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Culture, Heritage and Theology

University of the Highlands & Islands, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Most of our humanities subjects can be studied as joint honours as well as single honours. Joint honours programmes give you the opportunity to combine two subjects, which complement your interests or career goals. You will usually concentrate on both subjects equally. It can be possible to transfer between single and joint honours options, usually during your first or second year, and advice will be available from your personal academic tutor.

This course covers:

  • Culture and heritage: cultural identity of the Highlands and Islands, its communities and issues affecting the region, within the context of Scotland, the British Isles and internationally

  • Theology: the study of the main disciplines of Christian theology

General Eligibility

  • 3 Scottish Highers at grade BBC or above OR

  • 2 A levels at grade BC or above

  • At least two should be from the list of relevant academic subjects

  • Applicants with other relevant qualifications or experience will be considered on an individual basis

Advanced entry to year two:

  • HNC Social Sciences (12 SQA credits) with 3 additional SQA credits at level 7, which is equivalent to 120-degree credit points, and at least grade C in the Graded Unit will be considered for direct entry to year two

Part Time Work Details

20 hours work permit for international students

What You'll Study

1 Year 1 - CertHE

You will study the following modules.

Culture and Heritage

  • Scotland: the brand OR What is culture? (S1)

  • Culture. Heritage. What? OR Scotland's music (S2)

Theology
You will study two of the following modules:

  • Introduction to Systematic Theology

  • Protestant Reformation

  • Jesus and the Gospels

  • The Pentateuch

Plus two option modules from across the university's humanities portfolio.

2 Year 2 - DipHE

You will study the following modules.

Culture and Heritage

  • Tradition, custom, and belief OR Folklore (S1)

You will also study one of the following (S2)

  • Golden mead and burning hearts

  • Languages on the edge

  • Displaying the past: museum studies

Theology
Options will include:

  • Early church history

  • Old Testament prophets

  • Person and work of Christ

  • Pauline theology

You will also choose two option modules from across the university's humanities portfolio.

3 Year 3 - BA

You will study one core module: 

  • Interdisciplinary project (culture and heritage) OR Project (theological studies) (S1)

Culture and Heritage
Modules may include:

  • Perceptions of heritage (S2)

  • Scotland in film (S1)

  • Celtic and Celtic Revival Art in Scotland 600-2000 (S2)

  • The Scottish Enlightenment and Highland Society (S2)*

  • People and the natural environment (S2)*

* modules run on alternate years

Theology
Modules may include:

  • Christian spirituality, an overview

  • Hebrews

  • Scottish church history

  • Wisdom literature

  • Doctrine of God

4 Year 4 - BA (Hons)

You will complete a dissertation in Culture and Heritage or Theology.

You will also study one option module from your chosen dissertation subject, plus three option modules from the other subject.

Culture and Heritage
Modules may include:

  • Scottish tradition in philosophy (S1)

  • Faeries and fables: the story of Gaelic literature (S1)

  • Highland Journeys (S2)

  • Vikings and Valkyries (S2)

Theology
Modules may include:

  • Christian ethics

  • Hermeneutics

  • The Holy Spirit and the word

  • Luke-Acts

  • Medieval church history

  • Exploring psalms

  • Guided Reading

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.0
  • TOEFL80
  • PTE58
  • Applicants must have an IELTS score- 6.0 or equivalent

  • English (PTE) Academic-58 average with 51 in each component

  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) iBT4-Min 80 or above with min 18 in each section

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