Religious Studies and Politics (BA)

This is a three-year degree programme comprising some core modules that provide essential skills and training as well as a wide variety of optional modules for you to select from to tailor your degree to meet your interests.

Year one

The first year is an introductory year. It is the results of the second and final years of study that determine your degree classification. This degree is made up of compulsory modules as well as optional modules, allowing you to tailor it to reflect your specific interests. A particular feature is the option of writing a dissertation in your final year. This is highly regarded by employers because it indicates that you can do original research.

In your first year, you take 60 credits of Religious Studies and 60 credits of Politics modules.

Core modulesModule titleModule codeCreditsIntroduction to GovernmentPL919920 creditsOptional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsIntroduction To Biblical HebrewRT210420 creditsFurther Biblical HebrewRT210520 creditsIntroduction To The BibleRT210320 creditsThe Story of ChristianityRT410320 creditsIntroduction to New Testament GreekRT310720 creditsFurther New Testament GreekRT310820 creditsIntroduction To ArabicRT110920 creditsFurther Elementary ArabicRT111020 creditsIntroduction To The Study of Religion 1RT111120 creditsIntroduction To The Study of Religion 2RT111220 creditsIntroduction to European IntegrationPL919820 creditsIntroduction to GlobalisationPL919720 creditsIntroduction to International RelationsPL919520 creditsIntroduction to Political SciencePL919420 creditsY Da, Drwg a'r Gwleidyddol - The Good, the Bad and the PoliticalPL919320 creditsIntroduction To SanskritRT110620 creditsFurther Elementary SanskritRT110720 creditsIntroduction to Political ThoughtPL919620 creditsYear two

In Year 2, you take 60 credits of of Religious Studies and 60 credits of Politics modules.

Optional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsElementary Sanskrit IRT120120 creditsElementary Sanskrit IIRT120220 creditsClassical Hebrew 1RT220120 creditsClassical Hebrew IIRT220220 creditsHellenistic Greek IRT320120 creditsHellenistic Greek IIRT320220 creditsBeliefs in the CrucibleRT520420 creditsChristian 'Church' Today: Its Meaning, Life and MissionRT520520 creditsTheology On The Edge: Christian Thought in A Changing WorldRT531520 creditsChristian Social Ethics TodayRT731720 creditsUnderstanding Christian WorshipRT432020 creditsElementary Arabic IRT120320 creditsElementary Arabic IIRT120420 creditsArabic Texts IRT131020 creditsArabic Texts IIRT131120 creditsMajority World Voices: Global South TheologiesRT734220 creditsBritish Politics since 1945PL928720 creditsInternational Security - Concepts and IssuesPL928820 creditsDemocracy in Crisis?PL928920 creditsPolitics and Policies of the European UnionPL929020 creditsJustice & Politics: Contemporary Political TheoryPL929120 creditsGlobal JusticePL929220 creditsConducting Political ResearchPL929620 creditsInternational Law in a Changing WorldPL929920 creditsBuddhism: The First Thousand YearsRT122720 creditsEarly Hindu Texts in SanskritRT132820 creditsThe Life of the BuddhaRT135220 creditsEarly HinduismRT133820 creditsPolitical Thought from Machiavelli to RousseauPL929420 creditsCredoau'r CymryPL928620 creditsO'r Groegiaid i GymruPL928520 creditsPolitical Thought from Marx to NietzschePL929320 creditsEmotions, Symbols, and Rituals: Studying Societies Through FilmRT121520 creditsIslam in the Contemporary WorldRT132720 creditsBodies, Spirits, and Souls: The Person, Ethics, and ReligionRT133920 creditsReligion in the WorkplaceRT135420 creditsThe Most Famous Hindu Text: Bhagavadgita, Text & ContextRT135520 creditsFoundational EthicsRT135620 creditsGod, Good and the Ugly: Topics in Applied Islamic EthicsRT135720 creditsMedieval Church in the Latin WestRT135820 creditsExploring GnosticismRT135920 creditsUnderstanding Muslim ScripturesRT136020 creditsHebrew TextsRT230420 creditsAncient, Mediaeval and Modern JudaismRT230620 creditsNew Testament Greek Texts IIRT332720 creditsHistory of Christian Spirituality 1550 - Present DayRT432120 creditsMoney, Sex and Power in the Early ChurchRT432520 creditsNew Testament Gospels and ActsRT320720 creditsYear three

In Year 3, you take 60 credits of of Religious Studies and 60 credits of Politics modules. If you wish, you can write a dissertation on a topic of your choice in either subject area.

Optional modules

Module titleModule codeCreditsElementary Sanskrit IRT120120 creditsElementary Sanskrit IIRT120220 creditsClassical Hebrew 1RT220120 creditsClassical Hebrew IIRT220220 creditsHellenistic Greek IRT320120 creditsHellenistic Greek IIRT320220 creditsBeliefs in the CrucibleRT520420 creditsChristian 'Church' Today: Its Meaning, Life and MissionRT520520 creditsTheology On The Edge: Christian Thought in A Changing WorldRT531520 creditsOpen Choice DissertationRT731620 creditsChristian Social Ethics TodayRT731720 creditsUnderstanding Christian WorshipRT432020 creditsElementary Arabic IRT120320 creditsElementary Arabic IIRT120420 creditsGender and Sexuality: Islamic PerspectivesRT134520 creditsExploring GnosticismRT121820 creditsArabic Texts IRT131020 creditsArabic Texts IIRT131120 creditsOpen Choice TranslationRT134920 creditsReligion in Modern BritainRT733620 creditsMajority World Voices: Global South TheologiesRT734220 creditsPolitics DissertationPL938620 creditsElections in the UKPL938720 creditsModern Welsh PoliticsPL938820 creditsUnderstanding Muslim ScripturesRT122620 creditsBuddhism: The First Thousand YearsRT122720 creditsEarly Hindu Texts in SanskritRT132820 creditsThe Life of the BuddhaRT135220 creditsPastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy: Bonhoeffer's Life and LegacyRT432620 creditsInternational Relations DissertationPL938520 creditsInternational Politics of the Middle EastPL937520 creditsEuropean Mind in the 20th CenturyPL939020 credits