BA (Hons) Theology
Cert., Dip., BA (Hons)
The BA in Theology is designed for those called to serve in churches, missions, NGOs, schools or other types of professional work. The programmes is academically rigorous and enables you to gain a deeper understanding of Scripture and its relevance to you, the church and the world.
Theology, properly understood, is the expression of the intellectual life of the Church. It aims at a deeper, richer understanding and knowledge of God. But because of that, theology is also about discipleship - coming to know God more fully and serve Him more faithfully. Theology, then, is not just for those who are interested in full-time Christian ministry, but for any Christian who wants to grow in discipleship.
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Why Theology?
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Key Information
Applications for the Theology programme are invited at certificate, diploma or degree level. This programme can be studied full-time or part-time.
On-campus: Residential or non-residential. Lectures are timetabled Monday-Friday, 9am-6pm, delivered over three terms in two semesters from October-June.
Online: The BA Theology programme can be studied fully online, delivered in three semesters from October to July. Students can study together in timetabled blocks, interacting in discussion forums with module tutors.
Blended: All our undergraduate programmes, including BA Theology, can be studied in blended mode, with Theology modules taken online.
Students enrolling for the Certificate, Diploma or BA (Hons) Degree must demonstrate the ability to undertake an undergraduate programme of this nature successfully. This will normally mean two A levels plus three different GCSE passes at grade C or above (one GCSE must be English), or equivalent alternatives for students under 21.
Mature students (aged 21 and over) without these qualifications will be considered individually. If you do not meet the above entry requirements, please contact the Engagement Team who will help you to identify a suitable programme of study.
For full-time students, it is expected that you will be able to commit around 40 hours per week to your studies.
For students studying on campus lectures will take place between 9am – 6pm on Mondays to Fridays. This normally equates to around 12 hours of lectures and 30 hours of personal study time.
Two practical placement modules are completed at levels 4 and 5, and a final dissertation project at level 6.
For students studying online we also recommend a commitment of 40 hours per week to enable you to complete the necessary work.
For part-time students it is expected that you will be able to commit around 20 hours per week to your studies. For students studying on campus lectures will take place between 9am – 5pm on Mondays & Tuesdays in Year 1 and Thursdays & Fridays in Year 2. For students studying online we also recommend a commitment of 20 hours per week to enable you to complete the necessary work.
Full-time students are expected to complete the BA in 3 years. Part-time students are expected to complete the BA in 6 years.
Graduates are equipped for a wide range of careers or ministries in church, mission, the workplace and within the community at large. Former students of our undergraduate Theology programme have gone on to work in such fields as:
- Church leadership
- Youth leadership
- Politics
- Missionary work
- Teaching
- Chaplaincy
- Business
- Writing
- Creative direction
- Academia
- NGO’s
What you will study
Level 4 (First year of full-time study)
In your first year, you will study three complementary strands of theological thinking: Biblical Studies; Christian History, Doctrine and Theology; and Christian Life, Ministry and Mission.
The Level 4 modules you will study are:
- New Testament Introduction
- Old Testament Introduction
- Faith in Time
- Global Christianity
- Practical Placement 1
- Introduction to Theology
- God & Creation
- Spiritual Theology 1
- New Testament Texts or New Testament Greek
- Old Testament Texts
- Introduction to Doctrine
- Key Christian Thinkers
Level 5 and 6 (the second and third year of full time study)
In your second year, two-thirds of modules are compulsory and one-third are optional. At Level 6 (your final year), one-quarter of the content is compulsory. So, as you progress through the degree, there are more choices of modules you can take to shape the degree according to your interests and calling.
Some examples of Level 5 and 6 modules you will study are:
• Genesis, Prophets & God
• Person & Work of Christ
• Scripture, Exegesis & Hermeneutics
• New Testament Greek
• Preaching
• Sin, Grace & Eschatology
• Jesus & the Gospels
• Pauline Studies
• Relational Theology
• Apologetics
• Pastoral Care
• Integrative Project (Dissertation)
• World Religions
• Old Testament Hebrew
• Person & Work of the Spirit
• Advanced New Testament Texts
• From Exodus to Exile
• The Modern Church
• Christian Ethics
• Islam
• Pastoral Leadership in the Contemporary Church
• Purity & Holiness: Ritual in the Old Testament
The BA Theology programme is quality assured by Middlesex University and you will receive a Middlesex award upon completion.
Programme Documents:
Rory Balfour
Programme Leader (BA Theology)
LST is a place which is pursuing academic excellence, spiritual formation and costly service. It is easy to separate out these three things. But I find it exciting to work in an environment where we strive to hold them together in the knowledge that they are mutually reinforcing. This means that at LST we engage deeply with the leading scholarship in our respective disciplines, in a context of worship, prayer and mutual encouragement all with a view to witnessing to Christ in our world. That is something that I find exciting.