Theology & Religious Studies
Entry requirements
A level: ABB or BBB (Additional requirements: A-level English or another Humanities subject.) IB: 34 (6,5,5) (Additional requirements: English HL6 or Humanities HL6 with English SL6.) Scottish Higher: BBBB is the minimum requirement from S5 to be reviewed for an S6 offer Offers are not guaranteed to applicants who meet the minimum from S5 Typically offers will be made at AAAAB by end of S6. B at Advanced Higher is equivalent to A at Higher Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject at AA. (AB or BA may be considered). Scottish Higher (widening access): MD20 : BBBB (also other target groups*) MD40 : AABB* Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject. Successful completion of Top-Up or one of our Summer Schools.
About this course
BD/MA in Theology & Religious Studies, a theology and religion degree spanning the historical, philosophical and cultural dimensions of religious belief and practice. Core topics include Research Methods. The curriculum provides a structured pathway from foundational scriptural and historical study to advanced specialist investigation. The first year covers foundational themes through modules such as TRS 1: Creation To Apocalypse: Introduction To The Bible, The God Question: Exploring Christianity, and Religions in Asia. The second year builds upon this knowledge with compulsory study in areas such as TRS 2: Christian Traditions and Transformations, Mysticism And Spirituality, and Texts and Cultures of the Bible. In later years, students choose from a broad selection of optional modules covering scriptural studies, historical theology, and contemporary religious issues, including Existentialism: Atheism, Reason, and Faith, Christianity and Bioethics, and Doctrine of God. The final year culminates in a substantial independent project through either the Dissertation or the Applied Dissertation with Placement in Theology and Religious Studies.
Modules
- Worship & Liturgy 1
- TRS 1 : Classical Hebrew Language
- TRS 1: Creation To Apocalypse: Introduction To The Bible
- TRS 1: The God Question: Exploring Christianity
- TRS 1: The Search For Meaning: Judaism, Christianity & Islam
- Religions in Asia
- Engaging the Bible
- Eldership & Local Church Leaders in a Changing Context
- Hebrew 1
- Contemporary Visual Art and Worship
- Designing and Leading Christian Worship
- Introduction to Ministry & Mission in Digital Culture (Online Distance Learning)
- Creative Writing as Spiritual Reflection: Models, Methods and Practice
- Listening in Mission
- TRS 2: Christian Traditions and Transformations
- TRS 2: Mysticism And Spirituality
- TRS 2: Texts and Cultures of the Bible
- TRS: Religion, Culture, and Controversy
- Preaching in Church Contexts
- Liturgy and Prayer in Church Worship
- Existentialism: Atheism, Reason, and Faith
- Bible, Literature and Culture
- Introductory Classical Hebrew for Honours
- Genesis
- New Testament Texts
- New Testament Texts with Greek
- New Testament Themes and Topics
- New Testament Themes and Topics with Greek
- Old Testament / Tanakh Texts
- Old Testament / Tanakh Texts with Hebrew
- Wisdom Literature
- Wisdom Literature Honours with Hebrew
- Christianity and Bioethics
- Pastoral Theology
- Theology through Creative Writing
- Worship, Liturgy and Preaching
- Holocaust Narratives and the Ethics of Representation
- Modern Judaism: Aspects of Life and Literature
- Reading Islam
- Religion in Modern Iran
- Sufism
- Understanding Muhammad
- Issues in Contemporary Catholicism
- Doctrine of God
- Jesus Christ since 1900
- John Calvin and his Theology
- Political Theology
- Studies in Early Church History and Theology
- Studies in the History and Theology of the Reformation
- The Church in Scotland since 1500
- Muslims in Multicultural Britain
- Jewish Literature in the Graeco-Roman World
- Women and Gender in the Bible and the Ancient World
- Religion and Trade in Premodern Asia
- Law, Religion and the Rights of the Child
- Religious practice in Japan
- South Asian Epic Traditions
- Theology of Thomas Aquinas
- Dissertation
- Applied Dissertation with Placement in Theology and Religious Studies