BA Religion, Theology and Society
Entry requirements
A level: ABB BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma: DDM. Other BTEC qualifications are also considered. Please contact the Admissions Office for more information. IB: 34 points overall including 16 at Higher Level
About this course
BA in Religion, Theology and Society, a sociology, politics and international relations and theology and religion degree examining religious traditions across cultures and their impact on public life. Core topics include Research Methods. Students complete a final-year independent or integrated research project alongside an external placement. The first year establishes core foundations through compulsory modules such as Introduction to the Study of Religions, Bible and Theology: Texts and Traditions, Religion, Politics and Society in the Modern World, and Christian and Muslim Cultures: Global Religious Practice, while offering optional modules like Religions of India and Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion. The second year builds competency through compulsory study in Researching Religion: Skills and Methods, Sociology of Religion, and Theology in Context, alongside optional choices including Religious Identities in a Postcolonial World and Religion, Gender and Sexuality. The final year centres on compulsory practical and investigative work through the Independent Research Project, Integrated Research Project, and External Placement: Beyond the University. Students also select from diverse final-year optional modules covering topics such as Religion, Belief and Ethics, Religion and Mental Health, and Islam, Race and the State in Europe.
Modules
- Introduction to the Study of Religions
- Bible and Theology: Texts and Traditions
- Religion, Politics and Society in the Modern World
- Christian and Muslim Cultures: Global Religious Practice
- Religions of India
- Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion
- Magic, Science and Religion
- Thinking About Race
- Researching Religion: Skills and Methods
- Sociology of Religion
- Theology in Context
- Religious Identities in a Postcolonial World
- Religion, Gender and Sexuality
- Human Rights and Religion
- Dharma Traditions
- Independent Research Project
- Integrated Research Project
- External Placement: Beyond the University
- Religion, Belief and Ethics
- Religion and Mental Health
- Religion and Media
- Religions and Global Development
- God, Sex and Gender in Africa
- Augustine of Hippo: A Key Thinker of Theology and Philosophy
- Bible and Society
- Islam, Race and the State in Europe
- Christian Theology and Contemporary Issues