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Bachelor of Divinity (Honours)


BD (Hons) Divinity: First Year
Code Module name Credits
* View list Between 0 and 80 credits from Module List: DI2002, DI2003, DI2006, DI2010, DI2011, DI2201, DI2015, DI2016 AND
DI2002 Hebrew 2 20
DI2003 Christ, Paul, and the Origins of Christianity A (English Texts) 20
DI2006 Early and Medieval Christianity 20
DI2010 Philosophical Theology 20
DI2011 Religion Today 20
DI2201 New Testament Greek 2 20
DI2015 Reading the Women of the Old Testament A (English Texts) 20
DI2016 Christianity and Modernity in Global Perspective 20
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list 40 credits from Module List: DI1001, DI1003 - DI1006, DI1009, DI1014
DI1001 God and the World: Introducing Theology 20
DI1003 The Art of Biblical Literature: Introducing the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament 20
DI1004 Hebrew 1: Introduction to Hebrew Language 20
DI1005 New Testament Greek 1 20
DI1006 Jesus and the Gospels 20
DI1009 Introduction to World Religions 20
DI1014 The Good Life: Christian Ethics and Human Flourishing 20
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits
BD (Hons) Divinity: Second Year
Code Module name Credits
DI3719 The Bible Through the Ages: History, Theology, and Hermeneutics 30
View list 90 credits from Module List: DI3720, DI4500 - DI4989 (excluding DI4794)
DI3720 Religious Practices in Socio-Political Contexts 30
DI4510 Modern Ecclesiology: From Age to Age 30
DI4525 Medieval Monastic Spirituality 30
DI4526 Christian Mysticism Through the Ages 30
DI4550 Baylor University Module 15
DI4551 Baylor University Module 15
DI4552 Belmont University Module 15
DI4600 Letters of Peter, James and Jude: English Texts 30
DI4601 Letters of Peter, James and Jude: Greek Texts 30
DI4604 Johannine Literature and Theology: English Text 30
DI4605 Johannine Literature and Theology: Greek Text 30
DI4608 Gospel of Matthew (English Texts) 30
DI4612 Studies in the Pauline Corpus (A): English Text 30
DI4613 Studies in the Pauline Corpus (B): Greek Text 30
DI4615 New Testament Special Topic: 30
DI4616 Atonement 30
DI4626 The Book of Revelation: English Texts 30
DI4627 The Book of Revelation: English and Greek Texts 30
DI4628 Epistle to the Hebrews: English Text 30
DI4629 Epistle to the Hebrews: Greek Text 30
DI4630 The Gospel of Mark: English Text 30
DI4634 God and Morality: Faith and Philosophy in the Scottish Enlightenment 30
DI4635 Prophetic Books 30
DI4699 Jesus's Ascension in Scripture and Tradition 30
DI4710 Exegesis of Biblical Hebrew Texts 30
DI4711 Old Testament Special Topic: Do This In Remembrance of Me: History, Memory, and Story-Making in and Beyond the Bible 30
DI4726 Hebrew Readings 30
DI4730 The Book of Daniel 30
DI4731 Ancient Jewish Literature from 1 Enoch to the Mishnah 30
DI4732 King and Messiah in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and Second Temple Judaism 30
DI4750 Themes and Texts in Christian-Buddhist Dialogue 30
DI4800 Theology and Pastoral Care 30
DI4823 Worship and the Word: Liturgy and Homiletics 30
DI4827 Christian Ethics and Contemporary Society 30
DI4829 A Quest for God: The Religious World of Dante 30
DI4830 Aquinas' Theology 30
DI4831 Native American Religions 30
DI4832 God in Ancient Thought 30
DI4833 History of Christianity in Latin America 30
DI4834 The Doctrine of Creation 30
DI4835 Christianity and Politics: Patriotism, Republicanism, and Cosmopolitanism 30
DI4836 Religion and Violence 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose between 120 to 160 credits in academic year

BD Honours

The BD Honours programme is a fast-track 3-year Honours degree open only to those who are already university graduates in another discipline. BD Honours degree students must accumulate a total of 390 credits normally over a period of three years, of which 150 credits will be at 3000 and/or 4000 level. Refer to programme specification and degree regulations for details.

BD (Hons) Divinity: Third Year
Code Module name Credits
DI4498 Honours Dissertation in Divinity 30 AND
View list 90 credits from Module List: DI3716-DI3720, DI4500 - DI4989 (excluding DI4794)
DI3716 Readings in Early Christian Greek Texts 30
DI4510 Modern Ecclesiology: From Age to Age 30
DI4525 Medieval Monastic Spirituality 30
DI4526 Christian Mysticism Through the Ages 30
DI4550 Baylor University Module 15
DI4551 Baylor University Module 15
DI4552 Belmont University Module 15
DI4600 Letters of Peter, James and Jude: English Texts 30
DI4601 Letters of Peter, James and Jude: Greek Texts 30
DI4604 Johannine Literature and Theology: English Text 30
DI4605 Johannine Literature and Theology: Greek Text 30
DI4608 Gospel of Matthew (English Texts) 30
DI4612 Studies in the Pauline Corpus (A): English Text 30
DI4613 Studies in the Pauline Corpus (B): Greek Text 30
DI4615 New Testament Special Topic: 30
DI4616 Atonement 30
DI4626 The Book of Revelation: English Texts 30
DI4627 The Book of Revelation: English and Greek Texts 30
DI4628 Epistle to the Hebrews: English Text 30
DI4629 Epistle to the Hebrews: Greek Text 30
DI4630 The Gospel of Mark: English Text 30
DI4634 God and Morality: Faith and Philosophy in the Scottish Enlightenment 30
DI4635 Prophetic Books 30
DI4699 Jesus's Ascension in Scripture and Tradition 30
DI4710 Exegesis of Biblical Hebrew Texts 30
DI4711 Old Testament Special Topic: Do This In Remembrance of Me: History, Memory, and Story-Making in and Beyond the Bible 30
DI4726 Hebrew Readings 30
DI4730 The Book of Daniel 30
DI4731 Ancient Jewish Literature from 1 Enoch to the Mishnah 30
DI4732 King and Messiah in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and Second Temple Judaism 30
DI4750 Themes and Texts in Christian-Buddhist Dialogue 30
DI4800 Theology and Pastoral Care 30
DI4823 Worship and the Word: Liturgy and Homiletics 30
DI4827 Christian Ethics and Contemporary Society 30
DI4829 A Quest for God: The Religious World of Dante 30
DI4830 Aquinas' Theology 30
DI4831 Native American Religions 30
DI4832 God in Ancient Thought 30
DI4833 History of Christianity in Latin America 30
DI4834 The Doctrine of Creation 30
DI4835 Christianity and Politics: Patriotism, Republicanism, and Cosmopolitanism 30
DI4836 Religion and Violence 30
DI4914 Theology Special Topic: Theodicy and Anti-Theodicy: Jewish and Christian Perspectives 30
DI4924 Theology and Imagination 30
DI4928 Theological Anthropology 30
DI4933 Colgate University Module 15
DI4936 Theology and Literature 30
DI4940 Analytic Theology 30
DI4941 Theology of the Reformation 30
DI4944 Ecotheology and the Arts 30
DI3717 Holy Scripture, Sacred Earth: The Bible and Ecology 30
DI3718 Mary Through the Centuries 30
DI3719 The Bible Through the Ages: History, Theology, and Hermeneutics 30
DI3720 Religious Practices in Socio-Political Contexts 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

Study abroad

In the case of students who spend part of the Honours programme on a recognised Study Abroad scheme, the Programme Requirements will be amended to take into account overseas courses which are approved by the relevant St Andrews School in the Learning Agreement (see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/study-abroad/academic ).