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PGDip Theology and Religious Studies(Part-Time)

Year 2

(Award available for year: Postgraduate Diploma)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the programme students should have shown evidence of being able:
• to demonstrate in-depth, specialist knowledge and mastery of techniques relevant to Theology and Religious Studies and to demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of concepts, information and techniques at the forefront of the discipline;
• to exhibit mastery in the exercise of generic and subject-specific intellectual abilities;
• to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to their own research or advanced scholarship;
• to take a proactive and self-reflective role in working and to develop professional relationships with others;
• proactively to formulate ideas and hypotheses and to develop, implement and execute plans by which to evaluate these;
• critically and creatively to evaluate current issues, research and advanced scholarship in Theology and Religious Studies.

Transferable (key) skills

Masters (Taught), Postgraduate Diploma & Postgraduate Certificate students will have had the opportunity to acquire the following abilities as defined in the modules specified for the programme:
• the skills necessary to undertake a higher research degree and/or for employment in a higher capacity in industry or area of professional practice;
• evaluating their own achievement and that of others;
• self direction and effective decision making in complex and unpredictable situations;
• independent learning and the ability to work in a way which ensures continuing professional development;
• critically to engage in the development of disciplinary boundaries and norms

Assessment

Achievement for the degree of Master (taught programme) will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will involve the achievement of the students in:
• evidencing an ability to conduct independent in-depth enquiry within Theology and Religious Studies;
• demonstrating the ability to apply breadth and/or depth of knowledge to a complex specialist area;
• drawing on a range of perspectives on an area of study;
• evaluating and criticising received opinion;
• make reasoned judgements whilst understanding the limitations on judgements made in the absence of complete data.

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