Programme structure: Religion and Theology with Study Abroad (MArts) - what's running in 2017/18

This Integrated Master's programme has been designated as type II: Advanced Study, with a formal period of study abroad, in accordance with the QAA descriptors for Master's programmes. 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
Students take the following two Mandatory units:
Living Religions	THRS10028	20	Mandatory		TB-1
Symposium I in Religion and Theology	THRS10029	20	Mandatory		TB-1
Students must also take:
Approaches to the Study of Religion	THRS10030	20	Optional		TB-2
Select 60 credits from the following options:
The Renaissance and the Rise of the Modern Age	THRS10041	20	Optional		TB-1
The Bible and/as Literature	THRS10047	20	Optional		TB-1
The Religious World of Dante	THRS10050	20	Optional		TB-2
Miracles in the Christian Tradition	THRS10055	20	Optional		TB-1
Indian Philosophy	THRS10056	20	Optional		TB-2
Introduction to Japanese Religions	THRS10059	20	Optional		TB-2
Heresy and Reform in the Medieval and Early Modern Eras	THRS10062	20	Optional		TB-2
Religion and Material Culture	THRS11051	20	Optional		TB-1
Religion and Material Culture	THRS11051	20	Optional		TB-1
Introduction to Sanskrit I: Grammar	THRS10017	20	Optional		TB-1
Introduction to Sanskrit II: Texts	THRS10018	20	Optional		TB-2
Greek Language Level A1	CLAS12311	20	Optional		TB-1
Greek Language Level A2	CLAS12312	20	Optional		TB-2
Latin Language Level A1	CLAS12303	20	Optional		TB-1
Latin Language Level A2	CLAS12304	20	Optional		TB-2
Beginners Mandarin Chinese	UWLP10013	20	Optional		TB-4
Beginners Japanese	UWLP10012	20	Optional		TB-4
Choose open units	OPEN	20	Optional
Certificate 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

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.