Postgraduate study

Postgraduate study (taught)

If you would like to study one of our taught MTh degrees, you should send an application form to the Postgraduate Admissions Office.  Further details from the Postgraduate Prospectus.  You can also apply online.

Postgraduate fees are calculated according to whether you are studying for a taught degree or a research degree, whether you are studying full-time or part-time, and where you normally live.  Further information from Registry.  There is also information about funding and grants in the PG prospectus.  All research students are advised to apply for funding from national and / or international bodies.

Applicants need to have an good Honours degree: minimum classification 2.1; or GPA 3.0; or Zwischenprüfung; or general (non-Honours) degree with Distinction.  We will also ask for written submissions from all applicants in order to assess applications.

Any prior degree MUST be in theology or religious studies or contain substantial religio-theological elements.

Further information can be found in the subsection on Taught Masters Programmes.

Postgraduate study (research)

If you would like to study for a postgraduate research degree, you should have a very close read through the Postgraduate Prospectus. Applications are welcome at any time of year, but they do need to be accompanied by the right documents.  You should also have a look through the Arts & Humanities Graduate School website; you will find a great deal of useful information there.

There will be a postgraduate open day on 5 March 2008.  For further information, please click here.

Perhaps this is obvious, but it's very important to have a pretty good idea of the research you would like to do before you apply.  Sometimes it's helpful to look through some of the publications of academics who work in your field.  Sometimes it can be helpful to contact an academic in your field to talk it over.  Our staff pages will give you an idea of which of us might be in a position to supervise your research, but information on the internet can't beat a proper chat.  If you think one of us would be a good supervisor for your research, why not contact us and talk it through?

A research student is allocated to a member of staff with the relevant expertise, who will direct the student's reading and supervise the research to the stage when the thesis may be submitted for examination. There is also the possibility of joint supervision for interdisciplinary research, both within the School and between Divinity staff and staff in other Faculties.

Research students in their first year participate in the Arts Research Training Course, whose modules include Introducing Postgraduate Research, Library Skills, IT Skills, Conceptual Foundations of Research and Managing Research. These equip students in generic skills for research in the humanities.