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Degree Programme Table: Religious Studies MA(RS)(H) (UTRELSM)

Year 1, Academic year 2012/13, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Students must pass the course 'Academic Literacies for the Digital Age' in order to progress to Honours.
    Students in this degree programme can pursue studies in the following religious traditions: Asian Religions, Christianity, Indigenous Religions, Islam, Judaism.
    Students must take a minimum of 80 credits in the School of Divinity (School B) or in a religious tradition offered by LLC (School G). They must take a further 40 credits in a 'Combined Option' or in 'outside' courses, which can include further courses from the School of Divinity. 'Combined Option' courses are named below.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    REST08009 Lived Religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam As available 20
    REST08010 Global Religions: South Asian, Indigenous and New Traditions As available 20
    DIVI07004 Academic Literacies for the Digital Age As available 0




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 20 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    BIST08011    Introducing Biblical Studies   20  

     

    AND   


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    BIST08013    Introducing Biblical Hebrew   20  
    BIST08012    Biblical Texts: Genesis and Mark   20  
    BIST08014    Introducing New Testament Greek   20  

     

    AND   


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    THET08014    Christian Theology: Approaches and Themes   20  
    THET08015    Ethics and Society   20  

     

    AND   


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ECHS08005    History of Christianity as a World Religion 1A   20  
    ECHS08004    History of Christianity as a World Religion 1B   20  

     

    AND   


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ASST08010    Indian Civilisation 1   40  
    ASST08039    Pre-modern East Asia to 1600   40  
    ASST08031    East Asian Civilization 1   40  
    ASST08013    Indian Religion and Philosophy 2   40  

    Notes:Students should check with their Director of Studies or Asian Studies to find out which of the above courses will be running.
     

    AND   


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    IMES08034    Islamic History B: From the Crusades to the 'Gunpowder Empires'   20  
    IMES08033    Islamic History A: The Formation of the Islamic World   20  
    IMES08036    Modern Middle Eastern History A: Domestic Transformation and International Challenges   20  
    IMES08037    Modern Middle Eastern History B: Postwar Independence and Conflict   20  
    IMES08032    Introduction to Islam   40  
    IMES08035    Islamic History: From the Origins of Islam to the Age of Suleyman the Magnificent   40  
    IMES08038    Modern Middle Eastern History: Emergence and Encounters   40  
    IMES08023    Introduction to Islam A: The Foundational Sources   20  
    IMES08024    Introduction to Islam B: Religious Thought and Culture   20  

    Notes:Where students wish to take an A and B pairing of a particular course, they should choose instead the relevant 40 credit course.
     



    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    IMES08026    Arabic 1a   20  
    IMES08027    Arabic 1b   20  
    ASST08011    Sanskrit 1   40  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    CLGE08001    The Greek World 1A: Greece in the Making   20  
    CLGE08002    The Greek World 1B: Greece's New Horizons   20  
    CLGE08003    The Roman World 1A: The Rise of Rome   20  
    CLGE08004    The Roman World 1B: The Roman Empire   20  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ARCA08004    Archaeology 1A   20  
    ARCA08005    Archaeology 1B   20  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    HIAR08009    History of Art 1   40  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LATI08007    Latin 1A   20  
    LATI08008    Latin 1B   20  
    LATI08009    Latin 1C   20  
    LATI08010    Latin 1D   20  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    GREE08003    Greek 1A   20  
    GREE08004    Greek 1B   20  
    GREE08005    Greek 1C   20  
    GREE08006    Greek 1D   20  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    MUSI08011    Music 1A: Music in Social Contexts   20  
    MUSI08012    Music 1B: Music and Technologies   20  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PHIL08016    Greats: From Plato to the Enlightenment   20  
    PHIL08015    Morality, Rationality and Value   20  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT08004    Introduction to Politics and International Relations   20  
    PLIT08005    Democracy in Comparative Perspective   20  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCHI08010    Medieval Scottish History   20  
    SCHI08014    Early Modern Scottish History   20  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCAN08003    Social Anthropology 1A: An Introduction   20  
    SCAN08002    Social Anthropology 1B: The Practice of Social Anthropology   20  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCPL08005    Politics of the Welfare State   20  
    SCPL08004    Social Policy and Society   20  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCIL08004    Sociology 1A: The Sociological Imagination: Individuals and Society   20  
    SCIL08005    Sociology 1B: The Sociological Imagination: Private Troubles, Public Problems   20  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     




    Year 2, Academic year 2012/13, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Entry to Honours requires a pass in the course 'Academic Skills for Divinity Students'.
    Students must take a minimum of 80 credits in the School of Divinity (School B) or in a religious tradition offered by LLC (School G).


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    REST08011 Religion in Culture: Theory, History and Interpretation As available 20
    REST08012 Religion in Society: Community, People and Mind As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 15 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ASST08010    Indian Civilisation 1   40  
    ASST08039    Pre-modern East Asia to 1600   40  
    ASST08031    East Asian Civilization 1   40  
    ASST08013    Indian Religion and Philosophy 2   40  

    Notes:Students should check with their Director of Studies or Asian Studies to find out which of the above courses will be running.
     

    AND   


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    THET08010    God in Philosophy: Plato to Hume   20  
    BIST08015    Reading the Old Testament   20  
    BIST08016    Reading the New Testament   20  
    BIST08017    Intermediate Biblical Hebrew   20  
    BIST08018    Intermediate New Testament Greek   20  
    ECHS08008    Christianity before Constantine, 100-306   20  
    ECHS08009    Social Christianity in Britain, Germany and the United States, 1848-1930   20  
    THET08017    Christian Theology: Doctrines and Debates   20  
    DIVI08001    Religion, Violence and Peacebuilding   20  

     

    AND   


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    IMES08034    Islamic History B: From the Crusades to the 'Gunpowder Empires'   20  
    IMES08033    Islamic History A: The Formation of the Islamic World   20  
    IMES08036    Modern Middle Eastern History A: Domestic Transformation and International Challenges   20  
    IMES08037    Modern Middle Eastern History B: Postwar Independence and Conflict   20  
    IMES08032    Introduction to Islam   40  
    IMES08035    Islamic History: From the Origins of Islam to the Age of Suleyman the Magnificent   40  
    IMES08038    Modern Middle Eastern History: Emergence and Encounters   40  
    IMES08023    Introduction to Islam A: The Foundational Sources   20  
    IMES08024    Introduction to Islam B: Religious Thought and Culture   20  

    Notes:Where students wish to take an A and B pairing of a particular course, they should choose instead the relevant 40 credit course.
     



    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    IMES08006    Arabic 2   40  
    ASST08012    Sanskrit 2   40  

    Notes:Sanskrit 2 is unlikely to run in Session 2012-13. Students should check with their Director of Studies or Asian Studies.
     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ARCA08013    Archaeology 2A: Scotland before History   20  
    ARCA08012    Archaeology 2B: Archaeology in Action   20  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    HIAR08012    History of Art 2   40  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ANHI08014    Ancient History 2a: Past and Present in the Ancient World   20  
    ANHI08013    Ancient History 2b: Themes and Theories in Ancient History   20  
    CACA08009    Classical Art 2A: The Development of Greek and Roman Art   20  
    CACA08010    Classical Archaeology 2b: Materials and Methods   20  
    CLTR08008    Classical Literature 2: Greek and Roman Epic   20  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    GREE08007    Greek 2A   20  
    GREE08008    Greek 2B   20  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LATI08011    Latin 2A   20  
    LATI08012    Latin 2B   20  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    MUSI08031    Music 2A: Music and Ideas   20  
    MUSI08033    Music 2B: Set Works   20  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PHIL08014    Mind, Matter and Language   20  
    PHIL08017    Knowledge and Reality   20  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCHI08011    Modern Scottish History   20  
    SCHI08012    Scottish History since 1914   20  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCAN08004    Social Anthropology 2: Into the Field   20  
    SCPL08006    European Social Policy   20  
    PLIT08006    International Cooperation in Europe and Beyond   20  
    SCIL08007    Sociology 2: Transformations of Self and Society   20  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SSPS08004    Social and Political Enquiry 2   20  
    SSPS08002    Social and Political Theory 2   20  

     

    OR   


    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     




    Year 3, Academic year 2012/13, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 8 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedule B, as available

     
    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedule B, as available

     

    AND   


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ASST10099    Buddhism 3A   20  
    ASST10100    Buddhism 3B   20  
    ASST10097    Hinduism 3A   20  
    ASST10098    Hinduism 3B   20  
    ASST10089    Sanskrit 3 Language 1   40  

    Notes:Students should check with their Director of Studies or Asian Studies to find out which of the above courses will be running.
     

    AND   


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:A list of available courses is made available before the beginning of each semester, and students will be able to choose from among these courses in consultation with IMES and their Directors of Studies.

     



    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedule B, as available

     

    AND   


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ASST10099    Buddhism 3A   20  
    ASST10100    Buddhism 3B   20  
    ASST10097    Hinduism 3A   20  
    ASST10098    Hinduism 3B   20  
    ASST10089    Sanskrit 3 Language 1   40  

    Notes:Students should check with their Director of Studies or Asian Studies to find out which of the above courses will be running.
     

    AND   


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:A list of available courses is made available before the beginning of each semester, and students will be able to choose from among these courses in consultation with IMES and their Directors of Studies.

     

    AND   


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedules A, E, I and J, as available

    Notes:Students may choose courses following on from combined studies subjects taken in years 1 and 2. Courses chosen are subject to the approval of the owning School.
     




    Year 4, Academic year 2012/13, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    DIVI10001 Theology and Religious Studies: Final Dissertation As available 40




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 7 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedule B, as available

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ASST10036    Buddhism 4   40  
    ASST10035    Hinduism 4   40  
    ASST10103    Sanskrit 4 Language 1   40  

    Notes:Students should check with their Director of Studies or Asian Studies to find out which of the above courses will be running.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:A list of available courses is made available before the beginning of each semester, and students will be able to choose from among these courses in consultation with IMES and their Directors of Studies.

     



    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedule B, as available

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ASST10036    Buddhism 4   40  
    ASST10035    Hinduism 4   40  
    ASST10103    Sanskrit 4 Language 1   40  

    Notes:Students should check with their Director of Studies or Asian Studies to find out which of the above courses will be running.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:A list of available courses is made available before the beginning of each semester, and students will be able to choose from among these courses in consultation with IMES and their Directors of Studies.

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedules A, E, I and J, as available

    Notes:Students may choose courses following on from combined studies subjects taken in year 3. Courses chosen are subject to approval of the owning School.
     




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