36 monthsProgramme duration
23,000 GBPTuition Fee/year
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
Online
Our PhD gives you the time and support to explore your religious studies interests while maintaining your existing commitments.
We have particular strengths in:
Our staff include theologians, historians, sociologists and philosophers so we can support your research with a range of different approaches and methodologies.
Supervision is provided by research-active staff. With many years experience in running distance learning degrees the department is confident it can provide quality learning with flexibility.
Current research
You will be joining a diverse community whose current research projects include:
Your department
We have particular strengths in:
- Theology and the Natural Sciences
- Theology and Phenomenology
- Theology and Metaphysics
- Theology and Literature
- Systematic Theology
- Theology, Philosophy, and History of Ideas
- Science, Technology and Nature
- Religion, Culture and the Arts
- Islamic Studies
Our staff include theologians, historians, sociologists and philosophers so we can support your research with a range of different approaches and methodologies.
Supervision is provided by research-active staff. With many years experience in running distance learning degrees the department is confident it can provide quality learning with flexibility.
Current research
You will be joining a diverse community whose current research projects include:
- Hebrew Bible and New Testament
- Hermeneutics
- Islam and Politics
- Jewish Philosophy
- Philosophy of Religion
- Philosophical Theology
- Religion and Media
- Religion and Technology
- Theology and Continental Philosophy
- Theology and Literature
- Theology and Natural Science
Your department
- Department of Theology and Religious Studies website
- The department is ranked in the top 10 for its research in the Research Excellence Framework 2021.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies
Degree
PhD
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
Online
Our PhD gives you the time and support to explore your religious studies interests while maintaining your existing commitments.
We have particular strengths in:
Our staff include theologians, historians, sociologists and philosophers so we can support your research with a range of different approaches and methodologies.
Supervision is provided by research-active staff. With many years experience in running distance learning degrees the department is confident it can provide quality learning with flexibility.
Current research
You will be joining a diverse community whose current research projects include:
Your department
We have particular strengths in:
- Theology and the Natural Sciences
- Theology and Phenomenology
- Theology and Metaphysics
- Theology and Literature
- Systematic Theology
- Theology, Philosophy, and History of Ideas
- Science, Technology and Nature
- Religion, Culture and the Arts
- Islamic Studies
Our staff include theologians, historians, sociologists and philosophers so we can support your research with a range of different approaches and methodologies.
Supervision is provided by research-active staff. With many years experience in running distance learning degrees the department is confident it can provide quality learning with flexibility.
Current research
You will be joining a diverse community whose current research projects include:
- Hebrew Bible and New Testament
- Hermeneutics
- Islam and Politics
- Jewish Philosophy
- Philosophy of Religion
- Philosophical Theology
- Religion and Media
- Religion and Technology
- Theology and Continental Philosophy
- Theology and Literature
- Theology and Natural Science
Your department
- Department of Theology and Religious Studies website
- The department is ranked in the top 10 for its research in the Research Excellence Framework 2021.
Admission Requirements
7+
3+
76+
100+
We usually expect applicants to have:
- Bachelors degree: 2:1 or above
- Masters-level degree (or international equivalent): Merit
3 Years
Sep
Tuition fees
Domestic
5,350 GBP
International
23,000 GBP
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