BA Theology and Religion
Entry requirements
A Level: ABB. IB: 6,5,5 plus 32 points overall.. BTEC: BTEC Extended Diploma: DDD. Equivalents accepted, see below for full information.
About this course
Bachelor of Arts in Theology and Religion, a theology and religion degree focused on the academic study of diverse faiths, belief systems, and sacred texts. Core topics include Research Methods and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students complete a final-year dissertation alongside professional skills modules to support career readiness. The first year introduces foundational concepts through modules such as Discover: The Study of Religion, Introduction to Islam, and The Bible and Global Challenges. The second year expands into broader cultural and historical contexts via modules like Buddhism, Global Islam, and Religion in Contemporary Society. The final year involves advanced specialized study alongside the core Dissertation (Theology & Religion) and optional modules covering topics such as Advanced Readings in Christian Ethics, Jewish Religious Responses to the Holocaust, and Ancient Roots of Yoga and Meditation.
Modules
- Lived Religions in Birmingham and Beyond, A
- Discover: The Study of Religion
- Lived Religions in Birmingham and Beyond, B
- How do we know what (we think) we know about the Holocaust?
- Introduction to Islam
- Introduction to the Psychology of Religion
- Life After Death: What Happens When We Die?
- Political Theologies: Wealth, Race, Gender
- The Bible and Global Challenges
- Truth, Deception, and Ethics in Philosophy and Film
- Dissertation Preparation
- Professional Skills
- Professional Skills – Freelance
- Big Questions - Artificial Intelligence in Culture and Society
- Big Questions - Sustainable Development: Climate, Culture, Society and Policy
- Big Questions - What makes Democracies Resilient?
- Media in Practice
- Auschwitz in History and Memory
- Boundaries of Truth in Christian Theology: Development and Content of Christian Doctrines
- Buddhism
- Christian Ethics
- Climate Change, Cataclysm and Commentaries
- Critical Issues in Theology, Religion and Education
- Evil in the Human Condition
- Gender, Sexualities and Religion
- Global Islam
- Islamic Ethics
- Power, Society and Identity : critical thinkers for the study of religions 1
- Religion and Ritual
- Religion and the Arts
- Religion in Contemporary Society
- Religion in the Public Sphere
- Religions of India
- Representations of the Divine
- Sikhism
- Special Study - Autumn
- Special Study - Spring
- Sufism: belief and practice
- Sustainable Development: Climate, Culture, Society and Policy
- Dissertation (Theology & Religion)
- Dissertation (Theology and Religion)
- Professional Skills
- Professional Skills - Freelance
- Big Questions - How to Live Ethically
- Big Questions - Identity across States, People, and Cultures
- Big Questions - Imagining the Future
- Fake News: Social Media, Truth Verification and Digital Investigation
- Jewish Religious Responses to the Holocaust
- Advanced Readings in Christian Ethics
- Ancient Roots of Yoga and Meditation
- Atheisms: From Voltaire to Dawkins
- Buddhism
- Christmas and Ethical Consuming
- Gender, Sexualities and Religion
- God Beyond Borders: Building Interfaith Bridges
- God in Modern Philosophy
- Historical and Contemporary Debates on the Holocaust
- Law and ethics as theology in Christian and Muslim thought and practice
- Politics in the Name of God: From Democratization to Holy War
- Power, Society and Identity : critical thinkers for the study of religions 2
- Religious Feminisms
- Special Study
- The Ethics of Character
- Understanding and Countering Radical Islamic thought and practices
- Visions of God in Christian Theology
- Visions of the Intellectual Life