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2 Welcome
3 Why study theology and religious studies at Nottingham?
5 Degree courses
17 How will I study?
19 How will I be assessed?
21 Career and employment prospects
23 Student and graduate profiles
27 Staff research interests
29 Your student experience
34 Postgraduate opportunities
35 Study abroad
37 Applying for a place
40 Frequently asked questions
41 Visiting and contacting us
Academic excellence
Student support
Student societies
Employment prospects
and future study
Student satisfaction
Prizes
Degree courses
UCAS code
Duration
A levels
IB
1V54
3 years
ABB
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13V6
3 years
ABB
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V610
3 years
ABB
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QV36
3 years
ABB
(including
A in A level
English)
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VV56
3 years
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AAB
(C in GCSE
Maths)
Single honours
Joint honours
86V4
3 years
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AAB
(C in GCSE
Maths)
Modular degrees
Dissertation
BA Theology student
Single honours
BA Biblical Studies and Theology
Year one
The core modules in year one will provide you
with a grounding in biblical studies and Christian
theology through study of the Hebrew Bible,
the New Testament, and the thought of key
theologians within their historical context. You
will also be introduced to the Jewish tradition
and develop essential skills through taking Great
Religious Texts 1 and 2, which are core modules
for all our first year students and taught in small
seminar groups. Optional modules will be
chosen from those on offer in theology and
religious studies and you may also choose to
take subsidiary modules in other departments.
The study of biblical languages is not
compulsory, but is encouraged.
Year two
In addition to one core module Great Religious
Debates you will be able to develop your
interests in those areas studied in year one.
You may also choose to begin a second biblical
language or take modules from a wider range
of optional modules on offer in theology and
religious studies.
Year three
In your final year you will take the core dissertation
module. Beyond this there is a wide range of
choices which means you can decide whether to
focus on particular areas within biblical studies
and theology, or continue with a broader range
of topics. Optional modules are chosen from
BA Theology and Religious Studies options on
page 10.
Year one
Core modules in year one will introduce you to a
wide range of issues in religion, culture and ethics
through study of central elements of Christian
philosophical and theological thought and their
impact through to the present day, as well as
introductory modules in Islam and Judaism. You
will also take Great Religious Texts 1 and 2, which
are core modules for all our first year students
and are taught in small seminar groups. Optional
modules will be chosen from those on offer in
theology and religious studies, and you may
also choose to take subsidiary modules in
other departments.
Year two
You will take the following core modules in year
two: Theological Ethics: Theory and Practice;
Explaining Religion; Literature and Religion and
Great Religious Debates. Optional modules will
allow you to develop your interests in those areas
studied in year one or choose from a wider range
of topics on offer in theology and religious studies.
You may also choose to take subsidiary modules
in other departments.
Year three
In your final year you will take the core dissertation
module. Beyond this there is a wide range of
choices with the option to decide whether to
focus on particular areas within the study of
religion, culture and ethics or continue with a
broader range of topics. Optional modules are
chosen from BA Theology and Religious Studies
options on page 10.
Year two
You will study two core modules Explaining
Religion and Great Religious Debates. Alongside
these you will explore in more depth areas studied
in the first year through a range of optional
modules.
Year three
In the final year, in addition to the core
dissertation module, there is a wide range
of choices allowing you to develop your particular
interests within theology and religious studies.
Typical modules
Year one
Year two
Year three
Semester one
Core modules:
Great Religious Texts 1
Hebrew Bible: History,
Literature and Theology
Christian Thought
and Culture to 1600
Introduction to Islam
Core modules:
Explaining Religion
Great Religious Debates
Semester two
Core modules:
Great Religious Texts 2
Theology and Ethics in the
Modern World
Philosophy for Theologians
Introduction to the Study
of the New Testament
Introduction to Judaism
Optional modules include:
Biblical Greek 2
Biblical Hebrew 2
The Bible in Music,
Art and Literature
The Buddhist Tradition
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Joint honours
BA English and Theology
Year two
In English, you will choose modules to develop
your studies in at least two areas of the discipline.
In theology, you will take a core module exploring
the relationship between religion and literature.
In addition, you may choose to study particular
areas in more depth such as biblical studies,
literature and religion, philosophy of religion,
political theology, or other religious traditions
such as Hinduism.
Year three
Joint honours students enjoy the same range of
final year options in English as single honours. In
theology, there is also a wide range of third year
options. In theology, there is also a wider range of
third year options including modules dedicated to
the study of religion and theology in literature.
Typical modules
Year one
Year two
Year three
Optional theology
modules include:
Christian Thought
and Culture to 1600
Theology and Ethics in
the Modern World
Philosophy for Theologians
Hebrew Bible: History,
Literature and Theology
Introduction to the Study
of the New Testament
Introduction to Islam
Introduction to Judaism
For more information about the English element of this course, please see www.nottingham.ac.uk/english
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Year two
In philosophy, you will choose from a variety of
optional modules, which will build on material
studied in year one, allowing you to develop and
broaden your philosophical skills and knowledge.
In theology, you will take a core module in The
Philosophy of Religion. In addition, you may
choose to study particular areas in more depth
such as biblical studies, literature and religion,
philosophy of religion, political theology, or other
religious traditions such as Hinduism.
Year three
In philosophy, there will be free choice from a
variety of more advanced modules, including the
opportunity to write a dissertation on a topic of
your own choosing. In theology, there is a wide
range of choices. You will have the opportunity
to concentrate on philosophical approaches to
religion or to develop your interest in areas such
as biblical studies, theological ideas, religious
studies, and religion and culture.
Typical modules
Year one
Year two
Year three
Optional theology
modules include:
Christian Thought and Culture
to 1600
Theology and Ethics in the
Modern World
Philosophy for Theologians
Hebrew Bible: History,
Literature and Theology
Introduction to the Study of the
New Testament
Introduction to Islam
Introduction to Judaism
For more information about the philosophy element of this course, please see
www.nottingham.ac.uk/philosophy
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Year two
Core modules are offered in philosophy of religion
and ethics, and you will also study modern
conceptions of religion in the module Explaining
Religion. Optional modules are chosen from those
on offer in the Departments of Theology and
Religious Studies and Philosophy, allowing you to
develop your interests in those areas studied in
year one or study something new.
Year three
In year three you will have the flexibility to focus
on either philosophy or theology and religious
studies, with a wide range of modules on offer
in both departments, or you may choose to give
equal weighting to both. You will have the option
of writing a dissertation, which will allow you
to develop your interest in a particular subject
through independent research.
Typical modules
Year one
Year two
Year three
Core modules:
Theology and Religious Studies
Theology and Ethics in the
Modern World
Philosophy for Theologians
Introduction to Islam
Introduction to Judaism
Core modules:
Theology and Religious Studies
The Philosophy of Religion
Theological Ethics: Theory
and Practice
Explaining Religion
Philosophy
Self, Mind and Body
Introduction to Ethics
Elementary Logic
Reasoning and Argument
Optional modules include:
Theology and Religious Studies
Great Religious Texts 1
Great Religious Texts 2
Philosophy
Applied Ethics
The Existence of God
Or additional modules
from those on offer in
theology and religious
studies and/or philosophy.
Philosophy
Normative Ethics
Optional modules include:
Theology and Religious Studies
Love and Death
Virtue Ethics and Literature
Body and Soul: Human
Identity and Ethics
Money, Sex and Power:
Religion and Critical Theory
Philosophy
The Nature of Meaning
Mind and Consciousness
Being, Becoming and Reality
Freedom and Obligation
For more information about the philosophy element of this course, please see
www.nottingham.ac.uk/philosophy
Joshua Heyes
BA Philosophy and Theology
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Introduction to Judaism
(lecture)
3-4pm
Philosophy for
Theologians
(seminar)
Friday
Philosophy for
Theologians
(lecture)
Thursday
Wednesday
Introduction
to the Study
of the New
Testament
(lecture)
Theology and
Ethics in the
Modern World
(seminar)
Tuesday
Introduction
to the Study
of the New
Testament
(lecture)
Monday
Seminars
2-3pm
Your week
1-2pm
Lectures
12-1pm
11am
-12pm
10-11am
4-5pm
9-10am
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Assessment methods
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Christian Middleton
BA Theology 2013
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Graduate profiles
As a lawyer, I work with texts. Studying theology
taught me to pay very close attention to difficult
texts, to unpack them, analyse them, and use them
in forming arguments. I suspect the fact that these
texts were more interesting than the cases and
textbooks you read at law school meant I developed
such transferable skills more acutely than I might
otherwise have done. I quite regularly read things
that radically altered the way I looked at the world
that practice of having your perspective shift made
me more open-minded in my reading, which has
helped me find solutions to difficult legal problems.
I also work with people. Encountering the ideas
of people from radically different eras, cultures,
and traditions and moreover considering with
academics and other students what these ideas
mean in our own time and place inevitably makes
you better at understanding the perspectives of
others. That doesnt mean you surrender your
own ground, but rather that you gain a better
understanding of it and where it lies in relation
to the positions of others. Developing this skill in
the context of theology has made me better at
understanding the positions of my clients and those
they do business with.
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Tim Lees
Solicitor, White & Case
BA Theology 2009
Emily Woffenden
Lloyds Banking Group
BA Theology 2013
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Dr Jon Hoover
Associate Professor of Islamic
Studies
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Dr Conor Cunningham
Associate Professor in Theology
and Philosophy
Dr Alison Milbank
Associate Professor in Theology
and Literature
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