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Degree Programme Table: Religious Studies (MSc) (Part-time) (PTMSCRELST1P)

Year 1, Academic year 2013/14, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your courses, please ensure you have met with your Programme Manager.

    1. Courses run in either Semester 1 OR Semester 2.
    2. Course availability may vary subject to staffing arrangements.
    3. Candidates must take a total of 120 credits of courses over the four semesters of their part time degree in addition to the 60 credit dissertation in the second year of study. Normally, a total of 60 credits will be taken in each academic year, but this can be varied with the explicit agreement of the programme director.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 7 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 60 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 11, as available
    DIVI11009     Approaches to Research in Divinity and Religious Studies     (20 credits)

    Notes:Compulsory course to be taken either in Year 1 or 2.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 11, as available
    REST11012     Theory and Method in the Study of Religion     (20 credits)

    Notes:Compulsory course to be taken either in Year 1 or 2.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 11, as available
    REST11008     Selected Themes in the Study of Religion     (20 credits)

    Notes:Compulsory course to be taken either in Year 1 or 2.
     


    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 60 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    REST11006    Diversity and Identity in South Asian Religious Tradition   20  
    REST11005    Perspectives on the Human Body in Islamic Traditions   20  
    REST11004    Professionals, Revolutionaries and Holy Fools: Power and Authority in Cross-religious Perspective   20  
    REST11010    New Age Spirituality in Contemporary Culture   20  
    REST11009    New Religious Movements in Global Perspective   20  
    REST11002    Religion and the New African Diaspora   20  
    REST11013    Themes and Explorations in Jewish-Christian Relations   20  
    REST11011    Sharia and Modernity: Problems, Promises, and Perspectives for Reform   20  
    REST11007    New Dimensions in Jewish Thought   20  
    REST11003    From Primitive to Indigenous: The Academic Study of Indigenous Religions   20  
    REST11018    Hindu Traditions: Critical Investigations   20  
    REST11017    The Holocaust in Visual Culture   20  
    REST11019    Religion and Nationalism: Theory and Performance   20  
    REST11020    The Practice of Field-Work in the Study of Religion   20  
    REST11016    Reflections on Gender and Ethics in Classical and Contemporary Islam   20  

    Notes:A maximum of 60 credits can be selected from this group in total over programme years 1 & 2, with a minimum of 20 credits.
     


    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: C  
    Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly credits from Level 11 courses in Schedule B, as available

    Notes:A maximum of 40 credits can be selected from this group in total over programme years 1 & 2.




     


    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: D  
    Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedule B, as available

    Notes:A maximum of 20 credits can be selected from this group in total over programme years 1 & 2.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to J, R and W, as available

    Notes:A maximum of 40 credits can be selected from this group in total over programme years 1 & 2.
     



    Year 2, Academic year 2013/14, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met with your Programme Manager.

    1. Courses run in either Semester 1 OR Semester 2.
    2. Course availability may vary subject to staffing arrangements.
    3. Candidates must take a total of 120 credits of courses over the four semesters of their part time degree in addition to the 60 credit dissertation in the second year of study. Normally, a total of 60 credits will be taken in each academic year, but this can be varied with the explicit agreement of the programme director.



    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    REST11014 Dissertation (MSc in Religious Studies) As available 60




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 7 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 60 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 11, as available
    DIVI11009     Approaches to Research in Divinity and Religious Studies     (20 credits)

    Notes:Compulsory course to be taken either in Year 1 or 2.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 11, as available
    REST11012     Theory and Method in the Study of Religion     (20 credits)

    Notes:THET11027
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits course level 11, as available
    REST11008     Selected Themes in the Study of Religion     (20 credits)

    Notes:THET11027
     


    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 60 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    REST11006    Diversity and Identity in South Asian Religious Tradition   20  
    REST11005    Perspectives on the Human Body in Islamic Traditions   20  
    REST11004    Professionals, Revolutionaries and Holy Fools: Power and Authority in Cross-religious Perspective   20  
    REST11010    New Age Spirituality in Contemporary Culture   20  
    REST11009    New Religious Movements in Global Perspective   20  
    REST11002    Religion and the New African Diaspora   20  
    REST11013    Themes and Explorations in Jewish-Christian Relations   20  
    REST11011    Sharia and Modernity: Problems, Promises, and Perspectives for Reform   20  
    REST11007    New Dimensions in Jewish Thought   20  
    REST11003    From Primitive to Indigenous: The Academic Study of Indigenous Religions   20  
    REST11018    Hindu Traditions: Critical Investigations   20  
    REST11017    The Holocaust in Visual Culture   20  
    REST11019    Religion and Nationalism: Theory and Performance   20  
    REST11020    The Practice of Field-Work in the Study of Religion   20  
    REST11016    Reflections on Gender and Ethics in Classical and Contemporary Islam   20  

    Notes:A maximum of 60 credits can be selected from this group in total over programme years 1 & 2, with a minimum of 20 credits.
     


    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: C  
    Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly credits from Level 11 courses in Schedule B, as available

    Notes:A maximum of 40 credits can be selected from this group in total over programme years 1 & 2.
     


    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: D  
    Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedule B, as available

    Notes:A maximum of 20 credits can be selected from this group in total over programme years 1 & 2.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Level 11 courses in Schedules A to J, R and W, as available

    Notes:A maximum of 40 credits can be selected from this group in total over programme years 1 & 2.
     



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