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Programme structure: Religion and Theology with Study Abroad (MArts) - what's running in 2022/23

Please note: you are viewing unit and programme information for a past academic year. Please see the current academic year for up to date information.

This integrated Masters programme has been designated as type II: Specialised or Advanced Masters in accordance with the QAA Degree Characteristics Statement. 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
List A
Religion: Contexts and Perspectives THRS20214 20 Mandatory TB-1
List B/C - Choose 40 CP from this list
Religion and History of Ancient Israel THRS20219 20 Optional TB-1
Japanese Religions: Practices and Beliefs THRS20220 20 Optional TB-1
Russian Orthodox Culture RUSS20044 20 Optional TB-1
The Body, Gender and Religion THRS20192 20 Optional TB-1
Introduction to Sanskrit 1 THRS20188 20 Optional TB-1
Greek Language Level A1 CLAS20006 20 Optional TB-1
Latin Language Level A1 CLAS20008 20 Optional TB-1
Greek Language Level B1 CLAS22315 20 Optional TB-1
Latin Language Level B1 CLAS22307 20 Optional TB-1
Introduction to Hebrew 1 THRS20224 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
Intermediate Mandarin Chinese UWLP30002 20 Optional TB-4
Advanced Japanese UWLP30003 20 Optional TB-4
List D
Religion: Practices and Ideas THRS20215 20 Mandatory TB-2
List E - Choose 20CP from this list
Greco-Roman Judaism THRS20216 20 Optional TB-2
Heresy and Reform in the Medieval and Early Modern Eras THRS20208 20 Optional TB-2
Muslims: Beliefs and Practices THRS20223 20 Optional TB-2
Greek Language Level A2 CLAS20007 20 Optional TB-2
Greek Language Level B2 CLAS22316 20 Optional TB-2
Latin Language Level A2 CLAS20009 20 Optional TB-2
Latin Language Level B2 CLAS22308 20 Optional TB-2
The Thought of John Calvin THRS20197 20 Optional TB-2
List F
Take 20 CP From Bristol Futures, UWLP or Faculty Wide Units – OR choose an additional 20 CP from list E above OPEN 20 Optional
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.

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