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Academic Structures

Programme Academic Structure for 2023 - 2024, Master of Arts

This information is provisional & subject to change.

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Full-time Programme Structure

Year 1 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM01	Research Thesis - Year 1	180	P	0	100	1
TP201	Introduction to Biblical Hebrew	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
TP211	Jewish Scriptures: The Torah	5	Semester 1	0	100	1
TP222	Introduction to Koine Greek	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
TP517	Readings in Ethics	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
TP518	Ethics in the World Religions	10	Semester 1	0	100	1
TP521	History of Biblical Interpretation	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
TP522	Islam: A Literary & Historical Survey	10	Semester 1	0	100	1
TP523	Themes in Modern Theology	10	Semester 1	0	100	1
TP524	Philosophy and God: Selected Readings	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
TP525	Karl Rahner and 20th Century Theology	10	Semester 1	0	100	1
TP528	Natural Law Theory	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
TP532	Religion, Human Values & Intl Relations	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
TP534	Jewish and Christian Dialogue	10	Semester 1	0	100	1
TP538	Gender and Religion in Late Antiquity	10	Semester 1	0	100	1
TP600	Advanced Academic Writing in the Humanities	5	Semester 2	0	100	2
TP602	Research Ethics	5	Semester 1	0	100	1
TP603	Philosophical Texts: A Reading Group	10	Semester 2	0	100	1

Year 1 Optional Modules -

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
CM602	Engaged Research	10	Semester 1	0	100	1
GS601	Intellectual Property and Commercialisation	5	7	0	100	2
GS602	Postgraduate Tutoring Principles and Practice	5	Semester 1	0	100	1
GS602A	Postgraduate Tutoring Principles and Practice	5	Semester 2	0	100	1
GTEHSS	Graduate Training Elements (Humanities)		P	0	0	1
HR610	Personal and Professional Development	5	7	0	100	2
LC600	English for Academic Purposes	5	Autumn Semester	0	100	1
LC604	Navigating the Academic Publishing Landscape	5	Year long	0	100	1
MT610	Qualitative Research Methods	5	7	0	100	2
MT611	Quantitative Research Methods	5	7	0	100	2
NS5055	Qualitative Research Summer School	5	7	0	100	1
UM405	Uaneen Non-Contributing Module	5	Year long	0	100	1

Year 2 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM02	Research Thesis - Year 2	180	P	0	100	1

Year 3 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM03	Research Thesis - Year 3	180	P	0	100	1

Year 4 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM04	Research Thesis - Year 4	180	P	0	100	1

Year 5 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM05	Research Thesis - Year 5	180	P	0	100	1

Year 6 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM06	Research Thesis - Year 6	180	P	0	100	1

Year 7 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM07	Research Thesis - Year 7	180	P	0	100	1

Year 8 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM08	Research Thesis - Year 8	180	P	100	0	1

Year 9 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM09	Research Thesis - Year 9	180	P	0	100	1

Part-time Programme Structure

Year 1 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM01	Research Thesis - Year 1	180	P	0	100	1
TP201	Introduction to Biblical Hebrew	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
TP222	Introduction to Koine Greek	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
TP517	Readings in Ethics	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
TP518	Ethics in the World Religions	10	Semester 1	0	100	1
TP521	History of Biblical Interpretation	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
TP522	Islam: A Literary & Historical Survey	10	Semester 1	0	100	1
TP523	Themes in Modern Theology	10	Semester 1	0	100	1
TP525	Karl Rahner and 20th Century Theology	10	Semester 1	0	100	1
TP528	Natural Law Theory	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
TP532	Religion, Human Values & Intl Relations	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
TP534	Jewish and Christian Dialogue	10	Semester 1	0	100	1
TP538	Gender and Religion in Late Antiquity	10	Semester 1	0	100	1
TP600	Advanced Academic Writing in the Humanities	5	Semester 2	0	100	2
TP602	Research Ethics	5	Semester 1	0	100	1
TP603	Philosophical Texts: A Reading Group	10	Semester 2	0	100	1

Year 1 Optional Modules,

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
CM602	Engaged Research	10	Semester 1	0	100	1
GS601	Intellectual Property and Commercialisation	5	7	0	100	2
GS602	Postgraduate Tutoring Principles and Practice	5	Semester 1	0	100	1
GS602A	Postgraduate Tutoring Principles and Practice	5	Semester 2	0	100	1
GTEHSS	Graduate Training Elements (Humanities)		P	0	0	1
HR610	Personal and Professional Development	5	7	0	100	2
LC600	English for Academic Purposes	5	Autumn Semester	0	100	1
MC514	Conducting, Interpretation and Style	10	Semester 1	0	100	1
MC516	Creative Approaches to Text	10	Semester 2	0	100	1
MC519	Composition	10	Semester 1	0	100	1
MT610	Qualitative Research Methods	5	7	0	100	2
MT611	Quantitative Research Methods	5	7	0	100	2
NS5055	Qualitative Research Summer School	5	7	0	100	1
UM405	Uaneen Non-Contributing Module	5	Year long	0	100	1

Year 2 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM02	Research Thesis - Year 2	180	P	0	100	1

Year 3 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM03	Research Thesis - Year 3	180	P	0	100	1

Year 4 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM04	Research Thesis - Year 4	180	P	0	100	1

Year 5 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM05	Research Thesis - Year 5	180	P	0	100	1

Year 6 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM06	Research Thesis - Year 6	180	P	0	100	1

Year 7 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM07	Research Thesis - Year 7	180	P	0	100	1

Year 8 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM08	Research Thesis - Year 8	180	P	100	0	1

Year 9 Core Modules:

Code	Title	Credit	Semester	Exam %	CA %	Resit Category
RSPM09	Research Thesis - Year 9	180	P	0	100	1

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