Religion, Philosophy & Ethics

King's College London

Bachelor's degree

In London

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    3 Years

This course is a theological degree in the heart of London, in which students gain detailed knowledge of at least two strands of religion, in addition to knowledge of key problems in the philosophical analysis of religious concepts, and understanding of issues in theoretical and applied ethics.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Strand, WC2R 2LS

Start date

On request

About this course

King's is home to a large, vibrant Department of Theology & Religious Studies, with special expertise in Islam, Judaism and Christianity and a variety of contemporary religious movements.

The Department is ranked joint third in the UK for world-leading and internationally excellent research.

Our teaching makes the most of London's rich religious culture, incorporating many places of worship and the collections of the British Museum.

King's central location offers easy access to numerous libraries across London.

Students develop key transferable skills which can lead to a variety of different careers.

Recent graduates from Theology and Religious Studies have found employment as: Insight Manager, ISPUN; Sales Executive, Events company; PR Assistant, PR Company; Research Ethics Co-ordinator, National Research Ethics Service; Researcher, Houses of Parliament; Trainee Accountant, Accountancy Firm; Children/Family Worker, Regents Trust; Publishing Assistant, Allison and Busby; Research Assistant, Tyndale House; Company Director, Musical Entertainment company.

A Religion, Philosophy and Ethics BA at King’s will equip you with key transferable skills in critical analysis, argumentation and communication that are indispensable in a wide variety of occupations. King’s students go on to careers in government, the Civil Service, non-government organisations, social services, the caring professions, charities, law, the City, academia, PR and advertising, journalism and the media, entertainment and the arts, the church and other religious organisations.

AAB

Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A-levels. However, if offered the grade achieved may be taken into account when considering whether or not to accept a candidate who has just fallen short of the conditions of their offer.

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Subjects

  • Greek
  • Hebrew
  • Politics
  • Theology
  • Philosophy
  • Christianity
  • Ethics
  • Religion Philosophy
  • Elements of Ethics
  • Philosophy of religion

Course programme

1st Year

Courses are divided into modules. Each year you will normally take modules totalling 120 credits.

Required Modules

You are required to take one compulsory module in your first year:

  • Study Skills (15 credits)

You are also required to choose four modules (totalling 60 credits) from the following list, which may typically include:

  • Elements of Ethics (15 credits)
  • Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion (15 credits)
  • From Machiavelli to Bodin: Renaissance & Reformation Political Thought (15 credits)
  • Thinking about Evil (15 credits)
  • Introduction to Islam (15 credits)
  • Introduction to Buddhism (15 credits)
Optional Modules

You are also required to take a further 45 credits from either the above or below list that may typically include:

  • Introduction to the Sociology of Religion (15 credits)
  • Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (15 credits)
  • The New Testament: Gospels & Letters (15 credits)
  • Introduction to the Anthropology of Religion (15 credits)
  • Introduction to Jewish Thought & Practice (15 credits)
  • Turning Points: An Introduction to the History of Christianity in England 1500–1900 (15 credits)
  • Introduction to Early & Medieval Christianity and Culture (15 credits)
  • Introduction to Religion & Politics (15 credits)
  • How Christians Argue (15 credits)
  • Introduction to Modern Christianity & Culture (15 credits)
  • Introductory New Testament Greek with Texts (30 credits)
2nd Year

You must take three core modules and choose your remaining modules from a range of options.

In addition, students have the opportunity to study abroad at one of our partner universities around the world in your second year. The list of partner universities currently includes:

  • University of Helsinki
  • National University of Singapore
  • University of Toronto (semester one or full year only)
  • University of North Carolina
  • Süleyman Demirel University
  • University of Sydney
  • George Washington University
Required Modules

You are required to take three modules (totalling 45 credits) from a list that may typically include:

  • Philosophy & Film (15 credits)
  • Ethics, Philosophy & Literature (15 credits)
  • Applied Ethics (15 credits)
  • Religious Difference: Jewish, Christian & Other Perspectives (15 credits)
  • Modern Islam I: History & Politics (15 credits)
  • Buddhist Ethics (15 credits)
  • Faith & Enlightenment: Philosophies of Religion from Anselm to Kant (15 credits)
  • Themes in Sufism & Islamic Philosophy (15 credits)
Optional Modules

You are also required to take a further 75 credits from an extensive list of optional 15 and 30-credit modules on topics that may typically include:

  • Intermediate Greek with Texts (15 credits)
  • Paul in Context (15 credits)
  • Religion in Different Social & Geopolitical Contexts – Anthropological Perspectives (15 credits)
  • Introduction to the Doctrine of the Person of Christ (15 credits)
  • Religion, Culture & Society in Reformation Europe (15 credits)
  • New Testament Greek & Exegesis A (15 credits)
  • Religion & Politics in International & Transnational Contexts (15 credits)
  • Ritual in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (15 credits)
  • Salvation & the City: Christian Faith & the Arts (15 credits)
  • The Bible in the Modern Imagination (15 credits)
  • Theological Themes of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (15 credits)
  • ‘What is Christianity?’: Patristic Perspectives (15 credits)
  • Between Revolutions: British Christianity 1689–1860 (15 credits)
  • Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (30 credits)
3rd Year

You must take four core modules and choose your remaining modules from a range of options. You also have the opportunity to write a dissertation, for which you will receive one-to-one supervision with a member of staff.

Required Modules

You are required to take four modules (totalling 60 credits) from a list that may typically include:

  • Special Questions in Social Ethics (15 credits)
  • The Search for Meaning (15 credits)
  • Contemporary Thought in the Muslim World (15 credits)
  • Philosophy of Religious Life (15 credits)
  • Theravada Buddhism (15 credits)
Optional Modules

You are required to take a further 60 credits from an extensive list of optional 15 and 30-credit modules on topics which may typically include:

  • Independent Study Project (30 credits)
  • The English Reformation (15 credits)
  • Exploring New Testament Theology I (15 credits)
  • Hebrew Texts: Prose (15 credits)
  • European Jews & the Orient (15 credits)
  • Contemporary Theology & Philosophy (15 credits)
  • Hebrew Texts: Poetry (15 credits)
  • Principles of Systematic Theology (15 credits)
  • Women & Gender in the Bible (15 credits)
  • Varieties of Religious Experience: Christianity in Britain 1850–1970 (15 credits)
  • Anthropological Approaches to Religious Innovation & Questions of Being (15 credits)
  • Religion, Politics & Global Media (15 credits)

Additional information

International tuition fee - £18,900 per year

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