GDip in Theology and Religion

at Durham University

There are five or six optional modules to choose from, with no core modules on the course. The range of optional modules available varies from year to year.

Examples of optional modules:

Optional modules in previous years have included two choices from:
 

• Landscapes of Worship in Contemporary South Asia

• Literature and Theology of the Old Testament

• New Testament Theology

• Topics in Christian Ethics

• Death, Ritual and Belief

• The Reformation and its Legacy

• Christian Theology: Essential Questions I

• Christian Theology: Essential Questions II

• God, Freedom and the Soul

• Philosophy and the Christian Tradition

• One further 20 credit module offered by the Department of Theology & Religion at Levels 1 or 2.

Plus three or four choices from:
 

• Aramaic

• Biblical Theology

• Advanced Greek Texts

• New Testament Ethics

• Issues in Old Testament Studies

• The First Urban Churches

• Religion and Film

• Emotion and Identity in Religion

• The Sociology of Conservative Protestantism

• The Postmodern God

• Peter and the Petrine Tradition (English)

• Peter and the Petrine Tradition (with Greek)

• Christian Tradition and the Practice of Politics

• The Letters of John and the origins of Gnosticism (English)

• The Letters of John and the origins of Gnosticism (Greek)

• The Historical Jesus

• Reading Greek Sources about the Historical Jesus

• Jesus Christ in the Twentieth Century

• Faith and the Experience of War in the Christian World

• Religions in Sub-Saharan Africa

• Thomas Aquinas: Background, context and Legacy

• Religion, Media and Popular Culture

• Graduate Diploma Dissertation (counts as 2 choices)

• The standard entry requirement is a BA (Honours) degree (UK 2:1 or equivalent, for example, a GPA of 3.7 on a scale of 4.0 scale), but applicants from non-traditional backgrounds or with other qualifications may be considered subject to interview and a review of written work.
• The diploma is an ideal course to take if you are wanting to transition from another discipline to theology and religion, which you might wish to pursue at MA level. It is also ideal if you have already studied theology and religion to first degree level in another country, and wish to become familiar with the critical approach to these subjects that is typical in British public universities.
• The University will contact the referees named in your application directly. Please ensure that your referees are able to provide a reference in a timely fashion. If you are also applying for a Durham MA bursary, please ensure that your referees understand that their references will be used both for admission and for a very competitive funding process.

Fees and funding
 

• Home students    £6,050 per year
• EU students    £14,450 per year
• International students    £14,450 per year

The tuition fees shown are for one complete academic year of study, are set according to the academic year of entry, and remain the same throughout the duration of the programme for that cohort (unless otherwise stated).

Our graduates are highly valued by employers. They enter into or continue in, a wide range of career areas, including law, teaching, government, marketing, business and finance, industry, charity work, media, the clergy, theological education and journalism. The MA is also a possible jumping off point for doctoral studies in Theology and an academic career.