BA (Hons) Education and Religion

Edge Hill University

Bachelor's degree

In Ormskirk

£ 9,250 + VAT

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Ormskirk

  • Duration

    3 Years

This degree enables you to study the history, philosophy, psychology and sociology of education alongside an exploration of a range of world religions, their origins, their practices and their philosophies. The programme will equip you with a broad and deep knowledge of both academic studies in education and religion. You will learn how to draw upon a wide range of intellectual resources, theoretical and ethical perspectives, and academic subjects to illuminate your understanding of education and the contexts within which it takes place. Simultaneously, your curiosity will be stimulated about the variety of religious cultures across the globe, both past and present, engaging you in the in-depth study of sacred, significant, popular and vernacular texts, as well as the history, practices and developed theology of one or more particular religious traditions.

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Location

Start date

Ormskirk (Lancashire)
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St Helens Road, L39 4QP

Start date

On request

About this course

Typical career paths include working as a learning mentor, education administrator, museum/gallery/heritage site educator, educational psychologist, education counsellor, social/community worker, prison educator, international development worker, training organiser, charity worker, speech therapist, or in publishing.

112 UCAS Tariff points on the new UCAS Tariff. No specific subjects are required.

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Subjects

  • Philosophy
  • Religions
  • Religion
  • Education
  • Psychology
  • British Buddhism
  • Bible
  • Ethnography
  • Diverse Society
  • Human Religious
  • Sikhism
  • Hinduism

Course programme

Year 1

BED1000 Introduction to Education Studies (20 credits)

BED1002 Conceptions of Education: The UK Education System in Context (20 credits)

REL1000 Introduction to the Study of Religion (20 credits)

REL1001 Introduction to the Sacred (20 credits)

REL1002 The Human Religious Experience (20 credits)

You will select one of the following modules:

BED1003 Learning in a Diverse Society (20 credits)

BED1005 Technology and Its Place in Education (20 credits)

Language modules in French, Spanish or Mandarin, delivered at the Edge Hill Language Centre, are available to study as an integral part of this degree. A single Language module can be studied instead of either BED1003 Learning in a Diverse Society or BED1005 Technology and Its Place in Education.

Year 2

BED2000 Designing and Managing a Research Project (20 credits)

REL2000 Ethnography: Living with Religions (20 credits)

REL2001 The Bible in the Modern World (20 credits)

REL2002 Religion, Belief and Reason (20 credits)

You will select two of the following modules:

BED2003 Education, Meaning, and Understanding: Debates in the Philosophy of Education (20 credits)

BED2004 UK Education In Its Global Contexts (20 credits)

BED2005 Work Based Learning in Education (20 credits)

BED2006 Work Related Learning in Education (20 credits)

If you studied a Language module in Year 1, you may wish to study a further Language module in Year 2. This would form an integral part of your degree in place of REL2002 Religion, Belief and Reason.

Year 3

BED3001 Understanding Education through Sociological Perspectives (20 credits)

BED3002 Knowledge, Learning and Understanding (20 credits)

REL3000 British Buddhism (20 credits)

REL3003 Contemporary British Islamic Identities (20 credits)

You will select one of the following modules:

BED3003 Current Debates in the Psychology of Education (20 credits)

BED3004 Exploring Issues and Affecting Change in Education (20 credits)

You will select one of the following modules:

REL3001 Sexuality and the Sacred (20 credits)

REL3002 Religion in the 21st Century (20 credits)

Optional modules provide an element of choice within the programme curriculum. The availability of optional modules may vary from year to year and will be subject to minimum student numbers being achieved. This means that the availability of specific optional modules cannot be guaranteed. Optional module selection may also be affected by timetabling requirements.

Additional information

International students enrolling on the programme in academic year 2017/18 are £11,575 per annum.

How will I be assessed?

 The assessment methods for this programme incorporate a variety of both traditional and innovative formats. There will be a blend of essays, exams and website development work. You will be asked to produce and present work through a combination of wikis and blogs, or to produce video presentations or give a live presentation. You will also create research posters reporting on the results of your investigations and be taught how to present your work in the format of professional magazine-style reports.

Who will be teaching me?

 You will be taught by a team of lecturers who bring with them a vast amount of both professional and academic experience. Members of the team include academics who research both the theoretical and practical aspects of teaching and learning in a host of contexts. Other members of the programme team offer a wealth of experience in teaching across all age-phases and a wide range of academic disciplines including religion and theology.

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