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Start date:
September 2025
You'll need:
No formal qualifications required. See entry requirements section.
Duration:
3.5 years
This apprenticeship is your pathway to mastering essential skills for diverse ministry roles. We blend hands-on experience with deep theological understanding to give you a comprehensive learning experience that fits real-life scenarios. Plus, as a degree course, you'll be ready for advanced studies in related fields.
Did you know
The BTh Theology and Ministry is an integral part of the Church Minister Degree Apprenticeship (ST0527).
Fully funded: You don't need to worry about student loans! In the UK's apprenticeship framework, your fees are covered by employer contributions, making it a fully funded opportunity.
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Modules
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This course offers all students the option of a one-year paid work placement, to boost your employability even further. If you choose this route, you will take the placement following year two of your course, and then return to complete your degree.
Why take a placement?
A placement year is the perfect opportunity to gain valuable work experience, to build on the career skills we will teach you on this degree. The connections you make on the placement will improve your career prospects further, and equip you with the skills you need to secure graduate-level employment.
How we support you
The University's Placement and Work Experience Team are experts at helping you to secure a placement. They will work closely with you from the start, helping you research potential employers, discover placement opportunities, create and pitch your CV, and will coach you to perform well in interviews. We aren't able to guarantee a placement, but our sector-leading advisors will give you the best possible chance of securing one.
Find out more about how we'll support you
We understand that your plans might change once you start your programme. If you decide not to do a placement, you will have the option of completing the three year version of your programme.
Whatever your choice, you will have access to many opportunities for work experience through our Placement and Work Experience Team, and access to face-to-face and 24/7 online careers support.
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Skills
We keep our programme updated to match the latest trends in ministry. This means apprentices learn skills that match the current needs and challenges in the field.
Teams-based: Apprentices will learn to take a collaborative approach and embrace this as a theological value. Sharing insights and solving problems in groups will help build real-life skills for teamwork in ministry.
Personal Development: The programme focuses on personal skills and empowerment for a life-long learning journey, not just training for a particular role, with an emphasis on identity confidence, gift-recognition, faith development, ethical commitment, and emotional awareness.
Coaching for Success: Each apprentice will have a dedicated Ministry Supervisor at work, and from the university side, a Professional Learning Mentor, who will meet regularly with the apprentice to monitor progress, set goals, address challenges, and hone skills.
Learning
This programme covers all the key areas of the Bible, theology, pastoral care, worship, preaching, and mission, while supporting students in different professional tracks and church affiliations.
Flexible learning - Online and face-to-face elements are combined in an individual blended learning plan agreed with your employer.
Faculty Experience: Staff brings real-world insights from their own ministry involvements into the classroom, enriching the apprentices' learning with practical perspectives.
Church Connections: The department has good connections with numerous Christian churches forged by years of placement arrangements and personal connections of students and staff.
Career
Leave Roehampton prepared for a meaningful career.
Graduates of BTh Theology and Ministry can pursue careers in:
• Congregational Leadership
• Youth Ministry
• Children's and Family Ministries
• Pioneer Outreach
• Chaplaincy
• Community Development
• Counselling
• International Mission
• Strategic Management
• Worship leaders
• Education and Training
• Speakers, podcasters, authors, or bloggers
• Media Ministry
Applying
If you are interested in completing this apprenticeship yourself, please speak to your employer to see if they offer an apprenticeship programme. We would be more than happy to speak to them about setting one up, so please do ask them to get in touch with us if they don’t have something in place.
There are no formal entry requirements and you will not be expected to have any academic or theological background although, where appropriate, those who have already done some church-related study will be welcome.
Apprentices will be required to pass GCSE English and Maths during the course if they do not already have these.
This apprenticeship is subject to validation.
If you are an employer and would like to offer apprenticeships at your organisation, please get in touch with us by emailing apprenticeships@roehampton.ac.uk.
We can provide you with all the information and guidance you need to set these up.
This apprenticeship is subject to validation.
Find out more
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