Programme structure: Religion (MA) - what's running in 2012/13

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Teaching Block
Dissertation	THRSM0025	60	Mandatory	AYEAR
Students take one of the following three pathways:
BUDDHIST STUDIES PATHWAY:
Students must take:
Buddhism: The Foundations	THRSM0015	20	Optional	TB-1
Plus up to 40 credit points of a language from the following:
Introduction to Sanskrit 1	THRSM0097	20	Optional	TB-1
Introduction to Sanskrit 2	THRSM0098	20	Optional	TB-2
Students then choose up to 80 credit points of optional units from the following:
The Practice of Theravada Buddhism in Asia	THRSM0018	20	Optional	TB-1
Buddhism: The Mahayana Tradition	THRSM0016	20	Optional	TB-2
The Origins and Development of Zen Buddhism	THRSM0028	20	Optional	TB-2
Introduction to Sanskrit 1	THRSM0097	20	Optional	TB-1
Introduction to Sanskrit 2	THRSM0098	20	Optional	TB-2
Or any 20 credit point unit available from across the Faculty of Arts
RECEPTION OF THE BIBLE PATHWAY:
Students must take:
The History of Christianity: Core Texts	THRSM0001	20	Optional	TB-1
Theories and Approaches	CLASM0040	20	Optional	TB-1
Students then choose 80 credit points of optional units from the following (if selecting a language students must take 40 credit points of that language):
Beguines and their Supporters	THRSM0096	20	Optional	TB-2
Critical Theory	DRAMM0013	20	Optional	TB-1
Persecution and Toleration: Dealing with Difference in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe	HISTM2012	20	Optional	TB-2
Spectacle and Ceremony	HARTM0316	20	Optional	TB-2
Academic and Mystical Approaches to God	AFACM1004	20	Optional	TB-2
Introduction to Hebrew 1	THRS30169	20	Optional	TB-1
Introduction to Hebrew 2	THRS30170	20	Optional	TB-2
Greek Language Level A	CLASM0027	20	Optional	TB-4
Greek Language Level B1	CLASM0028	20	Optional	TB-1
Latin Language Level A	CLASM0033	20	Optional	TB-4
Latin Language Level B1	CLASM0034	20	Optional	TB-1
Supervised Individual Study 1	THRSM0078	20	Optional	TB-1
Or any 20 credit point unit available from across the Faculty of Arts
THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES PATHWAY:
Students choose two of the following:
Buddhism: The Foundations	THRSM0015	20	Optional	TB-1
The History of Christianity: Core Texts	THRSM0001	20	Optional	TB-1
Theories and Approaches	CLASM0040	20	Optional	TB-1
Students then choose 80 credit points of optional units from the following (if selecting a language students must take 40 credit points of that language):
Beguines and their Supporters	THRSM0096	20	Optional	TB-2
Buddhism: The Foundations	THRSM0015	20	Optional	TB-1
The Practice of Theravada Buddhism in Asia	THRSM0018	20	Optional	TB-1
Critical Theory	DRAMM0013	20	Optional	TB-1
Buddhism: The Mahayana Tradition	THRSM0016	20	Optional	TB-2
Persecution and Toleration: Dealing with Difference in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe	HISTM2012	20	Optional	TB-2
Spectacle and Ceremony	HARTM0316	20	Optional	TB-2
Academic and Mystical Approaches to God	AFACM1004	20	Optional	TB-2
Introduction to Hebrew 1	THRS30169	20	Optional	TB-1
Introduction to Hebrew 2	THRS30170	20	Optional	TB-2
Greek Language Level A	CLASM0027	20	Optional	TB-4
Latin Language Level A	CLASM0033	20	Optional	TB-4
Latin Language Level B1	CLASM0034	20	Optional	TB-1
Introduction to Sanskrit 1	THRSM0097	20	Optional	TB-1
Introduction to Sanskrit 2	THRSM0098	20	Optional	TB-2
Supervised Individual Study 1	THRSM0078	20	Optional	TB-1
Supervised Individual Study 2	THRSM0079	20	Optional	TB-2
The Origins and Development of Zen Buddhism	THRSM0028	20	Optional	TB-2
Or any 20 credit point unit available from across the Faculty of Arts
MA		180

Progression/award requirements

The pass mark set by the University for any level 7(M) unit is 50 out of 100.

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

Exit awards

All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to exit from the programme with a postgraduate diploma or certificate.

To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.

To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.

Degree classifications:

An award with Merit or Distinction is permitted for postgraduate taught masters, diplomas and certificates, where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications. An award with Merit or Distinction is not permitted for exit awards where students are required to exit the programme on academic grounds. An exit award with Merit or Distinction may be permitted where students are prevented by exceptional circumstances from completing the intended award.

The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:

Award with Distinction*: at least 65 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation. **Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.

Award with Merit*: at least 60 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 60 out of 100 for the dissertation. Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.

* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.

** For the award of Distinction, the Faculty of Engineering requires at least 70 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation.

Diploma/certificate stages:

All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to choose, or be required, to leave at the postgraduate diploma or certificate stage.

To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.

To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.