Philosophy and Religious Studies (BA)

This is a three-year degree programme comprising some core modules that provide essential skills and training as well as a wide variety of optional modules for you to select from to tailor your degree to meet your interests.

In each year of study, you take 60 credits of Religious Studies and 60 credits of Philosophy modules. If you wish, you can write a dissertation on a topic of your choice in either subject area in your final year.

Year one

Students will take 60 credits of Religious Studies and 60 credits of Philosophy modules.

Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsMind, Thought and RealitySE410120 creditsMoral and Political PhilosophySE410320 creditsOptional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsIntroduction To Biblical HebrewRT210420 creditsFurther Biblical HebrewRT210520 creditsIntroduction To The BibleRT210320 creditsThe Story of ChristianityRT410320 creditsIntroduction to New Testament GreekRT310720 creditsFurther New Testament GreekRT310820 creditsIntroduction To ArabicRT110920 creditsFurther Elementary ArabicRT111020 creditsIntroduction To The Study of Religion 1RT111120 creditsIntroduction To The Study of Religion 2RT111220 creditsFour Great Works in PhilosophySE410420 creditsIntroduction To SanskritRT110620 creditsFurther Elementary SanskritRT110720 creditsIntroduction to Political ThoughtPL919620 creditsYear two

Optional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsElementary Sanskrit IRT120120 creditsElementary Sanskrit IIRT120220 creditsClassical Hebrew 1RT220120 creditsClassical Hebrew IIRT220220 creditsHellenistic Greek IRT320120 creditsBeliefs in the CrucibleRT520420 creditsChristian 'Church' Today: Its Meaning, Life and MissionRT520520 creditsTheology On The Edge: Christian Thought in A Changing WorldRT531520 creditsChristian Social Ethics TodayRT731720 creditsUnderstanding Christian WorshipRT432020 creditsElementary Arabic IRT120320 creditsElementary Arabic IIRT120420 creditsArabic Texts IRT131020 creditsArabic Texts IIRT131120 creditsMajority World Voices: Global South TheologiesRT734220 creditsHellenistic Greek IIRT320220 creditsBuddhism: The First Thousand YearsRT122720 creditsEarly Hindu Texts in SanskritRT132820 creditsThe Life of the BuddhaRT135220 creditsEarly HinduismRT133820 creditsOpen Choice TranslationRT134920 creditsInternational Study Abroad (60 credits) AutumnSE625160 creditsInternational Study Abroad (60 credits) SpringSE625260 creditsEmotions, Symbols, and Rituals: Studying Societies Through FilmRT121520 creditsIslam in the Contemporary WorldRT132720 creditsBodies, Spirits, and Souls: The Person, Ethics, and ReligionRT133920 creditsReligion in the WorkplaceRT135420 creditsThe Most Famous Hindu Text: Bhagavadgita, Text & ContextRT135520 creditsFoundational EthicsRT135620 creditsGod, Good and the Ugly: Topics in Applied Islamic EthicsRT135720 creditsMedieval Church in the Latin WestRT135820 creditsExploring GnosticismRT135920 creditsUnderstanding Muslim ScripturesRT136020 creditsHistory of Christian Spirituality 1550 - Present DayRT432120 creditsMoney, Sex and Power in the Early ChurchRT432520 creditsNew Testament Gospels and ActsRT320720 creditsNew Testament Greek Texts IIRT332720 creditsOpen Choice DissertationRT731620 creditsPhilosophy of MindSE431320 creditsPhilosophy of Contemporary PoliticsSE436320 creditsMetaphysicsSE436420 creditsModern Moral PhilosophySE437320 creditsFrench Philosophy: Sartre To BadiouSE438020 creditsContemporary Ethical TheorySE438820 creditsKant & HeideggerSE439020 creditsEpistemologySE439820 creditsHanes Athroniaeth WleidyddolSE439520 creditsCredoau'r CymrySE440020 creditsPhilosophy of LanguageSE435820 creditsYear three

Optional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsElementary Sanskrit IRT120120 creditsElementary Sanskrit IIRT120220 creditsClassical Hebrew 1RT220120 creditsClassical Hebrew IIRT220220 creditsHellenistic Greek IRT320120 creditsHellenistic Greek IIRT320220 creditsBeliefs in the CrucibleRT520420 creditsChristian 'Church' Today: Its Meaning, Life and MissionRT520520 creditsTheology On The Edge: Christian Thought in A Changing WorldRT531520 creditsOpen Choice DissertationRT731620 creditsChristian Social Ethics TodayRT731720 creditsUnderstanding Christian WorshipRT432020 creditsElementary Arabic IRT120320 creditsElementary Arabic IIRT120420 creditsArabic Texts IRT131020 creditsArabic Texts IIRT131120 creditsMajority World Voices: Global South TheologiesRT734220 creditsBuddhism: The First Thousand YearsRT122720 creditsEarly Hindu Texts in SanskritRT132820 creditsOpen Choice TranslationRT134920 creditsThe Life of the BuddhaRT135220 creditsEarly HinduismRT133820 creditsInternational Study Abroad (60 credits) SpringSE625260 creditsEmotions, Symbols, and Rituals: Studying Societies Through FilmRT121520 creditsIslam in the Contemporary WorldRT132720 creditsReligion in the WorkplaceRT135420 creditsBodies, Spirits, and Souls: The Person, Ethics, and ReligionRT133920 creditsThe Most Famous Hindu Text: Bhagavadgita, Text & ContextRT135520 creditsFoundational EthicsRT135620 creditsGod, Good and the Ugly: Topics in Applied Islamic EthicsRT135720 creditsMedieval Church in the Latin WestRT135820 creditsExploring GnosticismRT135920 creditsUnderstanding Muslim ScripturesRT136020 creditsHebrew TextsRT230420 creditsAncient, Mediaeval and Modern JudaismRT230620 creditsNew Testament Greek Texts IIRT332720 creditsHistory of Christian Spirituality 1550 - Present DayRT432120 creditsMoney, Sex and Power in the Early ChurchRT432520...