Philosophy and Religion BA (Hons)

What will you study on this course? The first year is intended to give you a basic grounding in Philosophy and Religion so that you become familiar with these subjects even if you have not studied them before. An introductory module explores how the study of Philosophy and Religion developed historically and how it is approached today. This module will also provide you with a solid grounding in the various skills required for subsequent study. Other modules in Year 1 will include an examination of Plato’s philosophy, ethics, and themes which emerge in eastern religions. In Years 2 and 3 you will have the opportunity to study applied ethics, gender and sexuality, the psychology of religion, the writings of Jung and Nietzsche, and fundamentalism. In Year 3 there is also a compulsory dissertation module which involves independent study with supervised support. Year 1 modules Introduction to Philosophy and Religion Plato’s Republic Existentialism Death of God Ethics: Religious Perspectives* Introduction to Islam Themes in Eastern Philosophy and Religion Philosophy and/of Literature Year 2 and 3 modules Modules in Years 2 and 3 will provide you with a range of religious and philosophical modules, many of which are relevant to issues of contemporary concern. The Enlightenment Applied Ethics* Paradoxes of Self: Nietzsche and Jung Philosophy and Religion in the 20th Century Fundamentalism Sociology of Religion Globalization Psychology of Religion: The Mad, Holy, and Demonic Gender and Sexuality: Religious Perspectives* Independent Study (Year 2)* Dissertation (Year 3)* *These modules are also available in Welsh.