DPT: Religious Studies and Scottish Literature (MA Hons) (UTRELSLMAH)

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

Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

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

Compulsory courses

Literary Studies 1A

Literary Studies 1B

Course options

Students on the Religious Studies and Literature degree programmes MUST take DIVI08018 Studying Religions in Year 1 or Year 2 (as available).

Selected courses must be passed

Buddhism in Global Contexts

Religion in Modern Britain

Global Indigenous Religions

Jews and Muslims: Religions, Cultures, Histories

Theology and Religious Studies Foundation Seminar

AND

Students on the Religious Studies and Literature degree programmes MUST take DIVI08018 Studying Religions in Year 1 or Year 2 (as available).

Selected courses must be passed

Studying Religions

AND

You may select 40 credits of further courses within the School of Divinity, or select courses from other Schools.

Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

For entry to Honours, students MUST pass Scottish Literature 2 at 50% or above, at the first attempt.

Compulsory courses

Scottish Literature 2A

Must be passed 1st time at 50%

Scottish Literature 2B

Must be passed 1st time at 50%

Course options

Students should take at least three of the courses below over Year 1 and 2.

Selected courses must be passed

Buddhism in Global Contexts

Religion in Modern Britain

Global Indigenous Religions

Jews and Muslims: Religions, Cultures, Histories

Theology and Religious Studies Foundation Seminar

AND

Students on the Religious Studies and Literature degree programmes MUST take DIVI08018 Studying Religions in Year 1 or Year 2 (as available).

Selected courses must be passed

Studying Religions

AND

You may select 40 credits of further courses within the School of Divinity, or select courses from other Schools.

Year 3 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

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

Students wishing to take the English Literature Dissertation are strongly recommended to take all four Critical Practice courses

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

Course options

AND

Students should check with Asian Studies to find out which of the courses will be running, and if there is any quota in place. The School of Divinity cannot guarantee places on outside courses.

Korean-Japanese Relations: Historical and Contemporary Issues

Japanese Religions in the Modern Era

The Buddhist Brush: Discursive and Graphic Expressions of Japanese Buddhism

China and Japan: National Development, International Relations, and Transnational Convergence

AND

Students should check with IMES to find out which of the courses will be running, and if there is any quota in place. The School of Divinity cannot guarantee places on outside courses.

Mystical Islam (Sufism)

Cinema and Society in the Middle East

Modern Persian Literature and 'Modern' Iran

The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Nations in Collision

Islam Through the Arts

Of Wine, Love and Loss: Reading Iran through Classical Persian Literature

The First Muslim Empire: The Islamic World before Sunnism and Shi'ism

Gender and Media in the Arab World

The Qur'an - Islam's Holy Book

Islamic Movements in the 20th-21st Century

Muslims in Europe

History and Culture of Iran

The Ottoman World: the Society, Culture and Legacy of Islam's Last Empire

Globalized Muslim Politics

The Seventh Century: The Transformation of East Rome and the Rise of Islam

Muslim Societies in Southeast Asia

Regional Perspectives in a Globalised Muslim World

International, Transnational and Globalised Dynamics of the Muslim World

Muslim Africa in Global Perspective

Gulf Histories, Cultures, and Societies

AND

English/Scottish Literature 3 Honours Option course (semester 1)

Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1

AND

English/Scottish Literature 3 Honours Option course (semester 2)

Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2

AND

Students should check with Asian Studies to find out which of the courses will be running, and if there is any quota in place. The School of Divinity cannot guarantee places on outside courses.

Korean-Japanese Relations: Historical and Contemporary Issues

Japanese Religions in the Modern Era

The Buddhist Brush: Discursive and Graphic Expressions of Japanese Buddhism

China and Japan: National Development, International Relations, and Transnational Convergence

AND

Students should check with IMES to find out which of the courses will be running, and if there is any quota in place. The School of Divinity cannot guarantee places on outside courses.

Mystical Islam (Sufism)

Cinema and Society in the Middle East

Modern Persian Literature and 'Modern' Iran

The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Nations in Collision

Islam Through the Arts

Of Wine, Love and Loss: Reading Iran through Classical Persian Literature

The First Muslim Empire: The Islamic World before Sunnism and Shi'ism

Gender and Media in the Arab World

The Qur'an - Islam's Holy Book

Islamic Movements in the 20th-21st Century

Muslims in Europe

History and Culture of Iran

The Ottoman World: the Society, Culture and Legacy of Islam's Last Empire

Globalized Muslim Politics

The Seventh Century: The Transformation of East Rome and the Rise of Islam

Muslim Societies in Southeast Asia

Regional Perspectives in a Globalised Muslim World

International, Transnational and Globalised Dynamics of the Muslim World

Muslim Africa in Global Perspective

Gulf Histories, Cultures, and Societies

AND

Reading Theory 1

Reading Theory 2

Year 4 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: August

Students MUST pass DIVI10001 Theology & Religious Studies: Final Dissertation or ENLI10329 English Literature Dissertation in order to be awarded an honours degree.

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

Course options

AND

Students should check with Asian Studies to find out which of the courses will be running, and if there is any quota in place. The School of Divinity cannot guarantee places on outside courses.

Korean-Japanese Relations: Historical and Contemporary Issues

Japanese Religions in the Modern Era

The Buddhist Brush: Discursive and Graphic Expressions of Japanese Buddhism

China and Japan: National Development, International Relations, and Transnational Convergence

AND

Students should check with Asian Studies to find out which of the courses will be running, and if there is any quota in place. The School of Divinity cannot guarantee places on outside courses.

Mystical Islam (Sufism)

Cinema and Society in the Middle East

Modern Persian Literature and 'Modern' Iran

The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Nations in Collision

Islam Through the Arts

Of Wine, Love and Loss: Reading Iran through Classical Persian Literature

The First Muslim Empire: The Islamic World before Sunnism and Shi'ism

Gender and Media in the Arab World

The Qur'an - Islam's Holy Book

Islamic Movements in the 20th-21st Century

Muslims in Europe

History and Culture of Iran