Theology, Religion & Culture

King's College London

Bachelor's degree

In London

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    3 Years

This new and diverse degree is designed to stimulate critical thinking and the exploration of the cultural and intellectual riches of religious traditions.

You will explore the roots of Abrahamic traditions through close interpretation of texts and by studying the immense and diverse impact they have on the history of this country and the wider world.

This degree is taught in a vibrant department situated in the heart of London, where you can make sure of London’s rich religious culture.

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, Christianity and Buddhism and a variety of contemporary religious movements.

The Department is ranked in the top 10 for Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies in the UK (QS World Rankings by Subject 2018).

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.

Equipping you with important and valuable transferable skills in critical analysis, argumentation and communication that are indispensable in a wide variety of occupations, the Theology, Religion and Culture degree particularly opens doors 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, heritage conservation, the church and other religious organisations. Recent graduates have found employment as an Insight Manager at ISPUN, a Sales Executive at an events company, a PR Assistant at a PR Company, a Research Ethics Co-ordinator at the National Research Ethics Service, a Researcher at the Houses of Parliament, a Trainee Accountant at an Accountancy Firm, a Children/ Family Worker at Regents Trust, a Publishing Assistant at Allison and Busby, a Research Assistant at Tyndale House, and a Company Director at a Musical Entertainment company.

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
  • Ethics
  • Christianity
  • Theology & Culture
  • Testament
  • History

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 the following modules:

  • Study Skills (15 credits)
Optional Modules

You are also required to take modules totalling 45 credits from a range of optional modules that may typically include:

  • Theology & Culture: Christian Perspectives (15 credits)
  • How Christians Argue (15 credits)
  • Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (15 credits)
  • New Testament: Origins, Contexts & Meanings (15 credits)
  • Turning Points: An Introduction to the History of Christianity in England 1500–1900 (15 credits)
  • Introduction to Early and Medieval Christianity & Culture (15 credits)
  • Introduction to Modern Christianity & Culture (15 credits)
  • Introductory New Testament Greek with Texts (30 credits)

You are also required to take modules totalling 60 credits from the optional modules listed above or below which may typically include:

  • Introduction to Islam (15 credits)
  • Introduction to Jewish Thought & Practice (15 credits)
  • Elements of Ethics (15 credits)
  • Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion (15 credits)
  • Introduction to Religion & Politics (15 credits)
  • Introduction to the Sociology of Religion (15 credits)
  • Introduction to the Anthropology of Religion (15 credits)
  • Constancy & Creativity: Jewish Interpretations of Tradition (15 credits)
  • Philosophical Texts in Historical Contexts (15 credits)
  • Thinking about Evil (15 credits)Introduction to the Anthropology of Religion (15 credits)
  • Constancy & Creativity: Jewish Interpretations of Tradition (15 credits)
  • Philosophical Texts in Historical Contexts (15 credits)
  • Thinking about Evil (15 credits)
2nd Year

Required Modules

You are required to take 45 credits worth of modules from the following list which may typically include:

  • Salvation & the City: Christian Faith & the Arts (15 credits)
  • The Bible in the Modern Imagination (15 credits)
  • Ritual in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (15 credits)
  • Theological Themes of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (15 credits)
  • Paul in Context (15 credits)
  • ‘What is Christianity?’ Patristic Perspectives (15 credits)
  • Religion, Culture & Society in Reformation Europe (15 credits)
  • Martin Luther & the German Reformation (15 credits)
  • Between Revolutions: British Christianity 1689–1860 (15 credits)
  • Introduction to the Doctrine of the Person of Christ (15 credits)
  • The Trinity in Recent Theology (15 credits)
  • Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (30 credits)
  • Intermediate Greek with Texts (15 credits)
  • New Testament Greek & Exegesis A (15 credits)
  • New Testament Greek & Exegesis B (15 credits)
Optional Modules

You are also required to take modules totalling 75 credits from a wide range of optional modules that may typically include:

  • Philosophy & Film (15 credits)
  • Ethics, Philosophy & Literature (15 credits)
  • Faith & Enlightenment: Philosophies of Religion from Anselm to Kant (15 credits)
  • Leadership in Religion & Politics (15 credits)
  • Religion in Different Social & Geopolitical Contexts – Anthropological Perspectives (15 credits)
  • Religious Difference: Jewish, Christian & Other Perspectives (15 credits)
  • Modern Islam I: History & Politics (15 credits)
  • Buddhist Ethics (15 credits)

In addition, if you are studying full-time you will have the opportunity to study abroad at one of our partner universities around the world in your second year, which currently include:

  • University of Helsinki
  • National University of Singapore
  • University of Toronto (semester one or full year only)
  • University of North Carolina
  • Suleyman Demirel University
  • University of Sydney
  • George Washington University
3rd Year

There are no required modules in year three.Required Modules

You will be required to take at least 60 credits from the following list of optional modules, which may typically include:

  • The English Reformation (15 credits)
  • Theology, Vulnerability & Culture: Shakespeare and Modernity (15 credits)
  • Law & Ethics in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (15 credits)
  • Jesus in Context (15 credits)
  • Exploring New Testament Theology (15 credits)
  • Introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls (15 credits)
  • Varieties of Religious Experience: Christianity in Britain 1850–1970 (15 credits)
  • Principles of Systematic Theology (15 credits)
  • Contemporary Theology & Philosophy (15 credits)
  • Hebrew Texts: Prose (15 credits)
Optional Modules

Students then select further modules (60 credits) to bring their total credits to 120 for the year from a range of options, which may typically include:

  • Philosophy of Religious Life (15 credits)
  • Special Questions in Social Ethics (15 credits)
  • The Anthropology of Dreams, Visions & Shamanism (15 credits)
  • Theravada Buddhism (15 credits)
  • Contemporary Thought in the Muslim World (15 credits)
  • European Jews & the ‘Orient’ (15 credits)
  • The Search for Meaning (15 credits)
  • Religion, Politics & Global Media (15 credits)
  • Independent Study Project (Dissertation) (30 credits)

King's College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep a eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

Additional information

International tuition fee - £18,900 per year.

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