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    Regulations for the Postgraduate Certificate in Chaplaincy (PGCertChap)

    1. Admission to the Programme

      1. Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities).
      2. Every applicant must have been awarded a bachelor’s degree in any subject or have alternative qualifications or experience acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities).

    2. Structure of the Programme

      The programme of study shall consist of:

      1. either three papers chosen from MINS 410, MINS 411, MINS 415, MINS 424
      2. or two papers chosen from MINS 410, MINS 411, MINS 415 and MINS 424 and a third paper chosen from BIBS 413, CHTH 415, CHTH 416, CHTH 420, CHTH 422 , CHTH 423, MINS 405, MINS 408, MINS 412, MINS 413 , MINS 414, MINS 415, MINS 416

    3. Duration of the Programme

      The programme shall normally be completed on a part-time basis and requires the equivalent of one semester of full-time study.

    4. Variations

      The Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities) may in exceptional circumstances approve a course of study which does not comply with these regulations.

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