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Postgraduate Study

The course aims: 

  • to provide advanced teaching and training in research to postgraduate students in the theologies, scriptures, histories and philosophies, doctrines and practices of Christianity; and,  as far as resources permit, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism, principally within their own traditions but also by means of comparative approaches
  • to provide high-calibre students with an excellent education in these traditions, which is informed by current developments in scholarship and research
  • to provide a stimulating environment in which students can reach their intellectual potential
  • to provide an integrated structure of learning and teaching
  • to help students develop a wide range of intellectual abilities and skills which will enable them to make a significant contribution in their chosen careers and walks of life, particularly training in academic research 

Learning Outcomes

On completion of the MPhil, students should have acquired:

  • an introduction to research methods and skills appropriate to a chosen sub-discipline of the subject, such as will serve both: as a preparation for more advanced research or as offering skills of value to potential employers
  • more advanced and specialised knowledge of some fundamental issues and literatures at the forefront of research in that sub-discipline
  • the ability to construct a substantive, if preliminary, contribution to research on a particular issue within that sub-discipline through the writing of a thesis

Continuing

In order to be eligible to continue to the PhD, students must achieve at least a mark of 71 for the dissertation and an overall average of at least 71% in the MPhil as a whole.  Applications are considered on their own merit.


Open Days

The University hosts and attends fairs and events throughout the year, in the UK and across the world. We also offer online events to help you explore your options:

  • Discover Cambridge: Master’s and PhD study webinars - these Spring events provide practical information about applying for postgraduate study.

  • Postgraduate Virtual Open Days - taking place in November each year, the Open Days focus on subject and course information.

For more information about upcoming events visit our events pages.

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Key Information


9 months full-time

1 year and 9 months part-time

Study Mode : Taught

Master of Philosophy

Faculty of Divinity

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Dates and deadlines:

Michaelmas 2025

Applications open
Sept. 4, 2024
Application deadline
May 16, 2025
Course Starts
Oct. 1, 2025

Some courses can close early. See the Deadlines page for guidance on when to apply.

Course Funding Deadline
Dec. 3, 2024
Gates Cambridge US round only
Oct. 16, 2024

These deadlines apply to applications for courses starting in Michaelmas 2025, Lent 2026 and Easter 2026.


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