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Degree Programme Table: Religious Studies BA(RS) (UTRELSB)

Year 1, Academic year 2012/13, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Students in this degree programme can pursue studies in the following religious traditions: Asian Religions, Christianity, Indigenous Religions, Islam, Judaism.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    REST08009 Lived Religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam As available 20
    REST08010 Global Religions: South Asian, Indigenous and New Traditions As available 20
    DIVI07004 Academic Literacies for the Digital Age As available 0




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 8 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    BIST08011    Introducing Biblical Studies   20  

     

    AND   


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    BIST08013    Introducing Biblical Hebrew   20  
    BIST08012    Biblical Texts: Genesis and Mark   20  
    BIST08014    Introducing New Testament Greek   20  

     

    AND   


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    THET08014    Christian Theology: Approaches and Themes   20  
    THET08015    Ethics and Society   20  

     

    AND   


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ECHS08005    History of Christianity as a World Religion 1A   20  
    ECHS08004    History of Christianity as a World Religion 1B   20  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ASST08010    Indian Civilisation 1   40  
    ASST08039    Pre-modern East Asia to 1600   40  
    ASST08031    East Asian Civilization 1   40  
    ASST08013    Indian Religion and Philosophy 2   40  

    Notes:Students should check with their Director of Studies or Asian Studies to find out which of the above courses will be running.
     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    IMES08034    Islamic History B: From the Crusades to the 'Gunpowder Empires'   20  
    IMES08033    Islamic History A: The Formation of the Islamic World   20  
    IMES08036    Modern Middle Eastern History A: Domestic Transformation and International Challenges   20  
    IMES08037    Modern Middle Eastern History B: Postwar Independence and Conflict   20  
    IMES08032    Introduction to Islam   40  
    IMES08035    Islamic History: From the Origins of Islam to the Age of Suleyman the Magnificent   40  
    IMES08038    Modern Middle Eastern History: Emergence and Encounters   40  
    IMES08023    Introduction to Islam A: The Foundational Sources   20  
    IMES08024    Introduction to Islam B: Religious Thought and Culture   20  

     



    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    IMES08026    Arabic 1a   20  
    IMES08027    Arabic 1b   20  
    ASST08011    Sanskrit 1   40  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     




    Year 2, Academic year 2012/13, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    REST08011 Religion in Culture: Theory, History and Interpretation As available 20
    REST08012 Religion in Society: Community, People and Mind As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 5 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ASST08010    Indian Civilisation 1   40  
    ASST08039    Pre-modern East Asia to 1600   40  
    ASST08031    East Asian Civilization 1   40  
    ASST08013    Indian Religion and Philosophy 2   40  

    Notes:Students should check with their Director of Studies or Asian Studies to find out which of the above courses will be running.
     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    IMES08034    Islamic History B: From the Crusades to the 'Gunpowder Empires'   20  
    IMES08033    Islamic History A: The Formation of the Islamic World   20  
    IMES08036    Modern Middle Eastern History A: Domestic Transformation and International Challenges   20  
    IMES08037    Modern Middle Eastern History B: Postwar Independence and Conflict   20  
    IMES08032    Introduction to Islam   40  
    IMES08035    Islamic History: From the Origins of Islam to the Age of Suleyman the Magnificent   40  
    IMES08038    Modern Middle Eastern History: Emergence and Encounters   40  
    IMES08023    Introduction to Islam A: The Foundational Sources   20  
    IMES08024    Introduction to Islam B: Religious Thought and Culture   20  

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    THET08010    God in Philosophy: Plato to Hume   20  
    BIST08015    Reading the Old Testament   20  
    BIST08016    Reading the New Testament   20  
    BIST08017    Intermediate Biblical Hebrew   20  
    BIST08018    Intermediate New Testament Greek   20  
    ECHS08008    Christianity before Constantine, 100-306   20  
    ECHS08009    Social Christianity in Britain, Germany and the United States, 1848-1930   20  
    THET08017    Christian Theology: Doctrines and Debates   20  
    DIVI08001    Religion, Violence and Peacebuilding   20  

     



    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    IMES08006    Arabic 2   40  
    ASST08012    Sanskrit 2   40  

    Notes:It is unlikely that Sanskrit 2 will run in 2012/13. Students should check with their Director of Studies or Asian Studies.
     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     




    Year 3, Academic year 2012/13, Starting month: August

  • Notes: At least 80 credits must be at level 10.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 5 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 and 10 courses in Schedule B, as available

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     
    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ASST10099    Buddhism 3A   20  
    ASST10100    Buddhism 3B   20  
    ASST10097    Hinduism 3A   20  
    ASST10098    Hinduism 3B   20  
    ASST10089    Sanskrit 3 Language 1   40  

    Notes:Students should check with their Director of Studies or Asian Studies to find out which of the above courses will be running.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedule B, as available

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:A list of available courses is made available before the beginning of each semester, and students will be able to choose from among these courses in consultation with IMES and their Directors of Studies.

     




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