Postgraduate

Frequently asked questions

How much work will I need to do for the PG Diploma?

You will need to complete a total of four modules (6,000 words of assessed work for each)
There is no dissertation

How much work will I do for the MA Degree?

You will need to complete a total of four modules (a total of 6,000 words of assessed work for each module)
A dissertation of 15,000 words

What about funding?

There is no bursary for the PG Diploma or MA programme
Funding for the MA programme is available via Student Finance England (dependent on eligibility)
Student finance is not available for the PG Diploma programme

What will I achieve?

Both the PG Diploma and MA programme are validated by Birmingham Newman University
On successful completion, candidates will be awarded a PG Diploma or MA in Theology and Transformative Practice

If you like to get a feel of theology studies before starting your undergraduate studies, please enquire about our Postgraduate Taster course.  

For further enquiries about admissions, please contact admissions@queens.ac.uk. 

Bridging into PhD (BiP)

The Centre for Black Theology offers a Bridging into a PhD (BiP) programme, which is a course is designed to empower students without prior theological studies or those seeking to refresh or improve their skills as post-graduate researchers.  The course provides foundation epistemological, sociological, and Black theological research methods to help prepare you for your application to PhD study. This interdisciplinary approach to theological research takes seriously the historical, cultural, and postcolonial contextual specificity of Black Religious Studies in the Black Atlantic—namely, a commitment to the intersectional, Afri-centric and counter-hegemonic imperative of Black theological discourse.

For students with a MA Degree aspiring to do a PhD in Black religious studies, though new to Black and womanist theology; participation on the CBT PG Taster course that starts in January has proved to be helpful before applying to do the BiP course.

• If you are interested in doing the PG Taster course first, please fill in the Postgraduate Taster application form.
• To apply for the Bridging into PhD course to start in September, please fill in the BiP application form.