This is a taught course designed primarily for graduates of other humanities disciplines (including those who may have studied some theology as part of a broader interdisciplinary degree) who intend for professional, academic, or personal reasons to shift the focus of their studies into the area of theology and religious studies. Although this course cannot be counted towards a research degree, it can offer a very useful basis for graduates from other backgrounds who wish to go on to one in this area. It also offers an excellent introduction to the subject for those who wish generally to broaden/ their education or for those considering a career in ministry. Applicants should nave (or be about to get) at least a good Second Class Honours degree or its equivalent.
The examination consists of:
(a) Three papers chosen from Groups C and D of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos (see below), subject to the approval of the Degree Committee. With the Degree Committee’s approval candidates may elect to offer four papers, in which case their marks in the paper in which their performance is judged to be least good shall be taken into account only if it is to their advantage;
(b) A dissertation of not more than 15,000 words, including notes and appendices, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee, to be submitted by 31 August in the year of candidature. At the Examiners1 discretion there may be an oral examination on the dissertation and on the general field of knowledge in which it falls.
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