Bible and the Contemporary World – online (MLitt, PGDip, modular)
Part-time, postgraduate studies with the University of St Andrews
I read Theology as my first degree many years ago and had always maintained my interest in relating my beliefs to contemporary problems. I started to feel strongly that I would like to study Theology again and looked for a course that would allow me to go more deeply into a variety of areas of … Read more
I heard about this course at St Andrews when my daughter studied there a few years ago. Retirement afforded me the opportunity to realise one of my long held ambitions as a Christian, to study theology on the distance learning programme. However, as a very mature student, at first I was daunted at the prospect … Read more
After effectively retiring from a 37 year Engineering career I had the desire to study at a level that would challenge me in a discipline where I had interest, but relatively little knowledge. My search started towards the end of a 6 month volunteer placement in Tanzania which was influential in the choice of subject. … Read more
I came across this programme when I was looking for a Masters that would combine two of my interest: politics and theology. I decided to apply and the programme has exceeded my expectations! I have had the pleasure to learn more about surveillance, art and I am currently learning about hermeneutics. The programme has helped … Read more
Having the opportunity to study at the prestigious University of St Andrews, in the St Mary’s School of Divinity, has been a wonderful experience for me. The MLitt Bible and the Contemporary World course, in particular, has been especially useful because as a trained local preacher, with ministerial aspirations, I needed the tools to expand … Read more
I cannot begin to say enough by way of adequately expressing my appreciation for the Bible and the Contemporary World MLitt at St Andrews. I came to the programne as a Canadian medical student seeking to think carefully and theologically about specific issues in medical ethics as well as other relevant issues that are manifestly … Read more
I studied for the MLitt in Bible and Contemporary World in 2009–2011, and it was a very special experience for me. I completed the course over two years while working full-time as a church pastor in Glasgow. My course of studies covered the book of Revelation, the Bible and diversity, and the question of suffering. … Read more
The MLitt programme was for me, a practicing attorney of 33 years, nothing so much as a kind of ‘homecoming’. It was a chance, after many years away from university, to return to serious study about serious topics at a first-rate institution. The collegiality among students and staff gave a family reunion air to the … Read more
As a serving clergyperson in the Scottish Episcopal Church, I felt the need to update my knowledge of theology and biblical studies, and to fill in some of the large gaps in my training. The Distance Learning MLitt exceeded all my expectations, in the level of stimulus and challenge, the excellence of the teaching and … Read more
I thoroughly enjoyed and enormously gained from my studies at St Andrews which I began whilst living in the UAE and continued whilst in Singapore and New Zealand. The programme has enabled me to tackle important global questions through the lens of faith. As a result, I have a deeper understanding of myself as well … Read more