Bachelor of Theology with Honours (BTheol(Hons))
Overview
The Bachelor of Theology with Honours (BTheol(Hons)) is an academically demanding degree which requires four years of full-time or its equivalent in part-time study. Students can apply for entry to the third or fourth year of the programme after completing specified numbers of points towards a BTheol degree with satisfactory grades. The degree can be completed in Biblical Studies, Christian Thought and History, and Pastoral Studies.
Once in the programme students undertake intensive study in the Honours subject, which in the fourth year includes supervised individual research. There are language requirements for student whose Honours subject is Biblical Studies.
The aim of the BTheol(Hons) degree is to help students become highly skilled, versatile, independent thinkers with the research experience, information literacy and communication skills necessary for an advanced professional career in Theology or further academic study at the Masters or PhD level.
Regulations for the Degree of Bachelor of Theology with Honours (BTheol(Hons))
1 Admission to the Programme
(a) Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities).
(b) To be admitted to a third stage Honours course, an applicant must normally have passed at a satisfactory standard papers worth 252 points for the degree of Bachelor of Theology, with a grade average of at least B over papers worth 90 points at 200-level of which 54 points are in the subject, or in each of the subjects, in which the Honours programme is to be taken.
(c) To be admitted directly to a fourth stage Honours course without having passed the corresponding third stage, an applicant must normally have passed papers worth 360 points, have fulfilled the major subject requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Theology, have not been admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Theology, and have a grade average of at least B+ over 72 points at 300-level, normally in the subject or subjects in which the Honours programme is to be taken.
(d) A student who holds the degree of Bachelor of Theology, shall not be admitted to an Honours programme nor may a student graduate in the degree of Bachelor of Theology while enrolled for a fourth stage Honours course.
2 Subjects of Study
The degree may be awarded in any one of the subjects listed below (for Single Honours), or in any approved combination of the subjects listed below (for Combined or Double Honours).
3 Structure of the Programme
(a) For a candidate admitted to a third stage Honours course the degree shall
(i) for Single Honours: satisfy the Honours Subject Requirements for one of the subjects listed below.
(ii) for Combined Honours: contain some of the 300- and 400-level papers set down in the programme requirements for each of the two subjects, the number of papers from each subject to be approved by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities), provided that at least eight papers are taken in the third stage.
(iii) for Double Honours: in third stage Honours include papers as for Combined Honours, followed by the two fourth stage Honours courses as for Single Honours taken in consecutive years.
(b) A candidate admitted directly to a fourth stage Honours course shall complete the fourth stage course or courses as specified in regulation 3(a) above.
(c) Each stage of the Honours programme should be taken by full-time candidates in one year, but may be taken by part-time candidates over more than one year.
(d) A candidate for Single Honours in a subject may, with the permission of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities) and where appropriate, the Head of the Department concerned, substitute for one of the required papers in that subject in the third and fourth Honours stages a paper of another subject as prescribed for the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Theology. When such permission is granted, prerequisite and corequisite requirements may be waived.
(e) The dissertation prescribed for fourth stage Honours must be submitted no later than 1 November of that year. Extension of time will be granted only in special circumstances at the discretion of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities).
4 Prerequisites, Corequisites and Restrictions
Every programme of study shall satisfy the requirements for prerequisites, corequisites and restrictions set out in the Prescriptions.
5 Withdrawal from the Programme
(a) A candidate whose results are not satisfactory may be required to withdraw from the Honours programme.
(b) When a candidate withdraws from the Honours programme, voluntarily or otherwise, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities) may recommend that the ordinary degree of Bachelor of Theology be awarded or determine the papers which shall be credited towards that degree.
6 Standard of Award of the Degree
(a) The degree may be awarded with First Class Honours, with Second Class Honours (Divisions I), with Second Class Honours (Division II), or with Third Class Honours. The class of Honours awarded shall be determined by the examiners primarily on the performance of the candidate in the fourth stage of the programme.
(b) A candidate who fails to obtain Honours may, on the recommendation of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities), be awarded the degree of Bachelor of Theology.
(c) A candidate who fails to obtain Honours may not resit all or part of the fourth stage of the Honours programme in a subsequent year, unless the Senate has determined that his or her performance in those examinations was seriously impaired.
7 Variations
The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities) may in exceptional circumstances approve a course of study which does not comply with these regulations.
Note: An application for admission to the programme is required; this is separate from the enrolment process.
8 Transitional Arrangements
Transitional arrangements for the new BA(Hons), BAppSc(Hons), BCom(Hons), BSc(Hons), BTheol(Hons) and MusB(Hons) will be offered for the first time in 2013.
Programme Requirements
Bachelor of Theology with Honours (BTheol(Hons)) majoring in Biblical Studies
| Stage | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st stage | 36 further points | 18 18 18 18 18 36 |
| 2nd stage | Four 200-level BIBS papers At least three other Theology papers including HEBR 131 or BIBS 131 if not already passed RELS 211 may be substituted for one 200-level BIBS paper GREK 111 and GREK 112 passed before 2012 may be substituted for BIBS 131 and one other paper | 72 54 |
| 3rd stage | Five 300-level BIBS papers Two 300-level CHTH, PAST or RELS papers RELS 311 may be substituted for one 300-level BIBS paper HEBR 131 or BIBS 131 must be substituted for one of these papers if not already passed | 90 36 |
| 4th stage | Three further 400-level BIBS papers A 400-level CHTH, PAST or RELS paper may be substituted for one 400-level BIBS paper | 30 90 |
Bachelor of Theology with Honours (BTheol(Hons)) majoring in Christian Thought and History
| Stage | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st stage | 36 further points | 18 18 18 18 18 36 |
| 2nd stage | Four 200-level CHTH papers Three further 200-level BIBS, CHTH or PAST papers | 72 54 |
| 3rd stage | Five 300-level CHTH papers Two 300-level BIBS, PAST or RELS papers | 90 36 |
| 4th stage | Three further 400-level CHTH papers A 400-level BIBS, PAST or RELS paper may be substituted for one 400-level CHTH paper | 30 90 |
Bachelor of Theology with Honours (BTheol(Hons)) in Pastoral Studies
| Stage | Papers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st stage | 36 further points | 18 18 18 18 18 36 |
| 2nd stage | Four papers from 200-level PAST, CHTH 231 Three further 200-level BIBS, CHTH or PAST papers | 72 54 |
| 3rd stage | Four 300-level PAST papers Three 300-level BIBS, CHTH, or RELS papers | 72 54 |
| 4th stage | Three 400-level PAST papers
A 400-level BIBS, CHTH or RELS paper may be substituted for one 400-level PAST paper | 30 90
|
