate level, awarded with credit or distinction, or with an overall mark of at least 60%) may also be admitted to the programme.

• However, especially for mature students (those aged 25 and over) prior professional experience will be taken into account as well as educational qualifications. 

• Given its professional development orientation, students are likely to be preparing for a ministerial or related vocation or be actively engaged in such a ministry.

Click here to look at equivalent entry requirements.

English Language requirements

Applicants whose first language is not English must satisfy the College that they have a sufficient command of spoken and written English to meet the demands of their chosen programme. IELTS Academic or equivalent is therefore required at 7.0 overall with no less than 6.5 in any component.

You can find out more about equivalent qualifications here.

International students

Students need the right to study in the UK for our postgraduate programmes. 

Students may potentially study the PGCert in one semester on a visitor visa. 

Oak Hill College is not on the UK government’s Register of Licensed Sponsors and so is unable to sponsor migrants under the Student route of the points-based immigration system. The College therefore cannot accept applications from individuals who need a student visa in order to study in the UK.

Find out more here or within our Admissions Policy.

Key dates

• Applications for September 2026 entry will open later in 2025.

Fees

2025/26 fees payable for each year

• £10,850 full time

• £5,200 part time 

View more information in our fees sheet below.