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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2023/2024

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Degree Programme Table: Divinity (BD) (General) (UTBDGGEND31F)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3

Year 1 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: September

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 8 courses

Select exactly 20 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
Prophets and Their Oracles
DIVI08009 20 credits
Paul and His Letters
DIVI08010 20 credits
Moses and the Torah
DIVI08011 20 credits
Jesus and the Gospels
DIVI08012 20 credits
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew
DIVI08027 20 credits
Intermediate New Testament Greek
DIVI08030 20 credits
AND

History of Christianity, Level 8 courses

Select between 0 and 120 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 120 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

Year 2 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students who are candidates for Church of Scotland ministry should take Church, Sacraments and Ministry (THET10001) in either second or third year (depending when the course is running).

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
Prophets and Their Oracles
DIVI08009 20 credits
Paul and His Letters
DIVI08010 20 credits
Moses and the Torah
DIVI08011 20 credits
Jesus and the Gospels
DIVI08012 20 credits
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew
DIVI08027 20 credits
Intermediate New Testament Greek
DIVI08030 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
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: 2023/24, Starting in: August

Notes:
At least 80 credit points must be at level 10.
Students who are candidates for Church of Scotland ministry should take Church, Sacraments and Ministry (THET10001) in either second or third year (depending when the course is running).
All 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 120 credits in this group.

Biblical Studies, Level 8 and 10 courses for Divinity

Select between 0 and 120 credits of the following courses
Introducing Biblical Hebrew
DIVI08005 20 credits
Introducing New Testament Greek
DIVI08006 20 credits
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew
DIVI08007 20 credits
Intermediate New Testament Greek
DIVI08008 20 credits
Prophets and Their Oracles
DIVI08009 20 credits
Paul and His Letters
DIVI08010 20 credits
Moses and the Torah
DIVI08011 20 credits
Jesus and the Gospels
DIVI08012 20 credits
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
Religion and the Climate Crisis
DIVI10004 20 credits
Ancient Wisdom: Biblical sages and their writings
DIVI10007 20 credits
The New Testament in the Graeco-Roman World
DIVI10012 20 credits
The Apostle Paul in and beyond the New Testament
DIVI10013 20 credits
Biblical Hebrew Texts A
DIVI10050 20 credits
Biblical Hebrew Texts B
DIVI10052 20 credits
Advanced Greek Texts
DIVI10053 20 credits
The Dead Sea Scrolls
DIVI10054 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
The Gospels
DIVI10058 20 credits
Hebrew Prophecy
DIVI10059 20 credits
Aramaic
DIVI10060 20 credits
New Testament Texts
DIVI10061 20 credits
Early Christian Greek Texts
DIVI10062 20 credits
Early Jewish Texts
DIVI10063 20 credits
Old Testament Texts
DIVI10064 20 credits
Old Testament Texts 2
DIVI10065 20 credits
Second Temple Judaism
DIVI10066 20 credits
Historical Jesus
DIVI10067 20 credits
Old Testament Theology
DIVI10068 20 credits
New Testament Themes
DIVI10069 20 credits
Parables in Practice
DIVI10070 20 credits
Bible and Archaeology
DIVI10071 20 credits
Introducing New Testament Greek (Honours)
DIVI10072 20 credits
Intermediate New Testament Greek (Honours)
DIVI10073 20 credits
Introducing Biblical Hebrew (Honours)
DIVI10074 20 credits
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew (Honours)
DIVI10075 20 credits
Jesus in and beyond the New Testament
DIVI10076 20 credits
AND

History of Christianity, Level 8 and 10 courses for Divinity

Select between 0 and 120 credits of the following courses
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
Social Christianity in Britain, Germany and the United States, 1848-1930
DIVI08016 20 credits
Christianity in Formation 100-313
DIVI08017 20 credits
Religion in Modern Britain
DIVI08019 20 credits
Church, Conflict and Community in Britain and Ireland 1850-1914
DIVI10017 20 credits
Christianity and Colonialism in Africa, 1800 to the present
DIVI10018 20 credits
Augustine in his Age
DIVI10019 20 credits
Paradise Lost? Christianity in the Pacific 1668-1999
DIVI10020 20 credits
The Making of Christian Orthodoxy 325-451
DIVI10021 20 credits
Early Christian Writers
DIVI10022 20 credits
Byzantine Church and Society 451-1672
DIVI10023 20 credits
Reformations: Britain and Ireland 1475-1600
DIVI10036 20 credits
Newman - Anglican and Catholic
DIVI10077 20 credits
Reformations: Continental Europe 1475-1600
DIVI10079 20 credits
Religion, Covenants and Revolution in Britain and Ireland c. 1600-1660
DIVI10080 20 credits
AND

Theology and Ethics, Level 8 and 10 courses for Divinity

Select between 0 and 120 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students who are candidates for Church of Scotland ministry should take Church, Sacraments and Ministry (THET10001)
Religion, Violence and Peacebuilding
DIVI08001 20 credits
Atheism in Debate: Dawkins, his allies and his opponents
DIVI08002 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
Theology in the Age of Technology
DIVI10006 20 credits
Lived Theology
DIVI10011 20 credits
Jews and Non-Jews: Co-existence, Conflict, Co-operation
DIVI10015 20 credits
Religion and Ethics in Literature
DIVI10016 20 credits
Church, Sacraments and Ministry
DIVI10024 20 credits
Pastoral Care and Theology
DIVI10025 20 credits
Modern Christology
DIVI10026 20 credits
Homiletics
DIVI10028 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
Scottish Theology
DIVI10032 20 credits
Film, Religion and Ethics
DIVI10033 20 credits
Food in Christian Religion
DIVI10034 20 credits
Theological Ethics in Continental European Perspective
DIVI10035 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
Peacebuilding, Religion and the Arts
DIVI10049 20 credits
Religion and Nationalism in the Contemporary World
DIVI10087 20 credits
Theories of Religion
DIVI10088 20 credits
Metaphysics and Morality
DIVI10089 20 credits
Doctrine of Creation
DIVI10090 20 credits
Christ in Late Medieval and Renaissance Art
DIVI10091 20 credits
The Theology of Karl Barth
DIVI10092 20 credits
Theologies in Global Contexts
DIVI10093 20 credits
Body, Soul and Self: Theological Anthropology
DIVI10094 20 credits
Modern Theology: From the French Revolution to the First World War
DIVI10095 20 credits
Theatre, Religion and the Search for Peace
DIVI10096 20 credits
Theology that Liberates: From Latin American to Queer Theology
DIVI10097 20 credits
Public Theologies: Thinkers and Themes
DIVI10100 20 credits
Political Theologies: Thinkers and Themes
DIVI10102 20 credits
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