Master of Theology
Guided by wonderful faculty, and encouraged by a community of fellow Postgraduates, London School of Theology drives Researchers towards the highest academic standards, and enriches our wonder and worship of God.
Key Information
Applications for the Master of Theology programme are invited as a full-time or part-time option. Full time study will take 1 year and part time study will take 2 years.
The student will choose a topic which will be agreed on in advance with the Director of Research and the supervisor(s). Throughout the programme students will have the support and guidance of their supervision team.
As this is a research degree, students are not required to attend any lectures or seminars.
New research students will be required to attend a 4-day (Mon-Thu) residential research induction at the start of the new academic year (usually end Sep/start Oct). Students starting in February may choose to attend the October induction prior to the start of their course or the following October induction.
To be eligible to apply for the MTh programme, in normal circumstances, you should have a BA Honours degree in a theological discipline at 2:1 level (or equivalent). During this degree, you should have completed some supervised but self-directed research writing, such as a final-year project.
Applicants from North America will normally have a BA or an MA majoring in a theological discipline or an MDiv with a GPA of 3.3 for application to the MTh. If your GPA is under this, but very close, and your transcript shows that you did better on modules relevant to your proposed research, the Head of Research will judge on a case-by-case basis.
All applicants will need to give full details of their qualifications and provide transcripts. Applicants with non-UK qualifications should provide proof of how any national qualifications relate to the stated UK minimum requirements. Applicants for whom English is not their first language must take a Secure English Language Test (IELTS) – please refer to section 6 of our Admissions Policy for more details.
The MTh programme is available both full time and part time. Full time study will take 1 year and part time study will take 2 years.
It is expected that full time students commit around 40 hours per week to study whilst part time students will be expected to commit around 20 hours per week to study.
New research students will be required to attend a 4-day (Mon-Thu) residential research induction at the start of the new academic year (usually end Sep/start Oct). Students starting in February may choose to attend the October induction prior to the start of their course or the following October induction.
In addition, all research students are required to come on site to London School of Theology for one week each year (full-time students) or one week every two years (part-time students). LST organises a structured research residential week each year in March/April which all students are strongly encouraged to attend (except students starting in February), and during which you may fulfil your annual residency requirement.
An MTh provides apprenticeship in research and research writing for those who wish to progress to further study.
MTh graduates have also progressed into vocations such as:
- Church leadership
- Church Ministry
- Doctoral Research
- Charity leadership
- Specialised work related to their research e.g. Christian Counselling
Recent MTh Theses from our graduates
Joshua Shek – Adoption: Exploring a Neglected Doctrine of Salvation.
Colin Schofield – This is the Word of the Lord: Nicholas Wolterstorff’s Account of Scripture, Appropriated Discourse, and Divine Authorship.
Simon Robert Hill – Hybrid Christian Youth Ministry. A study of Closed-Group Social Media.
Matthew Whyte – David’s Political Mourning in the Hebrew Bible: An Analysis of How David Mourns in instances of Political Significance.
Reuben Zwiggelaar – The Doctrine of Heaven and New Heaven: coming to a doctrine of heaven and new heaven through Karl Barth and Jürgen Moltmann’s work on creation and eschatology.
Jack Beattie – Jewish Jesus, Gentile Church – Jewish meal? The Origins and Development of the Lord’s Supper through a Jewish Prism.
Matthew Visk – A Taxonomy of Contemporary Versions of Penal Substitutionary Atonement.
The MTh Master of Theology programme is a collaborative research initiative between London School of Theology and Middlesex University.
Programme Documents:
MTh Research Student Testimonials:
Cor Bennema
Head of Research
I love to work with students, training them to think biblically, analytically and practically about God and his work in this world. Come with an open mind. Prepare for getting transformed. Enjoy your study, God and fellow students.