Philosophy and Religious Studies : BA Hons : VV65

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

Lancaster’s combined Philosophy and Religious Studies degree gives you the opportunity to benefit from world-class resources and tutors. Lancaster is home to ten philosophers, with a wide range of research interests and expertise and our Religious Studies programme continues to be a leader in terms of quality teaching and innovative research.

You’ll divide your time equally between Philosophy and Religious Studies, gaining a solid grounding in both subjects. You’ll start with modules including Introduction to Philosophy, Religions of the Modern World and Ethics, Philosophy and Religion. In the second and third year you choose from a wide range of modules including: Philosophy of Science; Epistemology, Ethics, Philosophy of Mind, Continental Philosophy; Religion and Violence; Media, Religion and Politics; Indian Religious and Philosophical Thought; New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities; Reading Buddhism; Reading Islam; Religion and Politics; Religion in Schools.

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Lancaster (Lancashire)
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Lancaster University, LA1 4YW

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About this course

The skills and knowledge developed during your degree programme make it possible for you to follow many careers. In increasingly multicultural societies and an integrated world, graduates with an understanding of other faiths, cultures and values are highly regarded. Your philosophical training and communications skills also transfer well to the workplace, where conclusions based on careful assessment of arguments are valued.

Lancaster’s Philosophy and Religious Studies graduates have chosen a wide range of careers, including roles in the Civil Service, journalism, banking, the police and business, as well as teaching and the caring professions.

Some alumni also pursue further study through a postgraduate degree at Lancaster and other institutions.

A Level ABB

IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 5.5 in each component.

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Subjects

  • Politics
  • Religious Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Epistemology
  • Media
  • Buddhism
  • Islam
  • Religions
  • Introduction to Philosophy
  • History of Philosophy

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

    • Introduction to Philosophy
    • Religions of the Modern World
Year 2

Optional

    • Buddhism and Modernity in Asian Societies
    • Christianity in the Modern World: Traditions and Transformations
    • Constructing Ethics: Christianity and Islam
    • Epistemology
    • Ethics: Theory and Practice
    • Hinduism in the Modern World
    • History of Philosophy
    • Indian Politics, Society and Religion
    • Islam: Tradition, Community and Contemporary Challenges
    • Metaphysics
    • Modern Political Thought
    • Philosophical Questions in the Study of Politics and Economics
    • Philosophy of Science
    • Philosophy of the Mind
    • Western Philosophy and Religious Thought
Year 3

Optional

    • Aesthetics
    • Continental Philosophy
    • Dissertation
    • History of Twentieth Century Philosophy
    • Indian Religious and Philosophical Thought
    • Media, Religion and Politics
    • Reading Buddhism
    • Reading Islam
    • Religion and politics
    • Religion in schools
    • The Ritual and Social Contexts of Spirit Possession

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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