Programme structure: Theology and Religious Studies (BA) - what's running in 2010/11

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Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Faculty of Arts Category Teaching Block
Symposium in Theology and Religious Studies THRS11050 20 Mandatory TB-1
Hinduism and Buddhism THRS11047 20 Mandatory TB-2
The Bible and Theology THRS11048 20 Mandatory TB-2
Judaism and Christianity THRS11049 20 Mandatory TB-1
Students may include 0 to 20 credit points from the following units:
Christian History and Theology Seminar THRS11013 10 Optional TB-1,TB-2
Buddhism Seminar THRS11015 10 Optional TB-2
Judaism Seminar THRS11016 10 Optional TB-1
Plus units totalling between 20 and 40 credit points from the following:
Introduction to Sanskrit I: Grammar THRS10017 20 Optional TB-1
Introduction to Sanskrit II: Texts THRS10018 20 Optional TB-2
Religion and Material Culture THRS11051 20 Optional TB-1
Ghosts, Death and the Afterlife THRS11055 20 Optional TB-2
Greek Language Level A1 CLAS12311 20 Optional TB-1
Greek Language Level A2 CLAS12312 20 Optional TB-2
Latin Language Level A1 CLAS12303 20 Optional TB-1
Latin Language Level A2 CLAS12304 20 Optional TB-2
Language for General Purposes (Ab-initio Mandarin Chinese) LANG11047 20 Optional TB-4
Japanese for General Purposes (ab-initio) LANG11046 20 Optional TB-4
Remaining credits (if any) to be made up from open units.
Certificate of Higher Education   120      

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

  • 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
  • 50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

  • To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
  • To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).

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