Curacy Pathway: BA in Theology, Ministry and Mission
Key Facts
Part-time, 2 or 3 years
Online + 4 days Intensive Residential
Top-up from Diploma (DipHE)
£6,165
Who is it for?
This programme aims to equip Christian ministers, in curacies within the Church of England, to continue to develop as competent and faithful reflective practitioners. To this end, it provides an education in theology, ministry and mission, building on the learning from the Diploma of Higher Education, seeking to complement your IME2 and encourage reflection on the nature and identity of ministry within the Church of England.
Programme Structure
This BA is validated by Durham University as part of the Common Awards scheme and covers 5 to 6 modules, studied part-time over three or two years, for a total of 120 credits. Modules are mainly delivered in a convenient online format to fit around your life, with an intensive 4-day residential on-campus once a year.
The course content will relate theological knowledge to your continued formational development as a curate and as a deacon or priest. You will reflect on your identity as a public minister, serving within a particular context, and on the relationship between this and your own faith and spirituality. You will also explore some biblical texts in depth, looking at the ways in which Old Testament themes and stories are used within the New Testament, and study the impact upon ordinary worshipping people as the Reformations and Counter-Reformation swept across Europe and took particular forms in England.
In your third year (or spread across the two years, if you choose the two-year route), you will have the opportunity to explore in more depth a theological subject of your own choosing, with support and supervision from a Queen’s tutor. This might be through a longer dissertation, or a shorter Independent Learning Project and an online distance learning module with a particular focus on applied pastoral and theological understanding.
Modules
Depending on the duration of your BA (2 or 3 years), modules would typically be delivered as described below.
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Admission Requirements
To be eligible for this Level 6 programme, students will have successfully completed the Diploma of Higher Education in Theology, Ministry and Mission. Other entry options, for those who do not meet this criterion, may be available: contact harland-daviesc@queens.ac.uk.
Please note that if you took longer than 4 years to complete the Diploma, admission onto this programme may be subject to approval from Durham University.
Fees and Funding
Tuition fees are paid on a yearly basis. Full details are available on the fees and funding part of our website, or you can download our annual fee sheet. This includes further guidance on the associated costs of studying theology, along with information on what benefits you may be entitled to as a student.
Depending on your personal circumstances, this programme is eligible for student loan funding from the government. Please visit the government’s Student loans page for further guidance on your eligibility.
For further information on eligibility and applying for Disabled Students’ Allowance, please see our guidance here.
How to Apply
To start the application process, please fill in the student enquiry form below. As part of the admission process, you will be invited to an online interview to ensure that the program is right for you and provide further guidance. For further information, please contact the centre director Catrin Harland-Davies at harland-daviesc@queens.ac.uk
Curacy Pathway: MA in Theology and Transformative Practice
Key Facts
Part-time, 3 years
Online
£6,480
Who is it for?
This programme aims to equip Christian ministers, in curacies within the Church of England, to continue to develop as competent and faithful reflective practitioners. To this end, it provides an education in theology, ministry and mission, building on the learning from the Diploma of Higher Education, seeking to complement your IME2 and encourage reflection on the nature and identity of ministry within the Church of England.
The flexibility offered by distance learning allows you to engage with the course and your tutors from virtually anywhere whilst conveniently fitting the training around your professional and personal commitments.
If you are unsure about whether you want to do a full MA, you might want to enrol on our PGDip programme.
Programme Structure
This MA is validated by Newman University. You would study 60 credits per year. In the first and second year, this comprises two taught modules. The final year leading to the MA award is dedicated to a dissertation on a theological topic of your own choice in relation to your ministry and chosen specialism. The course content will relate theological knowledge to your continued formational development as a curate and as a deacon or priest. You will reflect on your identity as a public minister, serving within a particular context, and on the relationship between this and your own faith and spirituality. You will explore approaches to Christian leadership in a contemporary context, and will be guided in ways to research important material to develop your own ideas, particularly through your dissertation.
Modules
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Admission Requirements
Students enter the MA in Theology & Transformative Practice programme under one of the following categories:
- A degree in theology (or other level 6 qualification, such as a Graduate Diploma) at 2:2 or above
- Graduates (classed as 2:2 honours or above) in other disciplines with experience of Theology or Religious Studies to at least undergraduate Certificate levelStudents without a relevant degree but with a DipHE in Theology (with an overall average mark of at least 60%) may wish to consider our PGCert as means of entry onto the M.A.
Fees and Funding
Tuition fees are paid on a yearly basis. Full details are available on the fees and funding part of our website, or you can download our annual fee sheet. This includes further guidance on the associated costs of studying theology, along with information on what benefits you may be entitled to as a student.
Depending on your personal circumstances, this programme is eligible for student loan funding from the government. Please visit the government’s Student loans page for further guidance on your eligibility.
For further information on eligibility and applying for Disabled Students’ Allowance, please see our guidance here.
How to Apply
To start the application process, please fill in the student enquiry form below. As part of the admission process, you will be invited to an online interview to ensure that the program is right for you and provide further guidance. For further information, please contact the centre director Catrin Harland-Davies at harland-daviesc@queens.ac.uk
