BA (Hons) in Theology, Ministry and Mission

Studying

Full-time

Credits

360 credits

The Degree is available either through two or three years’ full-time study in Durham. Study over two years depends on previous qualifications (see further details below) and a concession being granted by the University for direct entry into the second year.


The Degree is normally undertaken over a period of three years full time study in Durham. The degree is taught on a modular basis and includes double modules which are taught over two terms. Full time study requires 120 credits each year, with each double module providing 20 credits.


The course is suitable for anyone who is keen to explore Theology, Ministry and Mission through a course of systematic study leading to a University-validated qualification. Students of the Degree are members of St John’s College and have access to a wide range of College and University facilities.


Cranmer Hall will consider applications for Accredited Prior Learning for Direct Entry into the second year of the Degree (Common Awards Level 5). Such applications are normally made by candidates with a 2:1 degree from a British University, or equivalent, or who have completed theology or religious studies modules with a value of 120 credit units at another Higher Education institution.


The period between when the learning for which Accredited Prior Learning is being applied for took place, and the time at which an Accredited Prior Learning application is being made, should normally be no more than five years.

Learning outcomes


Students who take the BA. (Hons) will first need to complete modules at levels 4 and 5. The programme level Learning Outcomes for these levels appears in the information for the Certificate and Diploma. At level 6 or year three, students will need to satisfy these programme level Learning Outcomes.  

Subject Specific Knowledge (SSK)

  • Engage in detail with selected texts of the Old and New Testaments in their cultural and religious contexts, making confident and critical use of them in the context of complex contemporary situations, and using and critically evaluating a range of approaches to interpretation. 
  • Research and give a coherent and detailed account of key doctrinal and ethical questions and the controversies surrounding them, explaining how they relate to aspects of faith, church and society; 
  • Describe and analyse theological, ecclesial and contextual understandings of the nature and practices of Christian discipleship, critically evaluating such practices in relation to a range of new contexts in and beyond the church; 
  • Demonstrate a systematic understanding of key concepts and processes of inquiry involved in the study of those disciplines selected for further study at Level 6, including critical engagement with some recent research methodologies and findings. 

Subject Specific Skills (SSS)

  • Critically evaluate and apply different approaches to the close reading and interpretation of biblical texts, communicating these with relevance, rigour, creativity and sensitivity to a variety of audiences and contexts; 
  • Consolidate and extend competences and modes of inquiry in practices of Christian discipleship, mission and ministry in the light of theological and, where appropriate, other disciplines, in a range of complex and unpredictable contexts; 
  • Extend and apply their knowledge and understanding of key disciplines of theology, ministry and mission to new and complex contexts, reflecting critically on their impact on the life and ministry of the church, and showing sensitivity to the problems of religious language, experience, and the limits of knowledge. 

Key Skills (KS)

  • Identify, gather, analyse and evaluate textual source materials, including material from primary sources and scholarly research, for a range of purposes, and communicate their findings with clarity and fairness using a variety of media to both specialist and non-specialist audiences; 
  • Critically evaluate ideas, arguments and assumptions, using them to construct and communicate coherent and well-reasoned arguments showing critical awareness of their own and others’ beliefs, commitments and prejudices, to both specialist and non-specialist audiences. 
  • Take responsibility for an extended task that involves the exercise of initiative, independent inquiry, and the effective management of time, resources and use of IT; engaging with others in planning and decision-making in complex and unpredictable contexts; meeting deadlines; evaluating the task and learning from it. 
  • Take responsibility for their own personal and professional development.

Entry Requirements 


The entry requirement is three Cs at A level or equivalent level qualifications. 

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