Program Overview

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Theology, Bible, and the Arts MA

Key information

Delivery mode: In person Study mode: Full time, Part time Duration: One year full-time, two years part-time, September to September Credit value (UK/ECTS equivalent): UK 180/ECTS 90 Application status: Open Start date: September 2025

Course essentials

The MA in Theology, Bible, and the Arts offers a range of modules that allow you to study both historical and contemporary theological ideas, the content, significance, and legacy of the Bible, and the diverse artistic responses to religious subjects and themes that have left their mark on the world. You will also be asked to explore one topic in greater detail through your dissertation.

Base campus

Strand Campus Located on the north bank of the River Thames, the Strand Campus houses King's College London's arts and sciences faculties.

Regulating bodies

King's is regulated by the Office for Students

Entry requirements

UK applicants

• Standard requirements: A minimum 2:1 undergraduate Bachelor’s (honours) degree
• Programme-Specific Requirements: A Bachelor's degree with 2:1 honours is usually required but not necessarily in a humanities subject.

International applicants

• Equivalent International qualifications: Select a country to view equivalent qualifications
• English language requirements: English language band C
• To study at King's, it is essential that you can communicate in English effectively in an academic environment.

Teaching & structure

Teaching methods - what to expect

• Full-time students: 6-10 hours of teaching each week through lectures and seminars, with 34 hours of independent study
• Part-time students: 2-6 hours of teaching each week through lectures and seminars, with 17 hours of independent study

Location

This course is primarily taught at the King’s College London Strand Campus.

Assessment

Your performance overall will be assessed mainly by coursework and occasionally, in some modules, by written examination.

Structure

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 180 credits.

Required modules

• Dissertation (60 Credits)

Optional modules

In addition, you are required to take 120 credits of optional modules, of which 45 credits may be taken from the Department’s Global Religion and Society MA or from outside the Department with the permission of the programme convenor. A list of optional modules may typically include:

• The Idea of Beauty in Western Theology (30 credits)
• Modern Christian Theology (15 credits)
• The Devotional Use of Art in Christianity (30 credits)
• Art as a Theological Medium (30 credits)
• Jesus’ Death & Resurrection: Gospels, Reception, Representation (15 credits)
• Cosmology and Chaos (15 credits)
• New Testament—Early Christian Texts (15 credits)
• Medieval Religious Thought (15 credits)
• Introductory Hebrew or Greek (15 credits)
• Philosophy, Literature, and the Human Condition (15 credits)

Careers

Our graduates use the skills and knowledge that they develop with us to pursue careers in teaching, journalism, media, the charitable sector, the civil service, museum work, and the Church, or other religious institutions. Others have continued their studies with further research.

Fees & Funding

Tuition Fees

• UK: Full time: £13,500 per year (2025/26), Part time: £6,750 per year (2025/26)
• International: Full time: £30,000 per year (2025/26), Part time: £15,000 per year (2025/26)

Deposit

• Home deposit: £500
• International deposit: £2000

Additional Costs

In addition to your tuition costs, you can also expect to pay for:

• Books if you choose to buy your own copies
• Clothing for optional course related events and competitions
• Library fees and fines
• Personal photocopies
• Printing course handouts
• Society membership fees
• Stationery
• Travel costs for travel around London and between campuses
• Graduation costs

Funding

To find out more about bursaries, scholarships, grants, tuition fees, living expenses, student loans, and other financial help available at King's please visit the Fees and Funding section.