This is an exciting new inter-professional, inter-disciplinary programme for those interested in Christian theology and those in Health related professions.
The programme is a collaborative venture with the Department of Theology & Religion, focusing on the interdisciplinary and inter-professional issues that emerge in the study of spirituality and wellbeing, particularly in the healthcare context.
The aim of the programme:
To provide a taught postgraduate programme on which theologians and scientists, clery/chaplins and healthcare workers may reflect together on their understanding of the interdisciplinary field of spirituality, theology and health.
To assist practitioners in acquiring and extending their ability to reflect theologically on their pastoral and clinical work in spirituality and healthcare.
To provide practitioners and researchers with subject specific knowledge and skills supportive of progression to teaching others about spirituality, theology and health.
To provide a depth of knowledge of the literature and in research skills prior to undertaking a doctoral programme of study (PhD or DThm) in this field.
To assist those who, already having a master’s degree or doctorate in a different but related field, wish to enter this as a new academic field for research or teaching.
To allow students to conduct, on their individual initiative, a substantial piece of academic research with a primary focus on either theology (MA route) or health (MSc route).
