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Mission (Rural Mission), MA, PG Dip, Cliff College

the United Kingdom

Cliff College

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The award How you will study Study duration Course start Domestic course fees International course fees
MA, PG DipFull-time, Part-time1 - 3 yearOctober, November, December, February, MarchGBP 1303 per ModuleGBP 1865 per Module

About Mission (Rural Mission), MA, PG Dip - at Cliff College

The programme in Rural Mission focusses on issues relating to rural mission and evangelism. It is for people who want to think seriously and deeply about the practice of rural mission in our contemporary society through biblical, historical and theological studies. It is designed for lay or ordained persons, from all traditions.

The aim of the course is to develop an awareness of rural issues and their relationship to mission, and to have a deep and detailed understanding of rural issues.

There are two core units of study. They are:

  • Rural mission and evangelism (RM1) - this unit considers how rural mission and evangelism relates to the discipline of missiology and how missiology engages with the rural context and results in developed practice
  • Literature review (RM2) - this unit focuses particularly on providing training and supervision, covering all aspects of the literature review in the area of rural mission. Students are required to select, discuss and have approved their intended literature review area and its relationship to their dissertation topic with the appropriate tutor, and are enabled to begin reading and writing on their area of study immediately.

Each unit is assessed by a 6,000 assignment.

This stream can be undertaken part time at a number of different levels:

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Mission (Rural Mission): a two-year part-time course incorporating the two units of study
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Mission (Rural Mission): a two-year part-time course incorporating the two core units of study and two units of study from across the syllabus.
  • MA in Mission (Rural Mission): a one-year full-time or a two-year part-time course incorporating the two units of study AND two units of study from across the syllabus, plus a Masters level dissertation of 12-15,000 words.

It is expected that part-time students will work on average 12 hours a week for 30 weeks in each year, in addition to researching a dissertation, if required. Full-time students will complete all the units relevant to their course in a year (up to four for MA level) and have until the following March to submit a dissertation, if required.

Notes about fees for this course

See Prospectus. Fees quoted are those for 2014-15 and include meals and accommodation for teaching weeks. The higher rate only applies to non-EU countries included on the World Bank's High Income Economies listing. 

Entry requirements

As domestic entry requirements, plus relevant UK Visas and Immigration requirements for either Tier 4 or Student Visitor Visa, depending on duration of planned stay in the UK. Please note that attendance/study without the correct type of visa will not be permitted. Students for whom English is a second language, are required to gain a score of 6.5 in each category or above at IELTS (or equivalent) before applying to study at postgraduate level with Cliff College. 

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