Course summary

Understanding religion is vital in order to understand the world we live in. This degree enables 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 introduce you to key themes and approaches in theology and the study of religion, as well as the importance of understanding both in context. This course also offers an impressive range of choice. We offer a wide variety of optional modules allowing you to study specific traditions from Christianity to South Asian religions, explore religion in modern Britain or Africa, philosophy of religion, sin, ethics or sex and gender in a religious context. Combining aspects of philosophy, social sciences, history, literature, languages and more, this challenging degree offers you a fascinating insight into some of the most influential forces shaping, and being shaped by, our world.