Programme structure: Religion and Theology (BA) - what's running in 2024/25

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Faculty of Arts Category	Teaching Block
Students must select the following mandatory units:
Introduction to Judaism, Christianity and Islam	THRS10067	20	Mandatory		TB-1
Approaches to the Study of Religion	THRS10030	20	Mandatory		TB-1
Introduction to the Religions and Philosophies of Asia	THRS10068	20	Mandatory		TB-2
Choose 20 CP from this list:
Topics in Religion and Theology	THRS10063	20	Optional		TB-1
Greek Language Level A1	CLAS12311	20	Optional		TB-1
Latin Language Level A1	CLAS12303	20	Optional		TB-1
Greek Language Level B1	CLAS12315	20	Optional		TB-1
Latin Language Level B1	CLAS12307	20	Optional		TB-1
Other languages available to years 1, 2 and 3
Beginners Japanese	UWLP10012	20	Optional		TB-4
Beginners Mandarin Chinese	UWLP10013	20	Optional		TB-4
Pre-intermediate Japanese	UWLP20008	20	Optional		TB-4
Pre-intermediate Mandarin Chinese	UWLP20009	20	Optional		TB-4
Intermediate Japanese	UWLP30001	20	Optional		TB-4
Advanced Japanese	UWLP30003	20	Optional		TB-4
Intermediate Mandarin Chinese	UWLP30002	20	Optional		TB-4
Choose 20 CP from this list:
Issues in the Study of Religion	THRS10031	20	Optional	E	TB-2
Introduction to Sanskrit I: Grammar	THRS10017	20	Optional		TB-2
Greek Language Level A2	CLAS12312	20	Optional		TB-2
Greek Language Level B2	CLAS12316	20	Optional		TB-2
Latin Language Level A2	CLAS12304	20	Optional		TB-2
Latin Language Level B2	CLAS12308	20	Optional		TB-2
Choose 20 CP from:
20 CP From Bristol Futures, UWLP or Faculty Wide Units	OPEN	20	Optional
		120

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

• 40 out of 100 – for level 4, 5 & 6 units
• 50 out of 100 – for level 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 100 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 100 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

Students are permitted to conditionally progress to the next year of study and make up a credit deficit where they have failed a particular unit or units provided this meets the conditions in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.