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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2008/2009
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Religious Studies (MA) *
Degree Type: Single/Combined Honours
POS Code: D0004
UCAS Code: V627
NYT Course S L CT
1 Religion 1A B 8 20
Religion 1B B 8 20
One of :      
  Biblical Studies 1 and either Biblical Texts in Translation 1 or Greek 1, or Hebrew 1 B 8 40
  Christian Theology 1 and Christian Ethics: Sources B 8 40
  East Asian Civilisation 1 G 8 40
  History of Christianity 1A and 1B B 8 40
  Indian Civilisation 1 G 8 40
  Islamic History 1 G 8 40
EITHER      
  Arabic 1a and Arabic 1b G 8 40
  Sanskrit 1 G 8 40
Or, one of the following Combined Studies options      
  Ancient History 1 - Greek and Ancient History 1 - Roman E 8 40
  Archaeology 1 A 8 40
  History of Art 1 A 8 40
  Classics (Latin 1, Greek 1, Ancient History 1, Classical Archaeology1) E 8 40
  Music 1A: Music in Social Contexts AND A 8 20
  Music 1B: Music and Technologies A 8 20
  Introduction to Philosophy 1 I 8 40
  Introduction to Politics and International Relations and Democracy in Comparative Perspective J 8 40
  Medieval Scottish History AND Early Modern Scottish History E 8 40
  Social Anthropology 1A: An Introduction and Social Anthropology 1B: The Practice of Social Anthropology J 8 40
  Social Policy and Society and Politics of the Welfare State J 8 40
  Sociology 1A: The Sociological Imagination: Individuals and Society and Sociology 1B: The Sociological Imagination: Private Troubles, Public Problems J 8 40
Or, Further Courses A-Q 7/8 40
2 Religion 2A B 8 20
Religion 2B B 8 20
Courses in a religious tradition B G 8 40
  EITHER      
  Language associated with a religious tradition† B G 8 40
Or      
    A combined Studies option A E G I J 8 40
Or, Further courses A-Q 8 40
3 Courses in Divinity B 10 40
Courses in a Religious Tradition B G 10 40
ONE of:      
  Further courses in the School of Divinity or Religious Tradition B G 10 40
  Language Associated with Religious Tradition B G 10 40
    Combined Studies Subject A B E G I J 10 40
4 Dissertation in Religious Studies B G 10 40
Courses in a Religious Tradition B G 10 40
ONE of      
Further courses in the School of Divinity or Religious Tradition B G 10 40
  Language associated with Religious Tradition B G 10 40
  Combined Studies Subject A B E G I J 10 40
* Students in this degree programme can pursue studies in the following religious traditions: Asian Religions, Christianity, Indigenous Religions, Islam, Judaism
† Students whose credit points in language do not amount to 40 credit points in year 2 must take an additional 20 credit point course, as approved by Directors of Studies.
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