Programme structure: Religion and Theology with Study Abroad (MArts) - what's running in 2017/18

This Integrated Master's programme has been designated as type II: Advanced Study, with a formal period of study abroad, in accordance with the QAA descriptors for Master's programmes. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Faculty of Arts Category	Teaching Block
Students take the Mandatory Unit:
Symposium II in Religion and Theology	THRS20097	20	Mandatory		TB-1
Students must also take the following unit:
Approaches to the Study of Religion	THRS20098	20	Optional		TB-2
Select 80 credits from the following options:
The Religious World of Dante	THRS20090	20	Optional		TB-2
Religion and Material Culture	THRS20096	20	Optional		TB-1
The Renaissance and the Rise of the Modern Age	THRS20108	20	Optional		TB-1
Miracles in the Christian Tradition	THRS20111	20	Optional		TB-1
The Bible and/as Literature	THRS20196	20	Optional		TB-1
Indian Philosophy	THRS20205	20	Optional		TB-2
Heresy and Reform in the Medieval and Early Modern Eras	THRS20208	20	Optional		TB-2
Introduction to Sanskrit 1	THRS20188	20	Optional		TB-1
Introduction to Sanskrit 2	THRS20189	20	Optional		TB-2
Greek Language Level A1	CLAS20006	20	Optional		TB-1
Greek Language Level A2	CLAS20007	20	Optional		TB-2
Latin Language Level A1	CLAS20008	20	Optional		TB-1
Latin Language Level A2	CLAS20009	20	Optional		TB-2
Greek Language Level B1	CLAS22315	20	Optional		TB-1
Greek Language Level B2	CLAS22316	20	Optional		TB-2
Latin Language Level B1	CLAS22307	20	Optional		TB-1
Latin Language Level B2	CLAS22308	20	Optional		TB-2
Beginners Mandarin Chinese	UWLP10013	20	Optional		TB-4
Beginners Japanese	UWLP10012	20	Optional		TB-4
Introduction to the Medical Humanities	HUMS20004	20	Optional		TB-1
The Age of the Anthropocene	HUMS20005	20	Optional		TB-1
Introduction to Digital Humanities	HUMS20006	20	Optional		TB-1
Anthropology of Islam	ARCH20046	20	Optional		TB-1
Diploma 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).

Additional progress information

To progress to Year 3 (Study Year Abroad) an overall average of 60% must be achieved in Year 2. Students who obtained 40%-59.9% in Year 2 will be transferred to the final year of BA in Religion and Theology.