11Jun
UndergraduateCourse summary
The programme challenges students to think about ‘big questions’ regarding the nature of reality, morality, belief, faith and the meaning of life. Students get the opportunity to study modules on spiritual and religious traditions from around the world, in addition to others that discuss topics such as media representations, the ethics of killing and animal rights.
Course details
Modules
Year One – Level 4 (Cert HE, Dip HE & BA) • Academic Skills (20 credits; compulsory) • Introduction to Ethics (20 credits; compulsory) • Introduction to Metaphysics and Epistemology (20 credits; compulsory) • Introduction to the Study of Religion (20 credits; compulsory) • Philosophy of Religion (20 credits; compulsory) • Spirituality: From Ancient Times to the Present (20 credits; compulsory). Year Two – Level 5 (Dip HE & BA) Year A Entry • Freedom, Agency and Responsibility (20 credits; compulsory) • God and the World: The Cosmos in Religious & Ethical Perspective (20 credits; compulsory) • Metaethics (20 credits; compulsory) • Religion in Latin America (20 credits; compulsory) • The Ethics of Life and Death (20 credits; compulsory) • Theology and Inter-Religious Encounter (20 credits; compulsory). Year B Entry • Celtic Sanctity, Spirituality: Hagiography and Saints’ Cults (20 credits; compulsory) • Chinese Religion and Thought (20 credits; compulsory) • Humans, Animals and Machines (20 credits; compulsory) • Religion and the Media (20 credits; compulsory) • Sex, Sexuality, and Gender (20 credits; compulsory) • The Meaning of Life (20 credits; compulsory). Year Three – Level 6 (BA) Year A Entry • Dissertation (40 credits; compulsory) • Freedom, Agency and Responsibility (20 credits; optional) • God and the World: The Cosmos in Religious & Ethical Perspective (20 credits; optional) • Metaethics (20 credits; optional) • Religion in Latin America (20 credits; optional) • The Ethics of Life and Death (20 credits; optional) • Theology and Inter-Religious Encounter (20 credits; optional). Year B Entry • Celtic Sanctity, Spirituality: Hagiography and Saints’ Cults (20 credits; optional) • Chinese Religion and Thought (20 credits; optional) • Dissertation (40 credits; compulsory) • Humans, Animals and Machines (20 credits; optional) • Religion and the Media (20 credits; optional) • Sex, Sexuality, and Gender (20 credits; optional) • The Meaning of Life (20 credits; optional). Prospective students should be aware of the following: • Not all optional modules are offered every year • Optional modules are delivered subject to sufficient student numbers • Language modules are optional/compulsory/core according to linguistic ability • There are many Level 5 and Level 6 versions of the same module. Students can only take this module once; this depends on which year the modules are offered in.
How to apply
26Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- PRT1
- Institution code:
- T80
- Campus name:
- Online
- Campus code:
- O
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
Unistats information
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £9000 | Year 1 |
| England | £9000 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9000 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9000 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9000 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9000 | Year 1 |
| International | £13500 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
College Road
Carmarthen
SA31 3EP