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Degree Programme Table: Divinity (BD) (Honours) (UTDIVDF)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Theology and Religious Studies Foundation Seminar
DIVI08028 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 100 credits in this group.

Biblical Studies, Level 8 courses

Select between 0 and 100 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Over the first two years, at least 40 credits must be chosen from this subject area.
Introducing Biblical Hebrew
DIVI08005 20 credits
Introducing New Testament Greek
DIVI08006 20 credits
Paul and His Letters
DIVI08010 20 credits
Jesus and the Gospels
DIVI08012 20 credits
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew
DIVI08027 20 credits
Intermediate New Testament Greek
DIVI08030 20 credits
Patriarchs, Prophets and Poets: History, Theology and Literature of the Hebrew Bible
DIVI08034 20 credits
AND

History of Christianity, Level 8 courses

Select between 0 and 100 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Over the first two years, at least 40 credits must be chosen from this subject area.
Popular Religion, Women and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe
DIVI08013 20 credits
History of Christianity as a World Religion 1A
DIVI08014 20 credits
History of Christianity as a World Religion 1B
DIVI08015 20 credits
Christianity in Formation 100-313
DIVI08017 20 credits
Religion in Modern Britain
DIVI08019 20 credits
AND

Theology and Ethics, Level 8 courses

Select between 0 and 100 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Over the first two years, at least 40 credits must be chosen from this subject area.
Religion, Violence and Peacebuilding
DIVI08001 20 credits
Global Indigenous Religions
DIVI08021 20 credits
Jews and Muslims: Religions, Cultures, Histories
DIVI08022 20 credits
Christian Theology: Approaches and Themes
DIVI08023 20 credits
Ethics and Society
DIVI08024 20 credits
Christian Theology: Doctrines and Debates
DIVI08025 20 credits
The God(s) of the Philosophers: Proposals and Problems
DIVI08026 20 credits
Morality through the Social Sciences
DIVI08035 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students should consult with their Personal Tutor in order to choose suitable courses.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 100 credits in this group.

Biblical Studies, Level 8 courses

Select between 0 and 100 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Over the first two years, at least 40 credits must be chosen from this subject area.
Introducing Biblical Hebrew
DIVI08005 20 credits
Introducing New Testament Greek
DIVI08006 20 credits
Paul and His Letters
DIVI08010 20 credits
Jesus and the Gospels
DIVI08012 20 credits
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew
DIVI08027 20 credits
Intermediate New Testament Greek
DIVI08030 20 credits
Patriarchs, Prophets and Poets: History, Theology and Literature of the Hebrew Bible
DIVI08034 20 credits
AND

History of Christianity, Level 8 courses

Select between 0 and 100 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Over the first two years, at least 40 credits must be chosen from this subject area.
Popular Religion, Women and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe
DIVI08013 20 credits
History of Christianity as a World Religion 1A
DIVI08014 20 credits
History of Christianity as a World Religion 1B
DIVI08015 20 credits
Christianity in Formation 100-313
DIVI08017 20 credits
Religion in Modern Britain
DIVI08019 20 credits
AND

Theology and Ethics, Level 8 courses

Select between 0 and 100 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Over the first two years, at least 40 credits must be chosen from this subject area.
Religion, Violence and Peacebuilding
DIVI08001 20 credits
Global Indigenous Religions
DIVI08021 20 credits
Jews and Muslims: Religions, Cultures, Histories
DIVI08022 20 credits
Christian Theology: Approaches and Themes
DIVI08023 20 credits
Ethics and Society
DIVI08024 20 credits
Christian Theology: Doctrines and Debates
DIVI08025 20 credits
The God(s) of the Philosophers: Proposals and Problems
DIVI08026 20 credits
Morality through the Social Sciences
DIVI08035 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Level 8 courses in the School of Divinity

Select exactly 20 credits from Level 8 courses in the School of Divinity

Year 3 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Notes:
During Year 3 students must prepare for their dissertation. Further information about this will be provided.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 120 credits in this group.

Biblical Studies, Level 10 courses for Divinity (BD Hons)

Select between 0 and 120 credits of the following courses
Adam, Eve and LGBT+: Sex and Gender in the Hebrew Bible
DIVI10002 20 credits
The Dark Lord: God and Violence in the Hebrew Bible
DIVI10003 20 credits
Ancient Wisdom: Biblical sages and their writings
DIVI10007 20 credits
The New Testament in the Graeco-Roman World
DIVI10012 20 credits
Biblical Hebrew Texts A
DIVI10050 20 credits
Biblical Hebrew Texts B
DIVI10052 20 credits
Advanced Greek Texts
DIVI10053 20 credits
Jesus in Film
DIVI10055 20 credits
Women and Gender in the New Testament World
DIVI10056 20 credits
The Hebrew Bible and Contemporary Issues
DIVI10057 20 credits
Early Christian Greek Texts
DIVI10062 20 credits
Old Testament Texts
DIVI10064 20 credits
Parables in Practice
DIVI10070 20 credits
Introducing New Testament Greek (Honours)
DIVI10072 20 credits
Introducing Biblical Hebrew (Honours)
DIVI10074 20 credits
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew (Honours)
DIVI10103 20 credits
Apocalypse: The Book of Revelation in History and Culture
DIVI10109 20 credits
Intermediate New Testament Greek (Honours)
DIVI10110 20 credits
Introducing Classical Syriac (Honours)
DIVI10111 20 credits
Studies in Early Jewish Literature
DIVI10121 20 credits
Passion of the Christ: Texts and Reception
DIVI10127 20 credits
AND

History of Christianity, Level 10 courses for Divinity (BD Hons)

Select between 0 and 120 credits of the following courses
Christianity in Africa to 1500
DIVI10010 20 credits
Christianity and Colonialism in Africa, 1800 to the present
DIVI10018 20 credits
Augustine in his Age
DIVI10019 20 credits
The Making of Christian Orthodoxy 325-451
DIVI10021 20 credits
Reformations: Britain and Ireland 1475-1600
DIVI10036 20 credits
Reformations: Continental Europe 1475-1600
DIVI10079 20 credits
Christianity and Politics in Latin America, 1800 to the present
DIVI10104 20 credits
Christianity and the Crisis of Faith in Nineteenth-Century Scotland
DIVI10117 20 credits
New College Collections: Archival History and Theology
DIVI10129 20 credits
Calvinist Theology and Piety in Britain and America, c. 1600-1660
DIVI10130 20 credits
Christianity and Nation-Building in Asia, 1700 to the present
DIVI10134 20 credits
AND

Theology and Ethics, Level 10 courses for Divinity

Select between 0 and 120 credits of the following courses
Religion and the Climate Crisis
DIVI10004 20 credits
Theology in the Age of Technology
DIVI10006 20 credits
Islamic Theology: Classic and Contemporary Perspectives
DIVI10009 20 credits
Lived Theology
DIVI10011 20 credits
Religion and Ethics in Literature
DIVI10016 20 credits
Christianity and Colonialism in Africa, 1800 to the present
DIVI10018 20 credits
Church, Sacraments and Ministry
DIVI10024 20 credits
Science and Christian Theology: Historical and Theological Perspectives
DIVI10029 20 credits
Theology and Contemporary Science
DIVI10030 20 credits
Mission in Contemporary Scotland
DIVI10031 20 credits
Film, Religion and Ethics
DIVI10033 20 credits
Theological Ethics in Continental European Perspective
DIVI10035 20 credits
Religions in Africa
DIVI10040 20 credits
Christian-Muslim Relations: diatribe, discourse and dialogue
DIVI10042 20 credits
Contemporary Systematic Theologies
DIVI10043 20 credits
Scottish Literature and the Religious Imagination
DIVI10046 20 credits
Muslim and Christian Perspectives on Jesus
DIVI10047 20 credits
God of the Oppressed: Liberation Theologies in Christianity and Islam
DIVI10048 20 credits
Old Testament Theology
DIVI10068 20 credits
Religion and Nationalism in the Contemporary World
DIVI10087 20 credits
Metaphysics and Morality
DIVI10089 20 credits
Modern Theology: From the French Revolution to the First World War
DIVI10095 20 credits
Public Theologies: Thinkers and Themes
DIVI10100 20 credits
Christians and Other Animals
DIVI10105 20 credits
Christianity in Ukraine (988 to the present)
DIVI10119 20 credits
Race and Religiosity
DIVI10120 20 credits
Love in Religious and Philosophical Literature
DIVI10123 20 credits
Ethical Encounters with the 'Other' in Speculative Fiction
DIVI10124 20 credits
Understanding Your Values
DIVI10128 20 credits
Sport, Religion, and Society
DIVI10131 20 credits
Black Feminist/Womanist Theology and Ethics
DIVI10133 20 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Notes:
DIVI10001 Theology & Religious Studies: Final Dissertation MUST be passed in order to be awarded an honours degree.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Theology and Religious Studies: Final Dissertation

Must be passed

DIVI10001 40 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Biblical Studies, Level 10 courses for Divinity (BD Hons)

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
Adam, Eve and LGBT+: Sex and Gender in the Hebrew Bible
DIVI10002 20 credits
The Dark Lord: God and Violence in the Hebrew Bible
DIVI10003 20 credits
Ancient Wisdom: Biblical sages and their writings
DIVI10007 20 credits
The New Testament in the Graeco-Roman World
DIVI10012 20 credits
Biblical Hebrew Texts A
DIVI10050 20 credits
Biblical Hebrew Texts B
DIVI10052 20 credits
Advanced Greek Texts
DIVI10053 20 credits
Jesus in Film
DIVI10055 20 credits
Women and Gender in the New Testament World
DIVI10056 20 credits
The Hebrew Bible and Contemporary Issues
DIVI10057 20 credits
Early Christian Greek Texts
DIVI10062 20 credits
Old Testament Texts
DIVI10064 20 credits
Parables in Practice
DIVI10070 20 credits
Introducing New Testament Greek (Honours)
DIVI10072 20 credits
Introducing Biblical Hebrew (Honours)
DIVI10074 20 credits
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew (Honours)
DIVI10103 20 credits
Apocalypse: The Book of Revelation in History and Culture
DIVI10109 20 credits
Intermediate New Testament Greek (Honours)
DIVI10110 20 credits
Introducing Classical Syriac (Honours)
DIVI10111 20 credits
Studies in Early Jewish Literature
DIVI10121 20 credits
Passion of the Christ: Texts and Reception
DIVI10127 20 credits
AND

History of Christianity, Level 10 courses for Divinity (BD Hons)

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
Christianity in Africa to 1500
DIVI10010 20 credits
Christianity and Colonialism in Africa, 1800 to the present
DIVI10018 20 credits
Augustine in his Age
DIVI10019 20 credits
The Making of Christian Orthodoxy 325-451
DIVI10021 20 credits
Reformations: Britain and Ireland 1475-1600
DIVI10036 20 credits
Reformations: Continental Europe 1475-1600
DIVI10079 20 credits
Christianity and Politics in Latin America, 1800 to the present
DIVI10104 20 credits
Christianity and the Crisis of Faith in Nineteenth-Century Scotland
DIVI10117 20 credits
New College Collections: Archival History and Theology
DIVI10129 20 credits
Calvinist Theology and Piety in Britain and America, c. 1600-1660
DIVI10130 20 credits
Christianity and Nation-Building in Asia, 1700 to the present
DIVI10134 20 credits
AND

Theology and Ethics, Level 10 courses for Divinity

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
Religion and the Climate Crisis
DIVI10004 20 credits
Theology in the Age of Technology
DIVI10006 20 credits
Islamic Theology: Classic and Contemporary Perspectives
DIVI10009 20 credits
Lived Theology
DIVI10011 20 credits
Religion and Ethics in Literature
DIVI10016 20 credits
Christianity and Colonialism in Africa, 1800 to the present
DIVI10018 20 credits
Church, Sacraments and Ministry
DIVI10024 20 credits
Science and Christian Theology: Historical and Theological Perspectives
DIVI10029 20 credits
Theology and Contemporary Science
DIVI10030 20 credits
Mission in Contemporary Scotland
DIVI10031 20 credits
Film, Religion and Ethics
DIVI10033 20 credits
Theological Ethics in Continental European Perspective
DIVI10035 20 credits
Religions in Africa
DIVI10040 20 credits
Christian-Muslim Relations: diatribe, discourse and dialogue
DIVI10042 20 credits
Contemporary Systematic Theologies
DIVI10043 20 credits
Scottish Literature and the Religious Imagination
DIVI10046 20 credits
Muslim and Christian Perspectives on Jesus
DIVI10047 20 credits
God of the Oppressed: Liberation Theologies in Christianity and Islam
DIVI10048 20 credits
Old Testament Theology
DIVI10068 20 credits
Religion and Nationalism in the Contemporary World
DIVI10087 20 credits
Metaphysics and Morality
DIVI10089 20 credits
Modern Theology: From the French Revolution to the First World War
DIVI10095 20 credits
Public Theologies: Thinkers and Themes
DIVI10100 20 credits
Christians and Other Animals
DIVI10105 20 credits
Christianity in Ukraine (988 to the present)
DIVI10119 20 credits
Race and Religiosity
DIVI10120 20 credits
Love in Religious and Philosophical Literature
DIVI10123 20 credits
Ethical Encounters with the 'Other' in Speculative Fiction
DIVI10124 20 credits
Understanding Your Values
DIVI10128 20 credits
Sport, Religion, and Society
DIVI10131 20 credits
Black Feminist/Womanist Theology and Ethics
DIVI10133 20 credits
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