Programme Specification for the 2018/9 academic year
BA (Hons) Philosophy and Theology
1. Programme Details
Programme name | BA (Hons) Philosophy and Theology | Programme code | UFA3HPSCTH02 |
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Study mode(s) | Full Time |
Academic year | 2018/9 |
Campus(es) | Streatham (Exeter) |
Programme start date | 09/2014 |
NQF Level | 6 (Honours) |
2. Description of the Programme
This degree enables you to study the complementary disciplines of Philosophy and Theology. Questions relating to the nature of God, religion, faith and moral life have been the domain of both Philosophy and Theology for many centuries. Philosophy offers invaluable logical and analytical tools to address theological questions, both old and new. This programme will also enable you to reflect in depth about the role of religion in contemporary life and society.
Studying Philosophy will give you the opportunity to discuss long-standing questions about the nature of knowledge (how do we know what we know?), science (does science provide us with a special kind of knowledge?), reality (does the world out there really exist?), ethics (how should we act?), art and beauty (who decides what counts as beautiful?), the mind-body relationship (how can the brain produce the mind?), the meaning of life (why is there something rather than nothing?) and more.
You’ll also receive an excellent grounding in all the subjects essential to a good understanding of the discipline of Theology, from biblical studies and church history to modern theology, philosophy and ethics.
A long list of Theology and Philosophy options will enable you to customise your degree by choosing modules covering topics as diverse as the soul, heaven and hell, heresy, morality and ethics, martyrs and pilgrimage, life after death, the Holocaust, philosophy of science and the study of religions.
3. Educational Aims of the Programme
1. Offer an excellent Honours-level education in Philosophy and Theology, which meets the standards set in the national Subject Benchmarks.
2. Provide a stimulating and supportive environment for students that is informed by research where deemed appropriate.
3. Offer a coherent and structured framework of study which ensures that within the time-span of the programme every student follows a balanced and complementary range of modules, whilst allowing sufficient choice to ensure that students are able to follow individual pathways of learning.
4. In philosophy, produce graduates who are grounded in the main themes and methods of philosophy through a combination of modules, which develop a reflective understanding of some pervasive and problematic features of the world and of ourselves.
5. In theology, produce graduates who are able to demonstrate comprehension of and critically analyse a range of themes, debates and methods of the discipline, through the study of various modules, including the in-depth study of biblical and other texts in relation to contexts of interpretation, and the study of philosophical theology and Christian ethics, through engagement with key historical figures, and in relation to significant contemporary issues.
6. Provide a range of academic and personal skills, which will prepare students from varied educational backgrounds for employment or further study, which will foster mental agility, adaptability and critical enquiry, and which will enable them to deploy their knowledge, abilities and skills in their entirety, displaying balance and judgement in a variety of circumstances.
The Programme is intended to:
4. Programme Structure
The programme is studied over three years, all of which are university-based. Study is undertaken in three levels, one for each year of study. The programme is divided into units called modules. Modules have a credit value of 15 or 30 credits. Each stage comprises 120 credits.
Assessment at stage one does not contribute towards the summative classification of the award. Procedures for the final assessment of the degree programme can be found at: https://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/socialsciences/student/undergraduate/collegehandbook/assessmentandfeedback/
Credits at stage 1 must be successfully completed in order to proceed to stage 2, but marks gained at this stage play no further part in the final assessment. Procedures for the final assessment of the degree programme can be found at: https://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/socialsciences/student/undergraduate/collegehandbook/assessmentandfeedback/
Modules are not all available every year; options are offered each year at the discretion of the relevant Colleges and Disciplines. A module may be taken only if the necessary prerequisites have been satisfied, if the timetable allows, and if the module or an equivalent module has not been taken previously.
The University’s rules on modularity include a provision that the degree programme contains compulsory and optional modules and as part of the degree programme. Students may take up to 30 credits a year outside their main degree subject, after they have met the compulsory requirements of their main subjects. However, the normal expectation on this programme is that students will take 60 credits in each subject, in order to gain sufficient skills and expertise in philosophy and theology to complete the programme effectively. At Stage 3, the Philosophy side of the programme already allows students to choose a 30-credit option from a range of philosophical subjects offered by other disciplines. Any student wishing to take an option of up to 30 credits outside the programme should seek permission from the Director of the Philosophy Programme or the Director of Undergraduate Studies (Theological Studies).
5. Programme Modules
The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual programme review of this programme.
The full list of modules in Philosophy (with module descriptions) is available at at
https://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/socialsciences/moduledescriptions/
The full list of modules in Theology (with module descriptions) is available at https://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/humanities/studying/undergraduates/modules/
Stage 1
Compulsory Modules
For Philosophy - 3 of the 4 core modules must be chosen
For Theology - THE1106 and THE1102 or THE1076
Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
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PHL1002A | Knowledge and Reality 1 [at least 45 credits taken from PHL1002A, PHL1002B, PHL1005A, PHL1006] | 15 | No |
PHL1002B | Knowledge and Reality 2 | 15 | No |
PHL1005A | Evidence and Argument 1 | 15 | No |
PHL1006 | Introduction to Philosophical Analysis | 15 | No |
THE1106 | Philosophy of Religion and Christian Ethics | 15 | No |
THE1102 | Christian Origins: from Jesus to the Early Church OR THE1076 | 15 | No |
THE1076 | Religion in the Modern World OR THE1102 | 15 | No |
Optional Modules
- Philosophy: You may choose 15 credits of options
- Theology: Choose one other available Level 1 Theology module
Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
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Philosophy Stage 1 modules 2018-9 up to 15 credits of optional modules | |||
PHL1003 | Philosophical Readings 5 | 15 | No |
PHL1004 | Philosophical Problems 1 | 15 | No |
PHL1009 | Philosophies of Art | 15 | No |
PHL1013 | Philosophy of Morality | 15 | No |
PHL1007 | Philosophical Reading 1 | 15 | No |
PHL1008 | Philosophical Reading 2 | 15 | No |
PHL1002A | Knowledge and Reality 1 | 15 | No |
PHL1002B | Knowledge and Reality 2 | 15 | No |
PHL1005A | Evidence and Argument 1 | 15 | No |
PHL1006 | Introduction to Philosophical Analysis | 15 | No |
THE1101 | The Bible: Past and Present | 15 | No |
THE1102 | Christian Origins: from Jesus to the Early Church | 15 | No |
THE1103 | Introducing Christian Theologies | 15 | No |
THE1104 | Judaisms in Transition: Crises and Innovations | 15 | No |
THE1108 | Theology, Sexuality and Gender | 15 | No |
THE1072 | Introducing Biblical Hebrew | 15 | No |
THE1076 | Religion in the Modern World | 15 | No |
THE1077 | God, Humanity and the Cosmos: An Introduction to the Debate between Science and Religion | 15 | No |
THE2035 | Intermediate Biblical Hebrew | 15 | No |
ARA1018 | Introduction to Islam | 15 | No |
LIB1103 | Body and Culture | 15 | No |
Total Credits for Stage 1 | 120 |
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Stage 2
For Philosophy - 3 of the 6 core modules must be chosen
For Theology - there are no compulsory Theology and Religion modules at Stage 2, students must select 60 credits of Theology and Religion option modules from those available.
Compulsory Modules
Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
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PHL S2 BA Philosophy SH comp 2019-0 at least 45 credits of core modules | |||
PHL2010A | Philosophy of Mind 1 | 15 | No |
PHL2011A | The Philosophy of Nature 1 | 15 | No |
PHL2015 | Body and Mind | 15 | No |
PHL2016 | Metaphysics | 15 | No |
PHL2018 | Philosophy of Language | 15 | No |
PHL2118 | Moral agency in social context | 15 | No |
Optional Modules
Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
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THE2023 | Military Ethics in Christian Perspective | 30 | No |
THE2024 | Spirituality - Prayer, Meditation and Worship | 30 | No |
THE2025 | Art in Syria and the Holy Land at the Time of the Crusades | 30 | No |
THE2026 | Postcolonial Theology | 30 | No |
THE2031 | Encountering the Historical Jesus | 30 | No |
THE2034 | Intermediate New Testament Greek | 15 | No |
THE2118 | Scribes, Apostles and Sages: Early Jewish Biblical Exegesis | 30 | No |
THE2173 | Life and Death in Israel and Judah | 30 | No |
THE2185 | Incarnation: Topics in Philosophical Theology | 30 | No |
THE2206 | Interpreting the Bible on Screen | 30 | No |
THE2286 | Jewish Religious Responses to the Holocaust | 30 | No |
Philosophy Stage 2 modules 2018-9 up to 15 credits of optional modules | |||
PHL2001 | Phenomenology | 15 | No |
PHL2002 | Existentialism | 15 | No |
PHL2021 | Symbolic Logic | 15 | No |
PHL2022 | Sex and Death: Introduction to the Philosophy of Biology | 15 | No |
PHL2024A | Philosophical Readings 3 | 15 | No |
PHL2025A | Philosophical Readings 4 | 15 | No |
PHL2026 | Philosophy of Science | 15 | No |
PHL2027 | Feminist Philosophy | 15 | No |
PHL2035 | Critical Bioethics | 15 | No |
PHL2038 | The Self | 15 | No |
PHL2045 | Aesthetics | 15 | No |
PHL2046 | The Holocaust and Society | 15 | No |
PHL2051 | The Human Condition: Classic Readings in Anthropology | 15 | No |
PHL2052 | Epistemology | 15 | No |
PHL2053 | History of Philosophy | 15 | No |
PHL2054 | Philosophy of Psychiatry | 15 | No |
PHL2060 | Philosophy of Emotion | 15 | No |
PHL2061 | Philosophy of Law | 15 | No |
PHL2096 | Cyborg Studies | 15 | No |
PHL2100 | Knowledge and History: Theories of Scientific Change | 15 | No |
PHL2105 | Contemporary Capitalism, Critique and Resistance | 15 | No |
PHL2108 | Fundamental Ontology | 15 | No |
PHL2109 | Philosophy with Children | 15 | No |
PHL2111 | The Deep Past, History and Humanity | 15 | No |
Total Credits for Stage 2 | 120 |
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Stage 3
60 credits at Level 3 in Philosophy, and 60 credits at Level 3 in Theology in total, less the credits for the corresponding dissertation - see below.
Compulsory Modules
Students are required to take either the Dissertation in Philosophy or the Dissertation in Theology. This will comprise 30 of the required credits in the modules.
Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
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PHL3040 | Philosophy Dissertation -OR- THE3082 | 30 | No |
THE3082 | Theology Dissertation -OR- PHL3040 | 30 | No |
Optional Modules
[Philosophy - at least 30 credits, no more than 60 credits]
[Theology - at least 30 credits, no more than 60 credits]
Code | Module | Credits | Non-condonable? |
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THE3023 | Military Ethics in Christian Perspective | 30 | No |
THE3024 | Spirituality - Prayer, Meditation and Worship | 30 | No |
THE3025 | Art in Syria and the Holy Land at the Time of the Crusades | 30 | No |
THE3026 | Postcolonial Theology | 30 | No |
THE3031 | Encountering the Historical Jesus | 30 | No |
THE3082 | Theology Dissertation | 30 | No |
THE3118 | Scribes, Apostles and Sages: Early Jewish Biblical Exegesis | 30 | No |
THE3173 | Life and Death in Israel and Judah | 30 | No |
THE3185 | Incarnation: Topics in Philosophical Theology | 30 | No |
THE3206 | Interpreting the Bible on Screen | 30 | No |
THE3286 | Jewish Religious Responses to the Holocaust | 30 | No |
Philosophy Stage 3 modules 2018-9 | |||
PHL3001 | Phenomenology | 15 | No |
PHL3002 | Existentialism | 15 | No |
PHL3014 | Symbolic Logic | 15 | No |
PHL3018 | Sex and Death: Introduction to the Philosophy of Biology | 15 | No |
PHL3024A | Philosophical Readings 3 | 15 | No |
PHL3025A | Philosophical Readings 4 | 15 | No |
PHL3026 | Philosophy of Science | 15 | No |
PHL3035 | Critical Bioethics | 15 | No |
PHL3038 | The Self | 15 | No |
PHL3041 | Feminist Philosophy | 15 | No |
PHL3045 | Aesthetics | 15 | No |
PHL3046 | The Holocaust and Society | 15 | No |
PHL3051 | The Human Condition: Classic Readings in Anthropology | 15 | No |
PHL3052 | Epistemology | 15 | No |
PHL3053 | History of Philosophy | 15 | No |
PHL3054 | Philosophy of Psychiatry | 15 | No |
PHL3060 | Philosophy of Emotion | 15 | No |
PHL3061 | Philosophy of Law | 15 | No |
PHL3096 | Cyborg Studies | 15 | No |
PHL3100 | Knowledge and History: Theories of Scientific Change | 15 | No |
PHL3108 | Fundamental Ontology | 15 | No |
PHL3109 | Contemporary Capitalism, Critique and Resistance | 15 | No |
PHL3111 | The Deep Past, History and Humanity | 15 | No |
Total Credits for Stage 3 | 120 |
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6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
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...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
1. PHILOSOPHY: Show familiarity with philosophical ideas about the nature of society and the social sciences. | [Philosophy] In explicit terms, skills 1-2 are developed through lectures, seminars and essay work on Social Philosophy; 3-4 through similar methods and strategies on Knowledge and Reality, Philosophy of Mind and Philosophy of Nature; 5-6 through similar methods on Ethics, and 7 through practical exercises on Evidence and Argument. However, depending on the student’s chosen portfolio of modules, they will be developed, further in the modules chosen at level 3. 8 is developed especially through the optional modules taken at level 3. | [Philosophy] The assessment of skills 1-8 is made through a combination of course essays, oral presentations, examinations; also, where appropriate, Research Methods Project or dissertation. |
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
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...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
12. Analyse critically individual texts and combine those analyses to demonstrate understanding of the development of literary genres (Phil. 23.3, 23.4). | [Philosophy] Skills 12-18 are developed throughout the Philosophy degree programme by lectures and seminars, written work and oral work (both oral presentations and class discussion). A more sophisticated use of these skills is developed in the second and third stages; in the third stage, independent use of these skills is developed through the dissertation and level 3 optional modules selected by the student. [can anything more precise be said??] | [Philosophy] Skills 12-18 are assessed though course essays, assessed oral presentations and examinations at stages 1-2 and through the dissertation at stage 3. |
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to: | Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be... | |
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...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class): | ...and evidenced by the following assessment methods: | |
22. Select, organise and analyse material for written work and oral presentations of different prescribed lengths. (Phil. 23.2; TRS 5.3: Key Skills, 1) | (a) Skills 22, 24, 25 and 26 are developed through the preparation and delivery of oral presentations in many modules at all levels in both sides of the programme, and through the oral discussion of challenging material in all modules in the programme. | (a) Skills 22, 23, 25 and 26 are assessed through seminar presentations. In philosophy, oral contributions to seminars are assessed formatively; in theology seminar presentations are sometimes assessed summatively and sometimes formatively. (b) Skills 22, 24, 25, 28 and 30 are assessed through written work at all levels and in all modules by examination in many modules and by the dissertation. (c) Skills 32-33 is assessed through written course-work in all modules. (d) Skill 31 is assessed by the dissertation in either subject. |
7. Programme Regulations
University Regulations on the number of credits to be taken and at what level for each stage of the programme can be found in the Credit and Qualifications Framework.
Progression
Condonement is the process that allows you to be awarded credit (and so progress to the next stage or, in the final stage, receive an award), despite failing to achieve a pass mark at a first attempt. You are not entitled to reassessment in condoned credit. Regulations on condonement can be found in the Handbook for Assessment, Progression and Awarding for Taught Programmes.
Assessment and Awards
For undergraduate degrees assessment at stage one does not contribute to the summative classification of the award. Details of the weightings for each year of all programme lengths can be found in the Handbook for Assessment, Progression and Awarding for Taught Programmes.
Classification
Full details of assessment regulations for undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes and the classification of awards can be found in the Handbook for Assessment, Progression and Awarding for Taught Programmes.
You can also read details of Generic Marking Criteria.
8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning
Personal and Academic Tutoring
It is University policy that all Colleges should have in place a system of academic and personal tutors. The role of academic tutors is to support you with individual modules; the role of personal tutors is to provide you with advice and support fo the duration of your programme, and this support extends to providing you with details of how to obtain support and guidance on personal difficulties such as accommodation, financial difficulties and sickness. You can also make an appointment to see individual teaching staff.
Information on the College Personal Tutoring system, library provision, ELE resources and access to College support services can be found on the College webpages for current students.
Student Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC)
SSLCs enable students and staff to jointly participate in the management and review of the teaching and learning provision.
9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning
Learning Resources
The University Library maintains its principal collections in the main library buildings on the Streatham and St Luke's campuses, together with a number of specialist collections in certain Colleges. The total Library collection comprises over a million volumes and 3000 current periodical subscriptions.
IT Services
A wide range of IT services are provided throughout the Exeter campuses, including open-access computer rooms, some of which are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Helpdesks are maintained on the Streatham and St Luke's campuses, while most study bedrooms in halls and flats are linked to the University's campus network.
Student Support Services
The University provides many support services including health and wellbeing, multifaith chaplaincy, family support, the Students' Guild and international student support.
10. Admissions Criteria
All applications are considered individually on merit. The University is committed to an equal opportunities policy with respect to gender, age, race, sexual orientation and/or disability when dealing with applications. It is also committed to widening access to higher education to students from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience.
Candidates for undergraduate programmes must satisfy the undergraduate admissions requirements of the University of Exeter.
11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards
Each academic programme in the University is subject to an agreed College assessment and marking strategy, underpinned by institution-wide assessment procedures.
The security of assessment and academic standards is further supported through the appointment of External Examiners for each programme. External Examiners have access to draft papers, course work and examination scripts. They are required to attend the Board of Examiners and to provide an annual report. Annual External Examiner reports are monitored at both College and University level. Their responsibilities are described in the University's code of practice. See the University's TQA Manual for details.
12. Indicators of Quality and Standards
Certain programmes are subject to accreditation and/or review by professional and statutory regulatory bodies (PSRBs).
13. Methods for Evaluating and Improving Quality and Standards
The University and its constituent Colleges draw on a range of data to review the quality of education provision. The College documents the performance in each of its tuaght programmes, against a range of criteria on an annual basis through the Annual Student Experience Review (ASER).
Subject areas are reviewed every five years through a College Academic Audit scheme that includes external contributions.
14. Awarding Institution
University of Exeter
15. Lead College / Teaching Institution
College of Social Sciences and International Studies (CSSIS)
16. Partner College / Institution
Partner College(s)
Not applicable to this programme
College of Humanities (CHUM)Partner Institution
Not applicable to this programme.
17. Programme Accredited / Validated by
0
18. Final Award
BA (Hons) Philosophy and Theology
19. UCAS Code
VV56
20. NQF Level of Final Award
6 (Honours)
21. Credit
CATS credits | 360 |
ECTS credits | 180 |
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22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group
[Honours] Philosophy
[Honours] Theology and religious studies
23. Dates
Origin Date | 03/10/2005 |
Date of last revision | 29/08/2018 |
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