Doctor of Philosophy in Theology and Religious Studies at University of Cambridge

The Divinity Faculty at Cambridge has a distinguished international reputation for research and teaching, and the formation of postgraduate students in Theology and Religious Studies. Consistently ranked as one of the top research units in the country in our subjects, it offers postgraduate training at an acknowledged world-class standard.

Faculty: School of Arts and Humanities  |  Department: Faculty of Divinity  |  Duration: 3-4 years full-time; 4-7 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Location: Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

In practice, these seminars are often interdisciplinary in character (such as the D Society in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics and the Hebrew, Jewish and Early Christian Studies Seminar), and a variety of other informal postgraduate seminars and reading groups also help to expand the repertoire of exchange. A number of named lectureships (the Stanton, the Hulsean, etc.) regularly bring international figures from outside Cambridge to contribute to the research culture. Thesis / Dissertation A thesis of not more than 80,000 words with a compulsory oral examination.

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