Basic Information
| Name of institution in local language | Union School of Theology |
| Legal seat | Bridgend, UK |
| Operational seat | Bridgend, UK |
| Type of campus | Main campus |
| Website | https://www.ust.ac.uk |
| ECTE membership | 2015 |
| Provider status | Alternative provider of higher education |
| Other arrangements | Validation with Open University Partnership with VU Amsterdam |
| EHEA | Yes |
Institutional review
| Formal decision | Approved |
| Date | 2019 |
| Valid until | 2024 |
| Review report | Accreditation Review Report |
| Agency | ECTE |
Programme reviews
| EQF (QF-EHEA) QUALIFICATION |
EQF 6 (First Cycle) |
EQF 7 (Second Cycle) |
EQF 7 (Second Cycle) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualification nomenclature in local language | BA (Hons) in Theology | Graduate Diploma in Theology | Master of Theology |
| ECTS credits | 180 | 60 | 90 |
| Duration | 3 years | 1 year | 1,5 years |
| Recognised by local HE authorities | No | ||
| ISCED level | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| ICETE level* | Bachelor | Master | Master |
| Discipline | Theology | Theology | Theology |
| International arrangements | |||
| Programme orientation | Practice-oriented | Practice-oriented | Practice-oriented |
| Mode of delivery | Residential | ||
| Language of delivery | English | ||
| Formal decision | Approved | Approved | Approved |
| Date | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Valid until | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| Review report | Accreditation Review Report | Accreditation Review Report | Accreditation Review Report |
| Agency | ECTE | ECTE | ECTE |
| Other | Validation with Open University | Validation with Open University | Validation with Open University |
*ICETE Levels provide common English terms that are useful for global readability and comparability of the levels of higher education learning opportunities, but they do not indicate the status of institutions nor their ability to award formal degrees (which is determined by local authorities).
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