Politics and Religious Studies : BA Hons : LV26

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.

Core

• Politics and International Relations in the Contemporary World

Optional

• Buddhism and Modernity in Asian Societies
• Christianity in the Modern World: Traditions and Transformations
• Comparative Politics of the Asia Pacific and the Middle East
• Hinduism in the Modern World
• Indian Politics, Society and Religion
• International Relations and Security
• Introduction to Peace Studies
• Islam: Tradition, Community and Contemporary Challenges
• Modern Political Thought
• The Politics of Development
• The Politics of the European Union
• The United Kingdom: State, Politics and Policies
• Western Philosophy and Religious Thought

Optional

• Africa and Global Politics
• Britain in the World
• Contemporary Issues in Human Rights
• Contemporary Issues in the Middle East
• Corporations, Global Political Economy and the Law
• Elections, Voters and Political Parties
• Exploring the Persian Gulf
• Indian Religious and Philosophical Thought
• International Political Economy of Globalization
• Islamic Politics
• Media, Religion and Politics
• Politics of Cultural Diversity
• Politics of Global Danger
• PPR in Education
• Reading Buddhism
• Reading Islam
• Religion and politics
• Religion and Violence
• Religion in schools
• The European Union and the World
• The Ritual and Social Contexts of Spirit Possession
• Understanding External Intervention in Violent Conflicts
• US Foreign Policy since 1945

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.