The Academic Calendars for each programme and year group are available below. These detail the Residential weeks, Hub evenings, and submission dates for each cohort.
RESIDENTIAL DATES
For all validated programmes, there are two 4-5 day Residential teaching blocks per year when all WTC students from across the UK gather together at the University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus.
2023-24
- Resi 1: Saturday 2nd – Wednesday 6th September 2023
- Resi 2: Wednesday 3rd – Saturday 6th January 2024
2024-25
- Resi 1: Monday 2nd – Friday 6th September 2024
- Resi 2: Friday 3rd – Monday 6th January 2025
ACADEMIC CALENDARS
2023-24
For our specialist Graduate Diploma Tracks, the Year 2 calendar includes the additional Mini-Residentials outside of Hub nights.
For our specialist Graduate Diploma Tracks, the Year 2 calendar includes the additional Mini-Residentials outside of Hub nights.
NB: Our Hubs meet on different evenings and these evenings are fixed. For example, Southampton meets on a Monday and NE London on a Tuesday. To check which evening your Hub meets on, please check on the Hub Locations page.
For the MA in Kingdom Theology, in addition to the two compulsory residential teaching weeks, Hub-based MA students attend two or three MA Teaching Saturdays each year (depending on whether the taught programme is taken over two or three years).
OPTION 1:
Taught modules taken over 2 Years
+ Dissertation in third year
YEAR 1:
- Luke and Acts
- Reading the Old Testament for the Church
- Theology, Culture, and Politics in Early Christianity
YEAR 2:
- Paul and the Spirit
- Choose either:
– Christian Ethics for Discipleship and Witness or
– Introduction to Biblical Languages - God through the Ages
YEAR 3:
- Dissertation
OPTION 2:
Taught modules taken over 3 Years
+ Dissertation in fourth year
YEAR 1:
- Reading the Old Testament for the Church
- Theology, Culture, and Politics in Early Christianity
YEAR 2:
- Luke and Acts
- Choose either:
– Christian Ethics for Discipleship and Witness or
– Introduction to Biblical Languages
YEAR 3:
- Paul and the Spirit
- God through the Ages
YEAR 4:
- Dissertation
- 14 October 2023
– Paul and the Spirit with Prof Ben Blackwell (10am-3pm) - 11 November 2023
– Biblical Languages (Greek) with Prof Jason Myers (1-7pm) - 27 January 2024
– Reading the Old Testament for the Church with Dr Freddy Hedley (10am-4pm)
– Christian Ethics for Discipleship and Witness with Dr Andrew Goddard (10am-4pm) - 16 March 2024
– Theology, Culture, and Politics in Early Christianity with Dr Amy Brown Hughes (1-7pm)
– God through the Ages with Dr Jared Michelson (1-7pm)
NOTE: There is no Teaching Saturday for Luke and Acts with Prof Jason Myers.
Students who are unable to make the teaching Saturdays at a local Hub may elect to do the Flexi-MA.
Explore our programmes and courses to find one that best suits you!
VALIDATED PROGRAMMES
ONE-YEAR COURSES
For those with no prior Higher Education experience. The full 6-year BA (Hons) degree programme.
If you have prior Higher Education experience, but are without a theology degree. 3 specialist tracks are offered.
Available at the Bristol Hub only. For those who wish to grow in practical leadership skills.