Ethics, Philosophy and Religion : BA Hons : VV56

Lancaster University

Bachelor's degree

In Lancaster

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Lancaster

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

What is the meaning of life? What does it mean to be human? What do we owe to other people? How can we understand our relationship with the divine? What does it mean to talk about the divine or the infinite? Can we have decent and meaningful human relationships without the presence of something greater? Are these questions universal, or culturally specific? The degree in Ethics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster addresses these questions from a variety of philosophical and religious perspectives.

In your first year, you’ll take the core module Ethics, Philosophy and Religion which offers students the knowledge, academic techniques and skills to approach fundamental questions about the meaning of life and the human condition with confidence and, crucially, to consider what is at stake in ethical reasoning with self-assurance and maturity. In your second year you’ll take modules such as Ethics, Theory and Practice; Cross-Cultural Ethics, and Western Philosophy and Religious Thought. In your final year, you’ll choose from a wide variety of modules and complete a Dissertation on a subject that interests you.

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Lancaster (Lancashire)
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Lancaster University, LA1 4YW

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About this course

The critical communications skills and philosophical training acquired in the study of Ethics, Philosophy and Religion equip graduates to pursue a wide range of careers, including the Civil Service, journalism, banking, the police, and business, as well as teaching and the caring professions. Some graduates also pursue further study through a postgraduate degree.

Lancaster University is dedicated to ensuring you not only gain a highly reputable degree, but that you also graduate with relevant life and work based skills. We are unique in that every student is eligible to participate in The Lancaster Award which offers you the opportunity to complete key activities such as work experience, employability/career development, campus community and social development.

A Level ABB

IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component.

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Subjects

  • Philosophy
  • Ethics
  • Western Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religion
  • Constructing Ethics
  • History of Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious
  • Continental philosophy
  • Philosophical Thought
  • Media
  • Religion and Politics

Course programme

Many of Lancaster's degree programmes are flexible, offering students the opportunity to cover a wide selection of subject areas to complement their main specialism. You will be able to study a range of modules, some examples of which are listed below.

Year 1

Core

    • Ethics, Philosophy and Religion
Year 2

Optional

    • Constructing Ethics: Christianity and Islam
    • Ethics: Theory and Practice
    • History of Philosophy
    • Western Philosophy and Religious Thought
Year 3

Optional

    • Contemporary Issues in Human Rights
    • Continental Philosophy
    • Dissertation
    • Indian Religious and Philosophical Thought
    • Media, Religion and Politics
    • Modern Religious and Atheistic Thought

Lancaster University offers a range of programmes, some of which follow a structured study programme, and others which offer the chance for you to devise a more flexible programme. We divide academic study into two sections - Part 1 (Year 1) and Part 2 (Year 2, 3 and sometimes 4). For most programmes Part 1 requires you to study 120 credits spread over at least three modules which, depending upon your programme, will be drawn from one, two or three different academic subjects. A higher degree of specialisation then develops in subsequent years.

Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, but changes may be necessary, for example as a result of student feedback, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes, and new research.

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Overseas Fee - £15,680

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