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Degree of Bachelor of Theology for Ministry

The regulations for the degree of Bachelor of Theology for Ministry (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 420) have been amended as set out below. The amendments of Regulations 5-8 make it possible for students to spend a term away from Cambridge on pastoral placement or in another academic institution, subject to the approval of the Faculty Board of Divinity in each individual case; it is proposed (see Grace 1, p. 596) that students should continue to pay a University Composition Fee for any term spent away from Cambridge under these provisions. The amendments of Regulations 13-17 introduce changes in the papers set and in the examination requirements, which have been proposed by the Faculty Board in the light of experience. The regulations have been amended, with effect from 1 October 1999, as follows:

Regulations 5 and 6.

By inserting at the beginning of each regulation the words 'Subject to the provisions of Regulation 7,'.

Regulations 7 and 8.

By combining the regulations to form a single regulation numbered 8, and by inserting the following as Regulation 7:

7. (a) The Faculty Board of Divinity shall have power to grant an allowance of not more than one term to a student who has spent a period of not less than eight weeks working under supervision outside the University under conditions approved by the Faculty Board, provided that no student shall be granted such an allowance on more than one occasion.

(b) A student who wishes to spend a period away from Cambridge under the provisions of this regulation shall apply to the Faculty Board for the approval of his or her plans. Such an application shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Faculty Board so as to arrive not later than the first day of Full Easter Term in the academical year next preceding that in which the student's proposed absence is to fall.

(c) A term allowed under this regulation may be counted for the purpose of satisfying the requirements of Regulation 5 or Regulation 6 above, but may not be counted for the purpose of satisfying the requirements of Statute B, III, 5(b).

Regulation 13.

By replacing the reference to Groups A-E by a reference to Groups A-D, and by amending the list of papers so as to read:

Group A

  Paper 1. Introduction to Biblical Hebrew.
  Paper 2. Elementary Hebrew (Section A of Paper 1 of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos).
  Paper 3. Introduction to New Testament Greek.
  Paper 4. New Testament Greek (Paper 2 of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos).
  Paper 5. Introduction to the Old Testament.
  Paper 6. Introduction to the New Testament.

Group B

  Paper 7. Christian theology A.
*Paper 8. Sociology and the mission of the Church.
*Paper 9. Psychology.
*Paper 10. Introduction to the theology of mission.
  Paper 11. Further Old Testament studies.
  Paper 12. Further New Testament studies.
  Paper 13. Early church history.
*Paper 14. Medieval church history.
*Paper 15. Reformation church history.
  Paper 16. Modern church history.
  Paper 17. Foundations for ethics.

Group C

  Paper 18. Christian spirituality in historical context.
*Paper 19. Biblical interpretation and authority.
*Paper 20. Special subject in New Testament theology.
  Paper 21. Christian theology B.
  Paper 22. Special subject in contemporary theology.
  Paper 23. Jesus Christ in twentieth-century theology.
  Paper 24. History and theology of Christian worship.
*Paper 25. Applied ethics.
*Paper 26. Mission themes and theologies.
*Paper 27. Islam.
*Paper 28. Judaism.

Group D

*Paper 29. Anglican studies.
*Paper 30. Methodism.
*Paper 31. Contemporary Roman Catholicism.
*Paper 32. Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
*Paper 33. The Reformed tradition.
*Paper 34. Celtic Christianity.
*Paper 35. Special subject in Biblical interpretation.
*Paper 36. World Christianity in the post-war period.
  Paper 37. Church and sacraments.
*Paper 38. Philosophical theology.
*Paper 39. Christianity and science.
*Paper 40. Special subject in the study of religions.1

Regulations 15 and 16.

By amending the regulations so as to read:

15. Subject to the provisions of Regulations 18 and 19, a candidate for the Qualifying Examination shall offer:

(a) Papers 5 and 6 and one other paper chosen from Group A;
(b) either two full papers or one full paper and two half-papers chosen from Group B.

16. Subject to the provisions of Regulations 18 and 19, a candidate for the First Examination shall offer:

(a) either Paper 11 or Paper 12;
(b) Paper 17;
(c) such number of other papers, chosen from Groups A, B, and C, as will bring the total number of papers offered by the candidate to five full papers or the equivalent;

provided that

(i) a candidate who offered Paper 1 in the Qualifying Examination may not offer Paper 2;
(ii) a candidate who offered Paper 3 in the Qualifying Examination may not offer Paper 4;
(iii) a candidate who did not offer in the Qualifying Examination at least one paper (either a full paper or a half-paper) from among Papers 13-16 shall include such a paper among the papers offered in the First Examination;
(iv) a candidate shall not offer more than a total of two half-papers;
(v) a candidate shall not offer any paper that he or she has previously offered in the Qualifying Examination.

Regulation 17.

By amending sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) so as to read:

(b) one paper chosen from Group D;
(c) either three full papers or the equivalent number of full papers and half-papers chosen from Groups C and D;

By deleting proviso (ii) and renumbering provisos (iii) and (iv) as (ii) and (iii).

1 This paper will not be available in the examination to be held in 2000.


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Cambridge University Reporter, 12 May 1999
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