Overview

The Faculty of Theology and Religion has a lively graduate community of students, including reading and work-in-progress groups.

The Philosophical Theology course at the University of Oxford consists of a year of tutorials, producing written work, then followed by a year writing a dissertation. In the first year, you work on philosophy of religion, history of philosophical theology, and a specific area in either philosophy or theology.

Instructors provide reading lists and help you choose topic for your work. Tutorials consist of close scrutiny and discussion of the paper and the issues it raises.

Supervision

The allocation of graduate supervision for this course is the responsibility of the Faculty of Theology and Religion and the Faculty of Philosophy and it is not always possible to accommodate the preferences of incoming graduate students to work with a particular member of staff. Under exceptional circumstances a supervisor may be found outside the Faculty of Theology and Religion and the Faculty of Philosophy.

Graduate destinations

Amongst the three students who did not aim at further study in philosophy, one was admitted to doctoral research in theology at Oxford, one embarked on a successful career in law, and one entered the Church of England and now works for the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Topics available in philosophy of religion include the arguments for and against the existence of God, but also subjects in the philosophical analysis of Christian doctrines.

In the history of philosophical theology, you select two periods from the options of patristic (Origen, Augustine), medieval (Anselm, Aquinas) and modern (Kant, Schleiermacher, Kierkegaard) philosophy. In the third subject, you write on core topics and authors.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 21 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-07 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

110

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IELTS

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oxford, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Philosophy Theology and Religious Studies View 104 other Masters in Theology and Religious Studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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110

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General requirements

Official transcript(s)

CV/résumé

Statement of purpose/personal statement: A maximum of 700 words

Written work: Two essays of a maximum of 2,000 words each

References/letters of recommendation: Three overall, all of which must be academic

Tuition Fees

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41250 GBP / year

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16900 GBP / year

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Living costs

Oxford

United Kingdom

939 - 1530 GBP / month

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