Overview
A foundation year helps you develop the study skills and self-confidence needed for higher education when you don’t reach the entry requirements for your subject.
If you’re drawn to thinking about God and Christian faith, our Theology degree offers you a course that encourages open-mindedness and lively debate.
You’ll explore how people of faith have instilled life with religious meaning and seek to understand how Christian beliefs and values are relevant to the world. As well as investigating what Christianity in action looks like today, you’ll have the opportunity to study other important religious traditions.
Canterbury is a unique and inspiring place to study Christian theology. Our Canterbury Campus is located a very short distance from Canterbury Cathedral, on the site of the ruins of St Augustine's Abbey. Theology has been studied here since AD 597!
This stimulating degree course fosters critical judgment, analysis and evaluation, together with cultural awareness and the ability to argue with clarity. The teaching team are passionate about their subject and will encourage you to share your enthusiasm and excitement.
We know employers are looking for dynamic, open-minded graduates who can adapt, innovate, and collaborate. This is why we have designed a new way of teaching and learning to ensure that you are work-ready for when you graduate. Our 2026 course will reflect this new approach. The 2026 course page will be made live shortly.
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Accepted qualifications
We accept a wide range of general qualifications that attract UCAS Tariff points either on their own or in combination with others. Below are some common examples.
| Qualification | Grades |
|---|---|
| A Levels | DDE |
| BTEC | MPP |
| Access | Pass 45 Credits |
| International Baccalaureate | TBC |
Applicants without formal level 3 qualifications will also be considered.
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Module information
As well as the core modules, you may also have the opportunity to study a number of option modules in your second and third year. Option modules will not be pre-selected for you. We provide examples of option modules. The availability of specific option modules may vary from year to year. The offer of an option will be subject to a minimum number of students choosing the module to ensure the appropriate student experience. The offer of option modules may also be affected by staff availability. It means we cannot guarantee the availability of a particular optional module. However, we will ensure you have a choice of option modules.
Core/optional modules
How you’ll learn
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, seminars and tutorials and you'll typically have between 9 and 12 contact hours per week.
Seminars and tutorials in smaller groups will enable you to discuss and develop your understanding of topics covered in lectures. In addition, you will meet with your academic personal tutor.
All courses are informed by the University’s Learning and Teaching Strategy 2015-2022.
When not attending lectures, seminars, tutorials or other timetabled sessions you will continue learning through self-study. Typically, this involves reading books and articles from academic journals, undertaking research in the library, and preparing for coursework assignments/examinations and seminars.
Your module tutor will direct you towards specific readings and/or activities to complete before class.
For the Individual Study (single honours students) or the Extended Research Essay (combined honours students) in Year 3, you will undertake independent research, working under the supervision of an academic tutor who you'll meet with regularly to discuss your work.
Your overall workload typically consists of between 9 and 12 contact hours each week. You will also undertake 15-18 hours of independent learning and assessment activity. In addition, there may be field trips.
The teaching team consists of highly qualified academics with research expertise and publications in various fields, and many of whom hold teaching qualifications. All members of the team are research-active scholars with extensive experience in delivering research-informed teaching.
You can find out more about the current teaching on our Meet the Team webpage. You should note that members of the teaching team might change.
Postgraduate students sometimes assist in teaching and assessing some modules, however, our permanent course team teach the vast majority of lectures and seminars.
We live in a furiously religious age. Today, more than ever, we need values and principles to navigate a conflicted and increasingly multi-faith, multi-cultural world. Theology is the study of God, and so of deep sources of human value: it is a story of redemption, common understanding, and the final reconciliation of all things. Theology, in the end, drives us headlong into an honest and inquiring confrontation with life’s big questions: How did we get here? Who and what are we? And what does it all mean?Rev’d Dr Ivan P KhovacsTheology Course Director
How you’ll be assessed
Theology and Religion is assessed primarily by coursework and some exams. Most of your work will consist of the writing of essays, and some modules will feature assessment by examination alongside a coursework essay, depending on what best suits a particular topic or discipline.
Feedback
Providing feedback on your coursework and explaining how to improve your work is an important aspect of our teaching. You will receive feedback on all formal assessments undertaken by coursework. Feedback on examination performance is available upon request from the module tutor. Feedback is intended to help you learn and you are encouraged to discuss it with your module tutor.
We will normally provide you with feedback within 15 working days of hand-in for formal coursework assessment.
The balance of assessment by examination and assessment by coursework depends to some extent on the optional modules you choose.
Your future career
Our students have gone on to a wide range of professional careers. You will be well placed to work in Christian ministry, youth work, or primary or secondary school teaching. Past graduates have gone on to professional roles with charities, in human resources, the police, and even advising government departments!
Our Theology Team has experience of working closely with churches in the design and delivery of ministerial education. We have a deep awareness of how academic studies can be applied to the lived experience of people of faith in real world contexts, pastoral as well as professional. Additionally, we also work closely with specialists in Religious Education in schools, and have carefully designed the course so it is relevant to routes into teaching.Dr Ralph NormanSubject Lead for Theology
Fees
The 2025/26 annual tuition fees for this course are:
| UK | Overseas | |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time - Foundation Year 0 | £5,760 | £15,500 |
| Full-time - years 1-3 | £9,535 | £15,500 |
Tuition fees for all courses are payable on an annual basis, except where stated.
The tuition fees relate to 202526 only. Please read the 2025/26 Tuition Fee Statement for further information regarding tuition fees and year on year fee increases.
Home (UK) Fees
Home (UK) tuition fees for Foundation Years at Canterbury Christ Church University will be set in line with the maximum tuition fee cap for foundation years in classroom-based subjects or non-classroom-based subjects, as set by the UK Government.
Home (UK) tuition fees for subsequent years 1-3 are currently set in line with the maximum tuition fee cap for standard undergraduate degrees set by the UK Government.
The Government has announced that it will increase the tuition fee cap by 3.1%, in line with inflation, for the 2025/26 academic cycle. Subject to parliamentary approval, the University intends to increase our tuition fees in line with this and as per our terms and conditions. This means that from September 2025 onwards, our undergraduate home tuition fees for subsequent years of study are expected to be £9,535.
Overseas/International Fees
Undergraduate / PGCE tuition fees for international students are not set by the UK Government.
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- See information about the financial support available for undergraduate studies
- If you would like information about paying your fees, please contact accounts.receivable@canterbury.ac.uk
- For specific fee queries, please contact fees@canterbury.ac.uk
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