Value equivalent. 6. Attendance Full-time Part-time Distance learning Mode of attendance X X No. Minimum length of programme 3 years 6 years N/A

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1 PROGRAMME APPROVAL FORM SECTION 1 THE PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION 1. Programme title and designation Theology Single honours Joint Major/minor 2. Final award Award Title Credit ECTS Any special criteria Value equivalent BA Theology N/A (Hons) 3. Nested awards Award Title Credit ECTS Any special criteria Value equivalent N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4. Exit awards Award Title Credit ECTS Any special criteria Value equivalent N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5. Level in the qualifications framework H 6. Attendance Full-time Part-time Distance learning Mode of attendance X X No Minimum length of programme 3 years 6 years N/A Maximum length of programme 10 years 10 years N/A X 7. Awarding institution/body King s College London, University of London 8. Teaching institution King s College London, University of London 9. Proposing department Department of Theology & Religious Studies 10. Programme co-ordinator and contact Dr. Susannah Ticciati, Dept of Theology and details Religious Studies, KCL, 9F Chesham Building, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS, susannah.ticciati@kcl.ac.uk 11. UCAS code (if appropriate) V Relevant QAA subject benchmark/ Theology & Religious Studies Benchmark professional and statutory body guidelines Statement 13. Date of production of specification Original PAF: January 2003; CFPAF: August Date of programme review 2013/14

2 16. Educational aims of the programme The BA Theology degree is concerned to encourage constructive and critical reflection on three major dimensions of Christian faith: Scripture, the History of the Church and the systematic presentation and study of Doctrine. In this context, the programme s aims are: To train students to think logically, to develop analytical skills, to assess evidence, to exercise judgement, and to reach reasonable conclusions, through the study of courses of high intellectual content; To train students to develop a sympathetic and critical understanding of the sources and development of Christianity and thereby to foster empathetic engagement with both familiar and unfamiliar viewpoints; To meet the needs of employers and the wider community for adaptable, intelligent and articulate employees and citizens who can think for themselves; To provide education for people from a wide range of cultural and educational backgrounds. 17. Educational objectives of the programme/programme outcomes The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding and skills in the following areas: The programme provides a knowledge and understanding of the following: 1. A general understanding of modern approaches to the Bible and a more specialised knowledge of a range of key texts in the Old and New Testaments; 2. A knowledge of Biblical Languages in their Written Form (for students taking the appropriate modules); 3. A general understanding of historical method and specialised knowledge of one or more periods in the history of Christian Church; 4. A general understanding of modern approaches to the study of systematic theology and a specialised knowledge of key doctrines in the Christian tradition; 5. A critical understanding of the origins and truth claims in the Christian tradition 6. Appropriate personal and professional conduct in the context of the discipline. Knowledge and understanding These are achieved through the following teaching/learning methods and strategies: A mix of lectures, classes, seminars, tutorials (especially associated with assessed coursework and other essays) and supervisions (especially in relation to the Independent Study Project); Students will undertake a range of oral and written presentation in classes and seminars; Throughout, students will be engaged in a course of directed private study both in preparation for seminars and coursework and to broaden their individual knowledge and understanding of the subject; In a number of modules, these teaching and learning strategies are further supplemented by site visits which make use of the unique resources of London, for example, the collections of the British Museum. Assessment: Learning outcomes are tested through a combination of: assessed coursework; prior disclosure and unseen examination;

3 assessed project work. Intellectual skills: 1. Can analyse more abstract texts, evidence, etc without guidance, using a range of approaches and techniques appropriate to the subject; 2. With minimum guidance can critically assesses secondary literature and important ideas to develop an argument; 3. Can critically evaluate material to support conclusions, reviewing its reliability, validity and significance. Can investigate contradictory information/identify reasons for contradictions; 4. Is confident and flexible in identifying and defining complex issues within the discipline and can apply appropriate knowledge and skills in addressing them. Skills and other attributes Assessed coursework is principally in the form of essays. Class presentations develop oral communication and are a continuous part of the teaching process. These are achieved through the following teaching/learning methods and strategies: A mix of lectures, classes, seminars, tutorials (especially associated with assessed coursework and other essays) and supervisions (especially in relation to the Independent Study Project); Students will undertake a range of oral and written presentation in classes and seminars; Throughout, students will be engaged in a course of directed private study both in preparation for seminars and coursework and to broaden their individual knowledge and understanding of the subject; In a number of modules, these teaching and learning strategies are further supplemented by site visits which make use of the unique resources of London, for example, the collections of the British Museum. Assessment: Learning outcomes are tested through a combination of: assessed coursework; prior disclosure and unseen, examination; assessed project work. Assessed coursework is principally in the form of essays. Class presentations develop oral communication and are a continuous part of the teaching process. Practical skills: 1. Can operate in complex and unpredictable contexts, requiring selection and application from a wide range of methods and activities; These are achieved through the following teaching/learning methods and strategies: A mix of lectures, classes, seminars, tutorials (especially associated with assessed coursework and other essays)

4 2. Able to act autonomously, with minimal supervision or direction, within agreed guidelines. and supervisions (especially in relation to the Independent Study Project); Students will undertake a range of oral and written presentation in classes and seminars; Throughout, students will be engaged in a course of directed private study both in preparation for seminars and coursework and to broaden their individual knowledge and understanding of the subject; In a number of modules, these teaching and learning strategies are further supplemented by site visits which make use of the unique resources of London, for example, the collections of the British Museum. Assessment: Learning outcomes are tested through a combination of: assessed coursework; prior disclosure and unseen examination; assessed project work. Assessed coursework is principally in the form of essays. Class presentations develop oral communication and are a continuous part of the teaching process. Generic/transferable skills: 1. Can interact effectively within a team/learning group, recognise, support or be proactive in leadership, negotiate and manage conflict; 2. With minimum guidance can manage own learning using full range of resources for the discipline(s); 3. Is confident in application of own criteria of judgement and can challenge received opinion. Can seek and make use of feedback; 4. Can select and manage information, competently undertaking reasonably straight-forward research tasks with minimum guidance; 5. Can take responsibility for own work and can criticise it; 6. Can engage effectively in debate in a professional manner and give detailed and coherent presentations; 7. Is confident and flexible in identifying These are achieved through the following teaching/learning methods and strategies: A mix of lectures, classes, seminars, tutorials (especially associated with assessed coursework and other essays) and supervisions (especially in relation to the Independent Study Project); Students will undertake a range of oral and written presentation in classes and seminars; Throughout, students will be engaged in a course of directed private study both in preparation for seminars and coursework and to broaden their individual knowledge and understanding of the subject; In a number of modules, these teaching and learning strategies are further supplemented by site visits which make use of the unique resources of London,

5 and defining complex issues and can apply appropriate knowledge and skills in addressing them. for example, the collections of the British Museum. Assessment: Learning outcomes are tested through a combination of: assessed coursework; prior disclosure and unseen examination; assessed project work. Assessed coursework is principally in the form of essays. Class presentations develop oral communication and are a continuous part of the teaching process. 18. Statement of how the programme has been informed by the relevant subject benchmark statement(s)/professional and statutory body guidelines The Theology & Religious Studies Benchmark Statement recognises that the field of Theology & Religious Studies is characterised by rich diversity of providers and academic frameworks. It notes in particular programmes will touch on most of the following and focus on some of them: A broadly based core, together with the context required for the subject area programme in question and specialised study in depth of some aspects of the discipline or field; The origin, history and developed or present character of one or more religions; The reading, analysis and interpretation of texts (especially sacred texts) sometimes in the original languages; Engagement with some of the major religious thinkers through their extant work or subsequent influence; The application of a variety of critical methods of study; The history of the particular discipline covered by the programme; Ethics, morality and values. This summary accurately characterises the Theology programme at King s. 19. Programme structure and award requirements (where relevant the information should also differentiate the particular requirements of pathways within a programme or linked/exit awards) (a) numbers of compulsory and optional units to be taken in each year of the programme Full time Year 1: 120 credits earned through 4 x 15 credit compulsory modules and 60 credits of optional modules. All modules at Level 4. Year 2: 120 credits earned through 4 x 15 credits from prescribed lists of modules and 60 credits of optional modules. Minimum 90 credits at level 5; maximum 30 credits allowed at level 4. Year 3: 120 credits earned through 1 x 30 credit compulsory Independent Study Project and 90 credits of optional modules. Minimum 90 credits at level 6; maximum 30 credits allowed at level 5. Module selection must be approved by Programme Coordinator.. Part time Year 1: 60 credits earned through 2 x 15 credit compulsory modules and 30 credits of optional modules. All modules at Level 4.

6 Year 2: 60 credits earned through 2 x 15 credits from prescribed list of modules and 30 credits of optional modules. All modules at Level 4. Year 3: 60 credits earned through 2 x 15 credits from prescribed list of modules and 30 credits of optional modules. Minimum 45 credits at level 5; maximum 15 credits allowed at level 4. Year 4: 60 credits earned through 2 x 15 credit compulsory modules from prescribed list of modules and 30 credits of optional modules. Minimum 45 credits at level 5; maximum 15 credits allowed at level 4. Year 5: 60 credits earned through 60 credits of optional modules. Minimum 45 credits at level 6; maximum 15 credits allowed at level 5. Year 6: 60 credits earned through 1 x 30 credit compulsory Independent Study Project and 30 credits of optional modules. Minimum 45 credits at level 6; maximum 15 credits allowed at level 5. (b) range of credit levels permitted within the programme Levels 4, 5 and 6 (c) maximum number of credits permitted at the lowest level 150 credits (d) minimum number of credits required at the highest level 90 credits (e) progression and award requirements (if different from the standard) Standard (f) maximum number of credits permitted with a condoned fail (core modules excluded) 45 credits (g) Are students permitted to take a substitute module, as per regulation A3,20.7? No (h) other relevant information to explain the programme structure Students may take supplementary modules with a view to gaining additional credit, but subject to departmental approval and according to College regulations for additional credit in BA programmes. Student module choices in the final year of full time study and year five of part time study are subject to departmental approval and choices will be governed by choice of Independent Study Project topic. Subject to passing the college weighted average mark threshold (or if a special case is made), students may attend an approved institution abroad for one or both semesters in Year 2 or1 only in Year 3. Marks achieved abroad will be marked according to the scheme approved in advance by the School Undergraduate Exam board and the College Assessment Board.

7 Programme Structure Title Credit Credit Status (I, Cr, Cp, O) for Assessment level value each type of programme Progression Major Single Joint / minor Single Joint Major/ minor Year One Students must take: the prescribed Old Testament/Hebrew Bible 15 credit module, currently: 4AAT1005 Introducing Old Testament Study 4 15 Cp No Written exam and the prescribed Systematic Theology/Christian Doctrine 15 credit module, currently: 4AAT1014 Systematic Theology: Nature and Method 4 15 Cp No Written exam and the prescribed New Testament 15 credit module, currently: 4AAT1006 The New Testament: Gospels and Letters 4 15 Cp No Written exam and the prescribed History of Christianity 15 credit module, currently: 4AAT1021 Turning Points: an Introduction to the History of Christianity in England, Cp No Coursework and a further 60 credits from: 4AAT1001 Islam's Beginnings 4 15 O No Coursework 4AAT1002 Introduction to the Sociology of Religion 4 15 O No Written exam 4AAT1009 Introduction to the Anthropology of Religion 4 15 O No Written exam 4AAT1012 Islam: Later Development and Modern Practice 4 15 O No Coursework 4AAT1013 Introduction to Jewish Thought & Practice 4 15 O No Written exam 4AAT1027 Elements of Ethics

8 4AAT1030 Introduction to Christianity 4AAT1032 Constancy & Creativity: Jewish Interpretations of Tradition 4 15 O No Written exam, coursework, class participation 4AAT1033 Introduction to New Testament Greek 4 30 O No Written exam, other 4AAT1031 Environment & the Old Testament 4 15 O No Written exam, coursework 4AAT1301 Philosophical Texts in Historical Contexts 4AAT1501 Thinking about Evil 4AAT1601 Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion 4AAT1701 Judaism in Contexts 4 15 O No Coursework 4AAT1901 Introduction to Buddhism 4 15 O No Written exam,. coursework Year Two Students must take 15 credits from the following modules from the New Testament subject area: 5AAT2201 The World of Jesus 5 15 O No Written exam, coursework 5AAT2020 Paul in Context 5 15 O No Written exam, coursework Students must take the following 15 credits from the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible subject area:: 5AAT2042 Ritual in the Old Testament 5 15 O No Written exam, coursework Students must take 15 credits from the following modules from the Systematic Theology/Christian Doctrine subject area: 5AAT2006 An Introduction to the Doctrine of the Person of Christ 5 15 O No Coursework 5AAT2018 The Trinity in Recent Theology 5 15 O No Coursework

9 Students must take 15 credits from the following modules from the History of Christianity subject area: 5AAT2024Martin Luther and the German Reformation 5 15 O No Written exam, coursework 5AAT2025 Churches and Society in Nineteenth Century England 5 15 O No Coursework 5AAT 2026 Religion, Culture and Society in Reformation Europe 5 15 O No Written exam, coursework 5AAT2028 Issues in 19th Century British Christianity 5 15 O No Coursework and a further 60 credits, from those not taken above, and/or from: 5AAT2003 Modern Islam I: History and Politics 5 15 O No Coursework, written exam 5AAT2009 Intermediate Greek with Texts 5 15 O No Written exam, coursework 5AAT 2014 Religion in Different Social and Geopolitical Contexts: Anthropological Perspectives 5AAT2015 Modern Islam II: Societies and Practices 5 15 O No Coursework, written exam 5AAT2037 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew 5 30 O No Coursework, written exam, class tests 5AAT2039 Ethics, Philosophy and Literature 5 15 O No Written exam, coursework 5AAT 2044 Religious Difference: Jewish, Christian & Other Perspectives 5 15 O No Coursework, class participation see above 5 15 O No Written exam, coursework 5AAT2045 Salvation & the City: Christian Faith & the Arts in London 5 15 O No Coursework 5AAT2046 Lived Religion: Making Sense of Religious Practices 5 15 O No Coursework 5AAT2047 New Testament Greek & Exegesis A 5 15 O No Written exam, coursework 5AAT2048 New Testament Greek & Exegesis 5 15 O No Written exam, coursework

10 5AAT2060 Introduction to Chinese Religion Written exam, coursework 5AAT2101 The Bible in the Modern Imagination 5 15 O No Coursework 5AAT2301What is Christianity?: Patristic Perspectives 5 15 O No Written exam, coursework 5AAT2501Applied Ethics 5 15 O No Coursework 5AAT 2601 Philosophy and Film Written exam, coursework 5AAT2851 Religion: the Social & Political Context 5 15 O No Written exam, coursework 5AAT2901 Buddhist Ethics 5 15 O No Written exam, coursework Final Year Students must take: 6AAT5000 Independent Study Project in Theology & Religious Studies 6 30 Cp No Coursework, oral examination, other and 45 credits from the following modules from the four Theology subject areas (New Testament; Old Testament/Hebrew Bible; Systematic Theology/.Christian Doctrine; History of Christianity: 6AAT3024 After Christendom: Christianity, Culture and Society in 19 th -Century Britain 6AAT3025 The English Reformation 6 15 O No Written exam, coursework 6AAT3036 Exploring New Testament Theology I 6 15 O No Written exam, coursework 6AAT3045 Principles of Systematic Theology 6 30 O No Written exam, coursework 6AAT3050 Law and Ethics in the Hebrew Bible 6AAT3101Introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls 6 15 O No Coursework, practical exam, presentation and a further 45 credits from the modules not taken above, and/or from:

11 6AAT3005 Muslim Communities in the West 6 15 O No Written exam, coursework?s6aat3037 Exploring New Testament Theology II 6 15 O No Written exam, coursework 6AAT3044Special Questions in Social Ethics 6 15 O No Coursework 6AAT3048 Contemporary Thought in the Muslim World 6 15 O No Written exam, coursework 6AAT3051 Women and the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible 6 15 O No Coursework, oral presentation 6AAT3052 European Jews & the Orient 6 15 O No Coursework, class participation 6AAT3060 Confucian Ethics 6 15 O No Written exam, coursework 6AAT3102 Body Image in Biblical Memory 6 15 O No Written exam, coursework 6AAT3201 Jesus in Context 6 15 O No Written exam, coursework 6AAT3401 Contemporary Philosophy and Theology 6 15 O No Written exam, coursework 6AAT3701 Judaism and Islam: their Contacts through the Ages 6 15 O No Written exam, coursework 6AAT4005 New Religious Movements in Global Perspective 6 15 O No Written exam, coursework 20. Marking criteria All modules will be marked in accordance with the School s marking criteria where such exists, or else in accordance with the College s generic marking criteria.