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Where great traditions meet real life

A Partner College of Welcome

Nazarene Theological College’s main are the BA in Theology degrees or the purpose is to prepare people for diploma and certificate courses. various aspects of Christian ministry. Postgraduate qualifications are also This preparation includes a threefold attainable at the College. The Master of education: a general higher education Arts degree paths are taught courses; in the humanities, the study of the supervision for the higher research theological disciplines, and vocational degrees of Master of Philosophy and courses in the practical aspects of Doctor of Philosophy is offered, all ministry. through partnership with The University of Manchester. Nazarene Theological College attracts a wide range of students. Some require Each of these qualifications may be theological education as a preparation for obtained by part-time as well as full-time ordination, for teaching, for youth work, study. The College provides valuable as part preparation for appointment as educational opportunities for Christian

O bjectives lay missionaries abroad or simply as an lay people who wish to gain an excellent excellent course in higher education. academic qualification from a university of international renown and for those

& The College offers a broader who wish to be better prepared for undergraduate education than most service in the local church. Whether theological or Bible colleges in that a the interest is in a special year of study range of liberal arts subjects is integral in Biblical subjects combined with an to the student's total course. The wider introduction to theology and practical curriculum also attracts students from courses or a longer course, time spent abroad who can receive credit towards at the College will equip the lay person liberal arts degrees in their own colleges. more fully for effective service as a youth They value highly the educational leader, a children’s ministry worker or a experience of a semester or a session local preacher. living and studying in Britain.

The College offers a range of university- validated courses. The primary undergraduate qualifications attainable Pur p oses 1 History

Nazarene Theological College was ‘Drysdale Lecture’ series, in Mission brought into being by the union of Hurlet Studies, marks the continued legacy of Nazarene College and Beech Lawn Bible Emmanuel, and its long contribution to College. Hurlet was founded by the the mission movement. British Isles District of the Church of the Nazarene in 1944 under the leadership of Dr George Frame and was situated near Glasgow. Beech Lawn was founded in 1947 by the Calvary Holiness Church under the leadership of Revd Maynard James and Dr Jack Ford and was situated in Stalybridge, Cheshire.

When the Calvary Holiness Church united with the Church of the Nazarene in 1955, both college properties were sold and the present property in Manchester was purchased. The combined colleges became British Isles Nazarene College. In 1990, the Board of Governors approved a change in name from British Isles Nazarene College to Nazarene Theological College. In 1997, Emmanuel Bible College, Birkenhead, (founded in 1921) ceased operation and became an integral part of NTC. The annual

2 Home

The College is situated four and a half exceptional; Indian and Chinese food of miles from the centre of the city of fine quality take pride of place, reflecting Manchester, one of Europe's leading a small part of the wide multi-cultural cities. Although parts of a Roman fort mix of this world-class city. Manchester have been excavated in Manchester and surrounding boroughs have excellent and the city has a fine 15th century shopping facilities. The countryside Cathedral, it was the industrial revolution surrounding Manchester is as richly that made Manchester. The wealth textured as the city itself. The rich generated in that era has bequeathed farmland of the Cheshire plain and the to Manchester an exceptional legacy National Parks of the Peak District, the of imposing Victorian buildings. Lake District and Snowdonia are easily Recent years have seen a remarkable accessible. T he C ity transformation of Manchester. In large measure, preservation of the best of the Manchester is also home to a vibrant past has been coupled with imaginative Christian community. The College itself is modernisation. part of ‘Network’, the Manchester branch of the Evangelical Alliance. ‘NTC partners As the home to several universities, with ‘Urban Presence’ in delivery of urban Manchester has one of the largest mission courses at undergraduate and student populations in Europe. In postgraduate level. In recent years, ‘The addition, the city is a major centre for a Message’ has been a pulsating presence variety of cultural activities. Manchester, in Manchester, and the Eden Project has and its state-of-the-art Bridgewater helped pioneer new ways of building Hall, is the home of the internationally faith in an urban context. known Hallé Orchestra, art galleries and museums (including the superb Imperial War Museum North, the Lowry Gallery, and the critically acclaimed City Art Gallery), numerous theatres, Test and County cricket at Old Trafford, and two well known football clubs, Manchester City and Manchester United. The range of cuisine available in Manchester is

3 Didsbury

Didsbury, the immediate home of the College and an attractive suburb of the city, is a popular residential area well served by public transport including the new metro link. It is also home to the Didsbury Campus of Manchester Metropolitan University.

Didsbury still has a ‘village’ feel: with multiple wi-fi-ed coffee-shops and restaurants, quirky bookshops on cobbled streets or hidden at the back of tea-rooms, a multitude of better-than- your-average charity shops, and a range of independent traders, it’s a fine blend of ancient and modern.

Didsbury has several thriving churches. Many of them have a strong evangelical flavour. Great scholars of the past are associated with some of them, including W B Pope, J H Moulton and T W Manson. The Campus

The College campus is situated on a superb site at the end of Dene Road on property which is bounded by high quality residential homes, a small stream which separates the campus from a golf course and a small wooded area. The site is ideal for a college - a tranquil setting, yet embedded in the city.

The College buildings are situated on a five and a half acre tract of land. The entrance is flanked by flower beds and shrubbery, and the rear view extends across lawns and woods towards the River Mersey in the distance.

4 Facilities

The College buildings are a combination Students from outside Manchester of purpose-built and sensitively adapted often live in residence at the College. If buildings which provide a very suitable residence places are over-subscribed, environment for study. The White priority is given to first and final year House, a historically-listed building, students and to international students. accommodates administration offices, a Accommodation is provided in single conference room, the staff room, faculty study-bedrooms in Hurlet Hall and Beech and staff offices, and a postgraduate Wing. The Residences are fully self- wing. catering.

The main student residence, Hurlet Hall, Students in residence are required to comprises study-bedrooms (recently comply with some elementary rules refurbished to a very high standard, designed to make community life an each with en-suite facilities and wireless enriching experience. All students agree

Internet-access), plus a common room R esi d ence to live in harmony with a Christian ethic, and self-catering kitchens. Adjacent to monitored by the Chaplain and the Hurlet Hall are the J B Maclagan Chapel Resident Assistant. and the café, completed in 1978. The T he C ollege residences also offer married student accommodation in light and airy loft apartments.

The 'Emmanuel Centre' provides an exceptional range of facilities: it houses the main library on the ground floor, and a suite of smartboard-equipped classrooms and seminar rooms on upper floors, providing superb learning space for a growing student body.

5 Hugh Rae

The Library

The decor and furnishing of the library The Library welcomes 'external members' make this a most attractive place for - members of the general public who research and study. Named in honour of wish to use the library’s facilities. The a former Principal, the library is housed library catalogue is available online. on the ground floor of the Emmanuel The Library maintains external links with Centre. It also links with Dene House, surrounding libraries. In addition to the which houses the librarian's office, the fine resource of the Central Reference Manchester Wesley Research Centre, Library, the College has a formalised link the Archive Centre for the Church of the with Luther King House and the John Nazarene in Britain and, since 1997, the Rylands University Library of Manchester. repository for archival material previously The total resources of the latter library part of the Emmanuel Bible College comprise some 3,400,000 printed books collection. The first floor of Dene House (including 9,000 serial titles currently has been made into private studies received), over 1,000,000 manuscripts for the Chaplain and members of the or archival items and 800,000 titles on academic staff. microfilm.

Over twenty-five thousand volumes The importance of the Deansgate are available for use in the collection, Building of the John Rylands University plus a separate reference section and Library will be immediately apparent a substantial collection of historical to postgraduate students at Nazarene interest in the Wesleyan Arminian Theological College since it houses the tradition. The remaining resources of largest collection of Wesleyana in the the library bring the total items available United Kingdom and the second most to almost fifty thousand. The Periodical important such collection in the world. Collection has grown to include subscriptions to over 400 periodicals (electronic and hard-copy) which support the College's course offerings. Current acquisitions constantly keep the library abreast of new publications in theology and other areas. 6 Church Affiliation

The College is a denominational The denomination lays great importance institution administered under the upon education and supports over fifty authority of an elected Board of post-secondary institutions world-wide. Governors. The Church of the Nazarene Nine of these are recognised US-based is an international church, originating in liberal arts colleges of university the English speaking countries, but now standing, where preparation may be established in 156 world areas. Although undertaken for many careers. The rest small, with a total membership of just include Universities, theological colleges, over 2 million, it is a growing church. It seminaries and Bible colleges, many of stands firmly within the historic Christian which confer degrees of university status. faith, and is clearly evangelical. Nazarene Theological College welcomes In doctrine the church is Wesleyan. Yet students from any tradition who believe its aim is to be true not just to a man or that they can benefit from the kind and a tradition but to the authentic Christian quality of education which the College gospel and to the true faith of the Church offers. It is not sectarian or insular. universal. Therefore it insists with John Anglicans, Baptists, Brethren, Wesley that Christ died for all, that Congregationalists, Methodists, salvation is by faith in Him, and that all Salvationists, Pentecostals, Presbyterians, believers are called to go on to Christian Wesleyans and others have shared in the holiness. life and work of the College.

Academic Affiliation

In 1992, the College became an The Youth Work and Ministry degree Approved Partner Institution of the stream is professionally validated by the Victoria University of Manchester, National Youth Agency as carrying JNC building on a twenty year tradition of qualification, the essential qualification degree granting, first through a sister for professional youth work. institution in Canada, and then through the CNAA (Council for National Academic The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) Awards). Through partnership with The recently reviewed and assessed University of Manchester, the College the College as part of its ‘Review now offers the Certificate and Diploma of Educational Oversight,’ and has in Theology, the Certificate in Theology affirmed its confidence in the academic and Urban Ministry, the Bachelor of infrastructure of the institution. The QAA Arts degrees (with Practical Theology upholds “quality and standards in UK or Youth Work and Ministry paths), the universities and colleges. We guide and Postgraduate Diploma in Theology and check the quality of teaching, learning Master of Arts degree, and supervision and assessment in UK higher education, of research students for the degrees of because we want every student to have Master and Doctor of Philosophy. the best possible learning experience.”

7 Student Life

Students from a wide range of church The life of the College is centred in traditions find the College courses worship. Students and staff meet each attractive because of the healthy balance week in the College chapel. The J B of serious theological study and valuable Maclagan Chapel is an integral part of the practical training. The majority of the College buildings. College staff, students students come from the United Kingdom and visiting speakers share in leading but the College welcomes students from worship. overseas: over thirty nationalities made up the student body at last count, giving Pastoral Care is a strength of the a strong multi-cultural dimension to the College. Every faculty member leads a college community. Part-time students small pastoral care group, which meets are a growing part of the College regularly in an informal setting to offer community, with evening classes and Worshi p support and guidance, and to share in short-term intensive courses designed prayer and fellowship. Each student joins to cater to the needs of the part-time a tutorial group at the start of the first student. year of study. Students and staff are also active in local churches. Non-traditional students are particularly welcome at NTC. Students at the College tend to be slightly older than may be the T he S tu d ents case at other colleges and universities. This means that they are often more mature and experienced than recent school leavers. The College welcomes applicants whose entrance qualifications may not be standard.

Each year the student body elects a president and a Student Council. The Council organises aspects of social and spiritual affairs, and coordinates projects in social action and community involvement. Students also serve as members of key College committees, up to and including the College’s ‘Board of Governors.’ 8 Equality and Diversity

The Nazarene Theological College is actively opposed to discrimination in society and endeavours to demonstrate this through all its activities, including its employment practices.

The College is committed to the active pursuit of an Equal Opportunities Policy which addresses the need and right of everybody in the College to be treated with dignity and respect, in an environment in which a diversity of backgrounds, traditions and experiences is valued. It aims to create the conditions whereby prospective and existing students and staff are treated solely on the basis of their merits, abilities and potential, regardless of any irrelevant distinction.

Learning Support Unit

The College has a Learning Support Unit (LSU), designed specifically to offer direction and support to students with physical or mental disabilities or assessed learning needs.

The unit helps students gain access to the ‘DSA’ – the disabled student allowance – where appropriate, and will liaise with external bodies when specific expertise is needed. The College is committed to implement and review its policy of ‘equal opportunities,’ and the LSU is an important part of this provision.

9 Courses & Degrees

Certificate in Theology wish to finish with this qualification or use it as the first level towards The Certificate in Theology is a one-year completion of the degree. university-validated course for those who want a basic theological education Students complete TWELVE course units as a preparation for Christian service. (120 credits) in this certificate (which is Students may use this course to prepare normally delivered part-time). A complete themselves more thoroughly for work description of the course and course in church schools, evangelism, lay units is available on the supplementary preaching, church music or some other information included with this area of service. They may wish to finish Prospectus, or on the College website. with this qualification or use it as the first level towards completion of the degree. Diploma in Theology

Students complete TWELVE course The Diploma in Theology is a two-year, units (120 credits) in this certificate. university-validated course designed for A complete description of the course those who wish to have a qualification in and course units is available in the theology but do not wish to complete the supplementary information included full degree programme. with this Prospectus, or on the College website. Students complete a minimum of TWENTY-FOUR course units (240 Certificate in Theology & Urban credits) in this programme. A complete Ministry description of the course and course units is available in the supplementary The Certificate in Theology and Urban information included with this Ministry is a university-validated course Prospectus, or on the College website. offered in partnership with Urban Presence for those who wish to combine a basic theological education with specific preparation for Christian service in an urban setting. The course includes a mandatory supervised placement in

C ertificate & Di p loma C ourses a suitable urban context. Students may 10 Undergraduate Degrees

The completion of a degree in theology But these degrees at the College are not is an exciting challenge in its own right. only excellent academic qualifications. It is also a course which develops a wide They offer the opportunity to think range of transferable skills whatever the deeply on the foundations of personal student's subsequent career. In common values and faith, to put theory into with other graduates in the humanities, practice in a fully integrated programme theology graduates have the advantage which combines theory and practice of acquiring a wider range of long-term throughout the curriculum and to skills in comparison with graduates develop one's own spirituality. whose concentration has been strictly technical and whose technology may be All of this occurs within a College context changing rapidly. Among the skills which which is committed to the Christian faith graduates will have acquired within the as understood in the Wesleyan tradition. modules and within the placements are

- oral communication skills - written communication skills - teamwork and group skills - problem-solving skills - textual analysis - hermeneutical skills - linguistic skills - critical thinking - interpersonal skills

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in that graduates will find that a degree in Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Theology theology is welcomed by many employers Practical Theology and that it is a good preparation for entry The BA in Theology is designed for into a wide variety of professions. The Bachelor of Arts in Practical candidates who wish to read for a first Theology is a three-year, university- degree in theology as an academic Candidates for the Honours degree validated course designed specifically subject. It contains much of the complete a minimum of THIRTY-SIX for those who are preparing for theoretical foundation for a professional course units (360 credits). Students who vocational Christian service, at home qualification in pastoral ministry. complete an ordinary degree require a and abroad. It provides the essential Graduates with a good honours degree minimum of THIRTY course units (300 education for a broad range of ministry may proceed to postgraduate study. credits). A complete description of the options, including pastoral ministry and Because of its available range of elective courses and course units is available in mission, chaplaincy, church planting and modules which complement its breadth the supplementary information included evangelism, para-church ministries, and of theological coverage, it is particularly with this Prospectus, or on the College compassionate/development ministries. useful as the foundation for a career in website. It also enables students to select areas of teaching Religious Education or related specialism through the system of elective subjects. The wide range of transferable modules available. skills developed in this course ensure

11 The course includes continuing field The course includes continuing field placements in appropriate settings of placements in appropriate settings of work experience, which begin during the work experience, which begin during the first year (semester two) and conclude at first semester (year one) and conclude the start of the final semester. during the final semester (year three).

Candidates for the Honours degree Although most graduates from this complete a minimum of THIRTY-SIX degree will find employment in youth course units (360 credits) including work and ministry, the wide range of placements in this course. Students who transferable skills developed in the complete an ordinary degree require course ensure that graduates will a minimum of THIRTY course units find that the degree is welcomed by (300 credits) including placements. A many employers and that it is a good complete description of the courses preparation for entry into a wide and course units is available in the variety of professions. Graduates with supplementary information included a good honours degree may proceed to with this Prospectus, or on the College postgraduate study. It is also useful as website. the foundation for a career in teaching Religious Education or related subjects. Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Theology: Youth Work & Ministry Candidates for the Honours degree complete a minimum of THIRTY-SIX The Youth Work and Ministry path of course units (360 credits). The Youth the BA (Hons) in Theology is designed Work and Ministry path is only available for candidates who wish to prepare as an honours degree. Non-honours for a professional career in youth candidates will take the BA in Theology work or youth ministry, and delivers path. Students who choose to complete the foundations for a professional the course after level one or two may qualification in this area. The course exit with the Certificate/Diploma in is professionally validated by the Theology and Youth Ministry. A complete National Youth Agency as carrying JNC description of the courses and modules qualification, the essential qualification is available in the supplementary for professional youth work. information included with this Prospectus, or on the College website. 12 POSTGraduate Degrees

Master of Arts in Theology focus both on Urban and Global issues. Students will complete at least one The College offers, through its foundation module. Students have the partnership with the University, an MA option of completing an action-learning in Theology degree which currently has project as part of the dissertation three paths (details of new paths will be requirement. Candidates with prior released in the Prospectus Supplement). mission experience are particularly The MA is a twelve month full time or welcome on this course. 24 months part-time taught course. It is also available by distance learning over a Path Three: Discipline-Based Streams period of up to 60 months. The general MA in Theology does not follow a nominated pathway, but rather The course involves a combination of tracks a single discipline stream across seminars, essay work, and dissertation the MA pathways. The course work which emphasise group interaction and dissertation encourage students supported by in-depth reading and to pursue a single specialism, and reflection. course units will be drawn from any or all of the nominated pathways. Student Candidates from overseas are particularly may choose a focus in Biblical Studies; welcome on these MA courses. A Christian Theology, Church History, or complete description of the course Practical Theology, and would build a paths and modules is available in the pattern of course units around their supplementary information included chosen specialism. This provides an with this Prospectus, or on the College excellent foundation for students who website. are intending to pursue postgraduate research. Path One: Aspects of Christian Holiness From its position in the Wesleyan Path Four: Wesley Studies tradition, which has focused upon The College has rich resources in the Christian holiness, the College has area of Wesley Studies, and benefits developed a unique course, specifically particularly from the location of the designed to offer the opportunity to world-renowned Methodist Archives probe deeply into the important topic in the City, along with the Manchester of Christian holiness particularly but Wesley Research Centre (based on not exclusively as expressed in the the NTC campus). The Wesley Studies Wesleyan tradition. The course work path explores the Wesleys and their and dissertation encourage students successors, particularly from theological to provide penetrating discussions on and historical perspectives. The course specific aspects of Christian holiness of work and dissertation encourage their choosing. students to engage with primary and secondary materials in this area. Path Two: Mission Studies The Mission Studies path of the MA is designed to integrate study in academic and practical theology in the area of contemporary mission studies, with 13 Postgraduate Diploma in Study for these degrees consists almost Theology entirely of supervised research under the guidance of a member of the College The College has also developed a academic staff. University-validated course for those who do not have the formal qualifications Candidates for the MPhil or PhD must necessary to gain entry directly on to the normally have a Master’s degree with MA course. a research component. Candidates without formal research experience may The PGDip comprises the coursework be required to undertake all or part of element of each MA path without the an MA before formal admission to the dissertation. It requires a lower standard research programme. The College will of achievement, but candidates who pass usually request a sample of research, at MA level may proceed to complete the demonstrating academic ability in requirements for that degree. A complete the field of study. Candidates may be description of the course and course required to complete some preliminary units is available in the supplementary studies at the College before being information included with this admitted. Prospectus, or on the College website. The minimum period of full-time study Master of Philosophy and Doctor for the MPhil is 12 months and 36 of Philosophy Degrees months for the PhD. The minimum period for part-time study for the MPhil The College welcomes post-graduate is 24 months and for the PhD is 72 research candidates from around the months. Students will either submit their globe, who are drawn by the particular work at the end of the minimum period research strengths of College Faculty. or, in each case (full or part time), have The College supervises research ONE twelve-month submission-pending period. candidates on courses leading to the University's Master of Philosophy and Further details are available in the Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The supplementary information included College also serves as home to the with this Prospectus, on the College Manchester Wesley Research Centre, website, or by contacting the admissions which offers students access to an secretary. unsurpassed range of research resources in areas which focus on the Wesleyan tradition. More details of the centre are available at www.mwrc.ac.uk 14 Admission

The standards of admission to the interviewed prior to admission. College are established to fulfil two Applicants are also encouraged to attend principles. First, they ensure that you will one of the regular College Open Days be able to fulfil the objectives of a course (dates available on the College website). and achieve the standard required for the award. Second, they ensure that you Non-Traditional Students have the basic skills in written and oral English which will enable you to profit The College welcomes applications from from the programme. Each course has non-traditional students. If you do not its own individual entry requirements. have the normal entrance requirements Complete details of entry requirements for a course, but have instead a range for each course are included in the of life-experience relevant to the course supplementary information included of study, you may still be eligible for with this Prospectus, or on the College admission through the non-traditional website. student admission process.

If you are applying to enter a Entrance requirements for courses are postgraduate course, you would normally modified for non-traditional students hold an honours degree in a relevant to take account of their background subject. If you are applying for a first and experience. The College normally degree, you would normally have a requires as a minimum a pass in English minimum of two A-Level passes in the Language at GCSE level or its equivalent GCE, or their equivalent. If you are for non-traditional student entry, and will applying for a diploma course, you will expect students to attend an interview normally have four passes at a grade C or at the college and take the College’s above in GCSE subjects including English entry examination for Non-Traditional or their equivalent. students.

Where possible, applicants for undergraduate courses will be E ntry R equirements 15 International Students The College pays particular attention to the information supplied on your The College welcomes students from application form and the documentation outside the UK. The presence of a variety of previously completed studies. The of cultures enriches the life of the College may choose to arrange an College. interview in your home land. Since this procedure takes considerable time, All teaching at the College is conducted you are advised to make sure your in English, so applicants whose first application is processed early, preferably language is not English need to before Christmas of the year prior to the demonstrate proficiency in English start of your studies. through acceptable scores on a recognised test such as the IELTS. If you Before the British immigration authorities are a candidate for an undergraduate will issue a Student Visa, they must be course, you will need a minimum satisfied that you have the resources to IELTS score of 6.0 overall; if you are a finance your education. Please contact candidate for a postgraduate course the British High Commission or Embassy (MA/PGDip), you will need a minimum in your home country for details, or look IELTS score of 6.5 overall; if you are a on the UK Visas website at www.ukvisas. candidate for a PhD/MPhil, you will need gov.uk The College requires a financial a minimum IELTS score of 7.0 overall. payment of the first term’s fees. These You are responsible for arranging to take funds should be lodged with the College the appropriate test and for submitting by 31st May of the year of intended the documentary evidence. entry.

Students from European Union countries Immigration regulations now mean that and from Norway and Iceland are treated full-time students of private colleges as "Home" students with respect to are not allowed to work whilst in the entrance to Britain for study. Details UK. This means that full funding needs of eligibility for mandatory awards, to be in place prior to admittance. The bursaries and loans are available from regulatory system also means that full- the Student Finance (England) website, at time students are NOT allowed to bring www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance-eu their dependants with them to the UK (unless they, too, are full-time students or EU residents). 16 Application

For Full-Time Undergraduate Our UCAS code is: N11. For more Applications information, or to apply on-line, click on the UCAS link www.ucas.ac.uk Nazarene Theological College is a member of UCAS, the University and STEP THREE Once the application has Colleges Admission Scheme, so FULL- been processed by UCAS, the Registrar TIME UNDERGRADUATE study should will normally contact you to call you for be routed through the UCAS website at a personal interview. If you are resident www.ucas.ac.uk These applications are overseas, any interview required will web-based, so should allow a simple and be conducted by a nominated College swift application and admissions process representative in your home country. for all students, UK or international. Alternatively, the College will ask you to If you experience difficulties with this complete a personal profile document, process, please contact the college at and return this to the admissions office. [email protected] STEP FOUR Once the process is STEP ONE If you wish, you are more than complete, you will be officially informed welcome to come to the College for an by UCAS. The Dean or Registrar will also informal interview to find out more about contact you with further information what we can offer, or come to one of our about admission. If you are admissible, ‘Open Days.’ you will be given either an Unconditional Offer of Acceptance or a Conditional STEP TWO Your application should Offer of Acceptance. be made through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). You can apply to UCAS from 1 September for entry in Autumn the following year. The normal closing date for receipt of applications is January 15th, though you can still apply through UCAS until June 30th. Beyond June 30th you can apply direct to the College, and should contact the admissions office for further

T he App lication Process information. 17 Part-Time Undergraduate Postgraduate Applications STEP FIVE Once the process is complete, Applications the Dean or Registrar will write to you Applications for admission to all to inform you of the outcome. If you are STEP ONE If you wish, you are welcome postgraduate courses are made DIRECTLY admissible, you will be given either an to come to the College ‘Open Days,’ or to the College and NOT through the Unconditional Offer of Acceptance or a we can arrange a 'bespoke tour' to help UCAS scheme. Conditional Offer of Acceptance. you to find out more about what we can offer. STEP ONE Since your acceptance at the Deferred entry College is dependant to some extent STEP TWO When you have decided to on a good recommendation from your The College is happy to accept apply to the College, download and referees, it is wise to talk over your plans applications from students wishing to complete the application form and post with them. If you wish, you are more than defer their entry by one year, especially if it along with the application fee and welcome to come to the College for an they have particular plans for the year or, personal statement to: The Registrar, informal interview or to one of the ‘Open for example, wish to gain relevant work Nazarene Theological College, Dene Days’ to find out more about what we experience or improve language skills. Road, Didsbury, Manchester M20 2GU. can offer.

STEP THREE Contact your nominated STEP TWO When you have decided referee, give her/him the ‘referee’s to apply to the College, contact your form’ that you have downloaded along nominated referees, provide them with with your application form, and ensure copies of the reference form available on that the reference is sent direct to the the website, and submit these completed College. forms WITH YOUR APPLICATION in a sealed envelope. STEP FOUR Once the application form, application fee and referee's report STEP THREE Complete the application have been received, the Registrar will form and post it along with the normally contact you to call you for a references, financial aid applications, and personal interview. If you live in Scotland application fee to: or Ireland, it may be possible to arrange The Registrar, Nazarene Theological an interview with a nominated College College, Dene Road, Didsbury, representative in your home country. Due Manchester M20 2GU to visa restrictions, International students are not normally allowed to be part-time STEP FOUR Once the application undergraduate students in the UK . materials have been received, the Registrar may contact you to call you for STEP FIVE Once the process is complete, a personal interview. If you are resident the Dean or Registrar will write to you overseas, any interview required will to inform you of the outcome. If you are be conducted by a nominated College admissible, you will be given either an representative in your home country. PhD Unconditional Offer of Acceptance or a students will be contacted by the Chair Conditional Offer of Acceptance. of the Research Degrees Committee, and usually assigned a provisional supervisor to help them shape their proposal.

18 Finance

Current fees at the College and financial your assessed need. You can find more ‘Terms and Conditions’ are available in details about available funding at www. the supplementary information included studentfinance.direct.gov.uk with this Prospectus, or on the College website. British ("Home") students who are accepted into the Master of Arts degree As a private college, NTC receives no or for postgraduate research degrees support from government sources. may apply to the British Academy for Student expenses are kept as low as is financial assistance. The MA is also practicable, and the College income is a course designated by the DfES, but supplemented by church educational since student loans are not normally budgets and voluntary gifts from available for postgraduate study, this is individual donors. significant mainly for students who might attract the Disabled Students Allowance. The College undergraduate degree, Overseas students should contact the diploma, and certificate courses have British Council or their own governmental been designated by the Department for agencies for funding. Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). This means that awards are payable by If you are a member of the Church of the the appropriate education authorities Nazarene, you may be eligible for some for European Union students who are bursary funds provided by the church to admitted to these courses at the College members of the denomination who are and who have not previously been entering the College for undergraduate given funding for a degree. If you are a and the taught postgraduate courses. prospective student, you should apply to Details are available on the College the appropriate educational authorities website. If you are not eligible for a grant (i.e. Student Finance England, Wales, or a bursary from the Church of the Northern Ireland, or the Student Awards Nazarene, you may still be eligible for Agency for Scotland) for an award upon scholarships and prizes in your second confirmation of an unconditional offer or subsequent years at the College. A of a place on the course. At present limited amount of money is available for students in all approved colleges and this, but these awards will not meet the universities on designated courses in the costs of your tuition fees at the College. UK are eligible for student loans towards tuition costs. In addition, UK students on these courses are eligible for a combined loan and grant towards accommodation and living expenses. The amount of the ‘grant’ portion will be determined by the Student Finance agency based on 19 Academic Information

Part-time Study The Occasional

Each of the College's courses may be completed by part-time as well as full- Student time study. The modular shape of the course makes them accessible to part- The College welcomes students who time students. The college offers a range simply want to take a course unit of evening classes and short intensive- or two, either through the two long study units, particularly designed to meet semesters (day or evening classes) or in the needs of part-time study, and also the one-week intensive sessions. These supports study by video-conferencing. ‘occasional students’ don’t have to go through the formality of application and interviews, but can simply register at the start of the semester. A leaflet Assessment describing the course units currently on offer is available from the Registrar or The College uses a variety of assessment downloadable from the College website. techniques including course work and examination, projects, placements and Evening classes and day classes can be self assessment and peer assessment. taken for credit (i.e. completing all the The degree courses are assessed by a course work), without any commitment combination of continuous assessment to a full college programme. These and final examinations, while the course units could later be transferred diploma and certificate courses employ into a certificate, diploma, or full degree continuous assessment only. course. Graduation Subjects of

Graduation, which takes place in October, is the climax of the session for the Study whole college, and involves not just the graduates but all students. Scholarships Undergraduate course units are offered and prizes are also awarded. All students in three subject areas: Biblical Studies, are encouraged to be present. Christian Theology and Church History, and Practical and Social Theology. 20 The Modular Approach

Each undergraduate course at the College is taught in self-contained course units or classes over one semester or during a short one-week intensive session. A modular approach allows students to select a variety of paths towards the completion of the integrated course in Modules of theology. Each undergraduate course unit in the curriculum has been given a credit rating of TEN units. Study Although each course is distinct in its content and entry qualifications, Within each subject area of study there all courses are integrated so that the are a number of specific course units. appropriate award can be gained at any Within the general area of BIBLICAL of the exit points, from one year to three STUDIES, course units are offered in years or the part-time equivalent. specific areas of Old and New Testament, Biblical languages and interpretation. The Academic The area of CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY AND CHURCH HISTORY includes course units in Christian Dogmatics, Philosophical Year Theology and Church History. The area of PRACTICAL AND SOCIAL THEOLOGY Each academic year or session is divided includes course units in a wide range of into two semesters, Autumn and Spring. ministry subjects as well as course units The Autumn Semester is of fourteen in the Humanities and Social Sciences, weeks duration including lectures, including English Literature, Youth study and examination periods. The Work, History, Philosophy, Psychology, Spring Semester is of sixteen weeks Sociology and Comparative Religion. duration including lectures, study and A complete list of available units is examination periods. Honours degree included in the supplementary material students will normally complete twelve attached to this prospectus, or can be course units during each academic downloaded from the College website. year while ordinary degree students will complete ten per academic year. The College also has two short ‘inter- sessions’: one is in January, and one in May. This allows full and part-time students to take a course unit within a one-week intensive period.

When transferring to American or Canadian colleges, it should be noted that all course units at Nazarene Theological College should be credited with three class hours. 21 The Didsbury Lectures

In 1979 the College instituted an annual 1979 Professor F F Bruce lecture series, the Didsbury Lectures. 1980 The Revd Professor I Howard Marshall Each year a series of four lectures is 1981 The Revd Professor James Atkinson given by a leading scholar or theologian 1982 The Very Revd Professor T F Torrance standing within the historic Christian 1983 The Revd Professor C K Barrett faith. Most of the lectures have been 1984 The Revd Professor A R G Deasley published. Lecturers appointed to date of 1985 Dr Donald P Guthrie printing are as follows: 1986 Professor A F Walls 1987 The Revd Dr A Skevington Wood 1988 The Revd Professor Morna D Hooker 1989 The Revd Professor Ronald E Clements 1990 The Revd Professor Colin E Gunton 1991 The Revd Professor J D G Dunn 1992 The Revd Professor P M Bassett 1993 Professor David J A Clines 1994 The Revd Professor James B Torrance 1995 The Revd Dr R T France 1996 Professor Richard Bauckham 1997 Professor H G M Williamson 1998 Professor David Bebbington 1999 Professor L W Hurtado 2000 Professor Clark Pinnock 2001 Professor Robert P Gordon 2002 The Revd Dr Herbert McGonigle 2003 Professor David Wright 2004 The Very Revd Dr Stephen S Smalley 2005 The Revd Dr N T Wright 2006 Professor Alan P F Sell 2007 Dr Elaine Storkey 2008 Dr Kent E Brower 2009 Professor Alan Torrance 2010 Professor George Brooke 2011 Professor Nigel Biggar 2012 Dr Thomas A Noble 2013 Professor Gordon Wenham 22

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