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In Western universities, a Bachelor of Divinity / Baccalaureate in Divinity (BD or BDIV) is an undergraduate or postgraduate academic degree awarded for a course taken in the study of divinity or related disciplines, such as theology or, rarely, religious studies. In most modern universities, the BD as a first degree is essentially equivalent to a Bachelor of Arts degree with a speciality in divinity. Relatively few institutions award undergraduate Bachelor of Divinity degrees today, and the distinction between institutions which do award such degrees and those which award B.A. degrees for theological subjects is usually one of university bureaucracy, rather than curriculum. In the Catholic Universities the Bachelor of Sacred Theology (STB) is often called the Baccalaureate in Divinity (BD) and is treated as a postgraduate qualification. ==United Kingdom== At the Universities of Cambridge and Dublin and previously at the University of Oxford, the BD is a postgraduate qualification, and applicants must have already completed an undergraduate degree before being accepted into the course;〔(University of Cambridge Regulations: Bachelor of Divinity )〕〔(Trinity College, Dublin: Evening & Short Courses - Postgraduate Brochure 2015: Divinity (B.D.) )〕 the same was formerly true at the University of Oxford, where the degree ceased to be offered in 2005.〔(General Regulations : Examination Regulations 2006-2007 )〕 Registration for Cambridge's BD is only open to senior graduates of that University.〔(Bachelor of Divinity ), University of Cambridge〕 The University of Durham BD was of a similar nature, and available to graduates of seven years' standing. It was awarded on the basis of published work of a similar extent to a PhD – the usual basis for the award was a book. It is no longer awarded. St Mary's College at the University of St Andrews – where the main undergraduate award is the MTheol (Master of Theology) – offers the BD following a three year course of study for graduates in other disciplines. Current examples of when this degree is taught as an undergraduate programme in the United Kingdom are〔(UCAS - Home )〕 the: King's College London (where an optional AKC can be taken side by side); University of St Andrews (where entrants must hold a degree in another discipline); Queen’s University, Belfast; the University of Wales, Lampeter; Bangor University; the University of Aberdeen; University of Edinburgh; University of Glasgow. Heythrop College, a constituent institution of the University of London, offers the BD course parallel to a Bachelor of Arts programme in Theology.〔(Online Degrees Portal ) Bachelor of Divinity〕 However, here the BD is indicated for candidates of the Roman Catholic Priesthood. Heythrop College, first founded as a Jesuit institution, is a specialist centre for the study of Theology and Philosophy related studies. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bachelor of Divinity」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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