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Religious Experience – (M.A.)
University Wales Lampeter
Department of Theology and Religious Studies
| Application Deadline: | any time of the year | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 4,034 - ≈ € 12,567 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Lampeter / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | January, April, October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University Wales Lampeter
The MA in Religious Experience is a pathway to the MA in the Study of Religions at the University of Wales Lampeter. The programme brings together modules in a variety of religious traditions around a 40 credit core course on Religious Experience written by Peggy Morgan, former Director of the Alister Hardy Religious Experience Research Centre based in Lampeter.
The MA programme is designed to provide the opportunity for students to study religious experience in depth from a number of perspectives, examining both the phenomenology of religious experience and explanations of it. It is intended as a forum in which religious experience is explored and understood, which takes seriously both `insider´ and `outsider´ accounts, and which questions and critically examines the categories `spirituality´, `mysticism´ and `religious experience´.
The MA programme is also designed to enable students to examine some of world religions in terms of their doctrines and practices in relation to religious experience. For more information, please refer to the Handbook for the MA programme.
Diploma and Certificate
In case you do not wish to complete the entire MA, but prefer instead to enrol only for a few of the modules available, you have the following two options: You can complete 60 credits worth of modules (three modules of 20 credits each) and qualify for a Certificate in the Study of Religion. Alternatively you can complete 120 credits worth of modules (six modules of 20 credits each), and qualify for a Diploma in the Study of Religion.
Contents
The MA consists of two parts. The first part is the taught element, and the second part is the dissertation.
* The taught element involves the successful completion of six modules, four of which you can choose from our (expanding) list of options. For each chosen module, you will be assessed on the basis of a 5,000-word essay or equivalent.
* The dissertation, part 2 of the MA, is a piece of original research, 20,000 words in length, on an aspect of religious traditions that may be of interest to you. The topic for the dissertation needs to be formally agreed with the programme director before students embark on their research.
* You can enrol for the MA either as a part-time or full-time student.
* For full-time students, the taught part of the MA is a one-year programme, with a further year in which to write-up the dissertation.
* Part-time students usually take about two to three years to complete the taught elements and a further two years to complete the dissertation.
Core Modules
* MARE0140 Religious Experience Core Course (40 credits)
* MASS0320 Study Skills for Theology and Religious Studies
* MASR4020 Theory and Methodology in the Interdisciplinary Study of Religions
Optional Modules (20 credits each)
* MASR3120 Advaita Vedanta, Samkhya and Yoga
* MASR3920 Tantra and Sexuality in Hindu Traditions
* MASR08201T1 Islam Today
* MASR38201T1 Religion, Spirituality and Secularisation
Optional Modules (20 credits each):
* MASR3120 Advaita Vedanta, Samkhya and Yoga
* MASR3920Tantra and Sexuality in Hindu Traditions
* MASR08201T1 Islam Today
* MASR38201T1 Religion, Spirituality and Secularisation
* MASR2720 Ancient Mystery Cults
* MASR2120 Studying Religion on the Internet
* MASS0220 Empirical Research Methods
* MASR38201T1 Religion, Spirituality and Secularisation
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Good first degree or relevant experience for those over 25.
International students applying for study at postgraduate level will normally be required to show evidence of sufficient command of the English language to be able to follow their course, undertake research and produce writing without major linguistic difficulties. For example, this is usually the Cambridge Advanced or Proficiency Certificate, IELTS minimum score of 6.5, TOEFL minimum score of 575.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 575 |
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You can contact Dr Bettina E. Schmidt to ask a question about Religious Experience at University Wales Lampeter.
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