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University of Oxford: Theology and Religion
| Institution | University of Oxford |
|---|---|
| Department | Theology and Religion |
| Web | https://www.ox.ac.uk |
| graduate.admissions@admin.ox.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | +44 (0)1865 270059 |
DPhil
Summary
**The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (November 2023). For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas.**
The DPhil in Theology and Religion is the research degree for graduate students in the Faculty of Theology and Religion. It involves extensive independent study and the opportunity to undertake and present original research at an advanced level.
This degree offers access to a wide variety of experienced specialists in many different fields of theology and religion, including the study of the world religions; biblical studies; science and religion; ecclesiastical history; systematic theology; ethics; patristics, and philosophical theology. Recent research topics have included, among many other projects, a study of devotion to the infant Jesus in early Christianity; an exploration of trauma in film and the theology of memory; a study of classical Hinduism and environmentalism. Students develop an extensive range of research skills and expertise in their chosen field of research.
Students admitted to the DPhil will often have acquired one of the Faculty of Theology and Religion's MSt or MPhil degrees within their area of research, ie theology, religious studies or another closely-related field. Students in possession of a Master's degree from another institution may have this requirement waived. The Faculty of Theology and Religion considers such waivers on a case-by-case basis and may advise applicants to consider an MSt or MPhil degree in their initial application to the University.
DPhil students become part of an active and vibrant community of graduate research students within the Faculty of Theology and Religion. DPhil students are encouraged to attend and contribute to a wide range of research seminars, workshops and conferences held within the faculty and across the wider Humanities Division. They are also encouraged to attend and participate in the faculty’s professional development sessions, preparatory teaching workshops and graduate teaching training scheme.
**Part-time study**
Please note that part-time study requires prior arrangement with a potential supervisor about time spent in Oxford. Part-time students are required to attend for a minimum of thirty days of university-based work each year. Some attendance in term-time is normally required.
| Study type | Research |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
| Entry requirements | For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas |
| Location | University of Oxford University Offices Wellington Square Oxford OX1 2JD |
Summary
**The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (November 2023). For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas.**
The DPhil in Theology and Religion is the research degree for graduate students in the Faculty of Theology and Religion. It involves extensive independent study and the opportunity to undertake and present original research at an advanced level.
This degree offers access to a wide variety of experienced specialists in many different fields of theology and religion, including the study of the world religions; biblical studies; science and religion; ecclesiastical history; systematic theology; ethics; patristics, and philosophical theology. Recent research topics have included, among many other projects, a study of devotion to the infant Jesus in early Christianity; an exploration of trauma in film and the theology of memory; a study of classical Hinduism and environmentalism. Students develop an extensive range of research skills and expertise in their chosen field of research.
Students admitted to the DPhil will often have acquired one of the Faculty of Theology and Religion's MSt or MPhil degrees within their area of research, ie theology, religious studies or another closely-related field. Students in possession of a Master's degree from another institution may have this requirement waived. The Faculty of Theology and Religion considers such waivers on a case-by-case basis and may advise applicants to consider an MSt or MPhil degree in their initial application to the University.
DPhil students become part of an active and vibrant community of graduate research students within the Faculty of Theology and Religion. DPhil students are encouraged to attend and contribute to a wide range of research seminars, workshops and conferences held within the faculty and across the wider Humanities Division. They are also encouraged to attend and participate in the faculty’s professional development sessions, preparatory teaching workshops and graduate teaching training scheme.
**Part-time study**
Please note that part-time study requires prior arrangement with a potential supervisor about time spent in Oxford. Part-time students are required to attend for a minimum of thirty days of university-based work each year. Some attendance in term-time is normally required.
| Study type | Research |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
| Entry requirements | For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas |
| Location | University of Oxford University Offices Wellington Square Oxford OX1 2JD |
Summary
**The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (November 2022). For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas.**
The DPhil in Theology and Religion is the research degree for graduate students in the Faculty of Theology and Religion. It involves extensive independent study and the opportunity to undertake and present original research at an advanced level.
This degree offers access to a wide variety of experienced specialists in many different fields of theology and religion, including the study of the world religions; biblical studies; science and religion; ecclesiastical history; systematic theology; ethics; patristics, and philosophical theology. Recent research topics have included, among many other projects, a study of devotion to the infant Jesus in early Christianity; an exploration of trauma in film and the theology of memory; a study of classical Hinduism and environmentalism. Students develop an extensive range of research skills and expertise in their chosen field of research.
Students admitted to the DPhil will often have acquired one of the Faculty of Theology and Religion's MSt or MPhil degrees within their area of research, ie theology, religious studies or another closely-related field. Students in possession of a Master's degree from another institution may have this requirement waived. The Faculty of Theology and Religion considers such waivers on a case-by-case basis and may advise applicants to consider an MSt or MPhil degree in their initial application to the University.
DPhil students become part of an active and vibrant community of graduate research students within the Faculty of Theology and Religion . DPhil students are encouraged to attend and contribute to a wide range of research seminars, workshops and conferences held within the faculty and across the wider Humanities Division. They are also encouraged to attend and participate in the faculty’s professional development sessions, preparatory teaching workshops and graduate teaching training scheme.
**Part-time study**
Please note that part-time study requires prior arrangement with a potential supervisor about time spent in Oxford. Part-time students are required to attend for a minimum of thirty days of university-based work each year. Some attendance in term-time is normally required.
| Study type | Research |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
| Entry requirements | For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas |
| Location | University of Oxford University Offices Wellington Square Oxford OX1 2JD |
Summary
**The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (November 2022). For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas.**
The DPhil in Theology and Religion is the research degree for graduate students in the Faculty of Theology and Religion. It involves extensive independent study and the opportunity to undertake and present original research at an advanced level.
This degree offers access to a wide variety of experienced specialists in many different fields of theology and religion, including the study of the world religions; biblical studies; science and religion; ecclesiastical history; systematic theology; ethics; patristics, and philosophical theology. Recent research topics have included, among many other projects, a study of devotion to the infant Jesus in early Christianity; an exploration of trauma in film and the theology of memory; a study of classical Hinduism and environmentalism. Students develop an extensive range of research skills and expertise in their chosen field of research.
Students admitted to the DPhil will often have acquired one of the Faculty of Theology and Religion's MSt or MPhil degrees within their area of research, ie theology, religious studies or another closely-related field. Students in possession of a Master's degree from another institution may have this requirement waived. The Faculty of Theology and Religion considers such waivers on a case-by-case basis and may advise applicants to consider an MSt or MPhil degree in their initial application to the University.
DPhil students become part of an active and vibrant community of graduate research students within the Faculty of Theology and Religion . DPhil students are encouraged to attend and contribute to a wide range of research seminars, workshops and conferences held within the faculty and across the wider Humanities Division. They are also encouraged to attend and participate in the faculty’s professional development sessions, preparatory teaching workshops and graduate teaching training scheme.
**Part-time study**
Please note that part-time study requires prior arrangement with a potential supervisor about time spent in Oxford. Part-time students are required to attend for a minimum of thirty days of university-based work each year. Some attendance in term-time is normally required.
| Study type | Research |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 8 |
| Entry requirements | For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas |
| Location | University of Oxford University Offices Wellington Square Oxford OX1 2JD |
Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
Summary
**The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (November 2023). For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas.**
The Postgraduate Diploma in Theology and Religion is provided for those wishing to pursue graduate study in theology and religion but whose first degree is not in theology or religious studies.
This course offers an intensive period of study which you will complete either in nine months as a full-time student or in twenty-one months as a part-time student.
You choose three papers which are typically taught through a series of eight tutorials supported by lectures and classes; a fourth paper may also be chosen if you wish to extend your studies. These papers are chosen from the syllabus for the faculty's BA in Theology and Religion and cover four major subject areas:
- biblical studies
- systematic theology and ethics
- history of religions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism
- religion and religions, including contemporary Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism.
You might choose to study a range of papers from across these areas, for example, on aspects of the New Testament, Hebrew Bible, the nature of religion or modern doctrine. Alternatively, you might prefer to focus on a single area, for example, the sources and formations of Hinduism, modern Hinduism and further studies in Hinduism or in feminist approaches to religion.
There is a wide range of options available but please note that not all options will be available every year. If studying part-time, you will enrol on two papers in your first year of study, and the third (and fourth, if this option is chosen) in your second year.
Teaching for the Postgraduate Diploma in Theology and Religion is organised by your Director of Studies, appointed by the faculty, who may or may not be based in your college or Permanent Private Hall. Your Director of Studies will arrange for some or all of your teaching to be undertaken by other members of academic staff, but will retain overall responsibility for your progress.
The course is mainly taught via tutorials, for which you would customarily spend one week preparing written work, with the aid of a reading list provided by your tutor, followed by a meeting to discuss this written work with your tutor for approximately one hour. The tutorial format thus includes both self-directed and supported learning elements, but it is weighted towards self-direction. You will also attend relevant classes and lectures as advertised for the BA in Theology and Religion, as well as seminars organised specifically for Postgraduate Diploma students (usually two per term). The events offer supported learning opportunities which complement the self-directed focus of tutorials. Teaching usually takes place up to the fourth week of your final term on the course.
Although students for the PGDip attend undergraduate lectures and classes, they are full members of the graduate community and are expected to draw on all the graduate resources of the faculty and the university.
Please note that there is no graduation ceremony for the PGDip.
| Study type | Taught |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
| Entry requirements | For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas |
| Location | University of Oxford University Offices Wellington Square Oxford OX1 2JD |
Summary
**The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (November 2023). For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas.**
The Postgraduate Diploma in Theology and Religion is provided for those wishing to pursue graduate study in theology and religion but whose first degree is not in theology or religious studies.
This course offers an intensive period of study which you will complete either in nine months as a full-time student or in twenty-one months as a part-time student.
You choose three papers which are typically taught through a series of eight tutorials supported by lectures and classes; a fourth paper may also be chosen if you wish to extend your studies. These papers are chosen from the syllabus for the faculty's BA in Theology and Religion and cover four major subject areas:
- biblical studies
- systematic theology and ethics
- history of religions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism
- religion and religions, including contemporary Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism.
You might choose to study a range of papers from across these areas, for example, on aspects of the New Testament, Hebrew Bible, the nature of religion or modern doctrine. Alternatively, you might prefer to focus on a single area, for example, the sources and formations of Hinduism, modern Hinduism and further studies in Hinduism or in feminist approaches to religion.
There is a wide range of options available but please note that not all options will be available every year. If studying part-time, you will enrol on two papers in your first year of study, and the third (and fourth, if this option is chosen) in your second year.
Teaching for the Postgraduate Diploma in Theology and Religion is organised by your Director of Studies, appointed by the faculty, who may or may not be based in your college or Permanent Private Hall. Your Director of Studies will arrange for some or all of your teaching to be undertaken by other members of academic staff, but will retain overall responsibility for your progress.
The course is mainly taught via tutorials, for which you would customarily spend one week preparing written work, with the aid of a reading list provided by your tutor, followed by a meeting to discuss this written work with your tutor for approximately one hour. The tutorial format thus includes both self-directed and supported learning elements, but it is weighted towards self-direction. You will also attend relevant classes and lectures as advertised for the BA in Theology and Religion, as well as seminars organised specifically for Postgraduate Diploma students (usually two per term). The events offer supported learning opportunities which complement the self-directed focus of tutorials. Teaching usually takes place up to the fourth week of your final term on the course.
Although students for the PGDip attend undergraduate lectures and classes, they are full members of the graduate community and are expected to draw on all the graduate resources of the faculty and the university.
Please note that there is no graduation ceremony for the PGDip.
| Study type | Taught |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
| Entry requirements | For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas |
| Location | University of Oxford University Offices Wellington Square Oxford OX1 2JD |
Summary
**The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (November 2022). For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas.**
The Postgraduate Diploma in Theology and Religion is provided for those wishing to pursue graduate study in theology and religion but whose first degree is not in theology or religious studies.
This course offers an intensive period of study which you will complete either in nine months as a full-time student or in twenty-one months as a part-time student.
You choose three papers which are typically taught through a series of eight tutorials supported by lectures and classes; a fourth paper may also be chosen if you wish to extend your studies. These papers are chosen from the syllabus for the faculty's BA in Theology and Religion and cover four major subject areas:
- Biblical studies
- systematic theology and ethics
- history of religions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism
- religion and religions, including contemporary Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism.
You might choose to study a range of papers from across these areas, for example, an aspects of the New Testament, Hebrew Bible, the nature of religion or modern doctrine. Alternatively, you might prefer to focus on a single area, for example, the sources and formations of Hinduism, modern Hinduism and further studies in Hinduism or in feminist approaches to religion.
There is a wide range of options available but please note that not all options will be available every year. If studying part-time, you will enrol on two papers in your first year of study, and the third (and fourth, if this option is chosen) in your second year.
Teaching for the Postgraduate Diploma in Theology and Religion is organised by your Director of Studies, appointed by the faculty, who may or may not be based in your college or Permanent Private Hall. Your Director of Studies will arrange for some or all of your teaching to be undertaken by other members of academic staff, but will retain overall responsibility for your progress.
The course is mainly taught via tutorials, for which you would customarily prepare written work to discuss with your tutor. You will also attend relevant classes and lectures as advertised for the BA in Theology and Religion, as well as seminars organised specifically for Postgraduate Diploma students (usually two per term). Teaching usually takes place up to the fourth week of your final term on the course.
Although students for the PGDip attend undergraduate lectures and classes, they are full members of the graduate community and are expected to draw on all the graduate resources of the faculty and the university.
Please note that there is no graduation ceremony for the PGDip.
| Study type | Taught |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
| Entry requirements | For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas |
| Location | University of Oxford University Offices Wellington Square Oxford OX1 2JD |
Summary
**The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (November 2022). For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas.**
The Postgraduate Diploma in Theology and Religion is provided for those wishing to pursue graduate study in theology and religion but whose first degree is not in theology or religious studies.
This course offers an intensive period of study which you will complete either in nine months as a full-time student or in twenty-one months as a part-time student.
You choose three papers which are typically taught through a series of eight tutorials supported by lectures and classes; a fourth paper may also be chosen if you wish to extend your studies. These papers are chosen from the syllabus for the faculty's BA in Theology and Religion and cover four major subject areas:
- Biblical studies
- systematic theology and ethics
- history of religions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism
- religion and religions, including contemporary Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism.
You might choose to study a range of papers from across these areas, for example, an aspects of the New Testament, Hebrew Bible, the nature of religion or modern doctrine. Alternatively, you might prefer to focus on a single area, for example, the sources and formations of Hinduism, modern Hinduism and further studies in Hinduism or in feminist approaches to religion.
There is a wide range of options available but please note that not all options will be available every year. If studying part-time, you will enrol on two papers in your first year of study, and the third (and fourth, if this option is chosen) in your second year.
Teaching for the Postgraduate Diploma in Theology and Religion is organised by your Director of Studies, appointed by the faculty, who may or may not be based in your college or Permanent Private Hall. Your Director of Studies will arrange for some or all of your teaching to be undertaken by other members of academic staff, but will retain overall responsibility for your progress.
The course is mainly taught via tutorials, for which you would customarily prepare written work to discuss with your tutor. You will also attend relevant classes and lectures as advertised for the BA in Theology and Religion, as well as seminars organised specifically for Postgraduate Diploma students (usually two per term). Teaching usually takes place up to the fourth week of your final term on the course.
Although students for the PGDip attend undergraduate lectures and classes, they are full members of the graduate community and are expected to draw on all the graduate resources of the faculty and the university.
Please note that there is no graduation ceremony for the PGDip.
| Study type | Taught |
|---|---|
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
| Entry requirements | For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas |
| Location | University of Oxford University Offices Wellington Square Oxford OX1 2JD |
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