Theology and Religious Studies

Leeds University Business School

Postgraduate

In Leeds

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Leeds

  • Start date

    Different dates available

Understanding religion is vital to understand the world we live in. This degree allows you to explore a variety of approaches to religious traditions throughout time and across cultures – as well as their effects on public life.
Core modules will introduce you to the key themes and approaches in theology and the study of religion, as well as the importance of putting both into context. But this degree offers an impressive range of choice. You’ll choose from a wide variety of optional modules allowing you to study specific traditions from Christianity to South Asian religions, think about religion in modern Britain or Africa, philosophy of religion, sin, ethics or even sex and gender in a religious context.
Cutting across philosophy, social sciences, history, literature and languages among others, this interdisciplinary and challenging degree will offer you a fascinating insight into some of the most influential forces shaping, and being shaped by, our world.
Leeds has great facilities for students of philosophy, ethics and religious studies. The world class Brotherton Library holds a wide variety of manuscript, archive and early printed material in its Special Collections – valuable assets for your independent research. Our other library resources are also excellent, and the University Library offers a comprehensive training programme to help you make the most of them.

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Leeds (North Yorkshire)
Maurice Keyworth Building, The University Of Leeds, LS2 9JT

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About this course

Entry requirements
A-level: ABB
Other course specific tests:
When an applicant is taking the EPQ in a relevant subject this might be considered alongside other Level 3 qualifications and may attract an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer. If you are taking A Levels, this would be BBB at A Level and grade A in the EPQ.
We welcome applications from mature students with Access qualifications, and from students with a wide range of qualifications.
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Subjects

  • Religious Studies
  • Theology
  • Philosophy
  • Ethics
  • Christianity

Course programme

Core modules in your first year will introduce you to the history, methods, concepts and questions posed by theology and religious studies. You’ll also choose from a range of optional modules, maintaining a balance between individual religious traditions, such as Islam or Judaism, and specific regions or themes from modern Africa to philosophy of religion.

This foundation will enable you to make the most of the choice on offer over the next two years, as you select from a range of optional modules to shape a degree that suits you. A compulsory module in your second year will allow you to place religious studies in contemporary contexts, but otherwise you’ll be free to focus on topics from Buddhism and Hindu traditions to theological ethics, science and religion, sin and the sociology of religion.

Throughout your degree, you’ll develop your critical and research skills, as well as your cultural and social awareness. You’ll be able to demonstrate these in your third and final year when you choose a topic for an independently researched dissertation.

You can also take part in fieldwork, allowing you to conduct original research in local religious communities, or even go into a local school and apply your knowledge and skills to the classroom.

Course structure

These are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.

Modules Year 1

Follow the links to the Programme Catalogue for more example optional modules and the full course structure.

Compulsory modules
  • Introduction to Academic Skills 5 credits
  • Introduction to the Study of Religion/s 10 credits
  • Introducing Theology 10 credits
Optional modules

Examples of the optional modules available are shown below. Please contact us for more details of the requirements and choices available.

  • Magic, Science and Religion 10 credits
  • Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion 10 credits
  • Introduction to the Study of Islam 10 credits
  • Studying Christianity 10 credits
  • Religion, Politics and Society in the Modern World 10 credits
  • Religion in Modern Britain 10 credits

Year 2

Compulsory modules

  • Studying Religion in Context 20 credits
Optional modules

Examples of the optional modules available are shown below. Please contact us for more details of the requirements and choices available.

  • Philosophy of Religion 20 credits
  • Theology and Religious Studies Students into Schools 20 credits
  • Sociology of Religion I 20 credits
  • Theology and Ethical Theory 20 credits
  • Religion, Gender and Society 20 credits
  • The Sikh tradition 20 credits

Year 3

Compulsory modules

  • Independent Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science
Optional modules

Examples of the optional modules available are shown below. Please contact us for more details of the requirements and choices available.

  • Buddhism: A Lived Tradition 20 credits
  • Science and Religion 20 credits
  • Muslims in Britain: Transnational Communities and Multicultural Politics 20 credits

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