Theology and Religious Studies seminar with Richard Bell - Humanities

Theology and Religion

Religion is among the most profound, divisive, and enduring aspects of human life. Making sense of religion and its impact is essential to understanding other cultures.

On our courses, you’ll investigate how religious ideas, practices, and identities develop over time. You’ll explore the insights theology and ethics bring to today’s big questions, and examine the influence of religious beliefs on science, philosophy, art, and literature.

As our expertise includes both ancient and contemporary religion, your modules range across the oldest texts and philosophies to the ethics of social media.

Key stats

14th in the UK for Theology and Religious Studies (Guardian University Guide 2024)
81% of our research outputs were classified as ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’, with 100% as internationally recognised (REF 2021)

Why choose us?

Diverse curriculum - lectuers with international reputations
in the Christian, Muslim, Jewish and atheist traditions
Career skills - internship and work placement opportunities
and skills building
Interfaith chaplaincy - explore your faith in a supportive setting
Personal development - volunteering opportunities
Interdisciplinary - opportunities to study modules from
other subjects

Find out more, visit the Department of Philosophy website

What our students say...

Jodi Kiang

"The highlight for me was being able to create my own degree. There was so much more freedom of choice, so I could really pick the things I loved. I did do a lot of ethics from the philosophy side, and I picked modules that had that ethical conversation going on, but also with a real focus on Biblical studies, which is the other part I was interested in."

- Philosophy and Theology BA graduate

Francis Adam

"It's a very broad subject that touches on a lot of areas and opens you up to a lot of ideas and understandings about people. We’ve covered philosophy, history, media, literature, law and international relations. If you love thinking and to present arguments, sharing your views and challenging other people’s then I’d encourage you to study Theology and Religious Studies."

- Theology and Religious Studies BA

Our courses

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Faculty of Arts

3 years full-time

Theology and Religious Studies BA Hons

Qualification
BA Hons

Entry requirements
ABB

UCAS code
V610

Faculty of Arts

3 years full-time

Religion, Culture and Ethics BA Hons

Qualification
BA Hons

Entry requirements
ABB

UCAS code
13V6

Faculty of Arts

3 years full-time

Religion, Philosophy and Ethics BA Jt Hons

Qualification
BA Jt Hons

Entry requirements
ABB

UCAS code
86V4

Faculty of Arts

3 years full-time

Philosophy and Theology BA Jt Hons

Qualification
BA Jt Hons

Entry requirements
ABB

UCAS code
VV56

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About our courses

Our courses are delivered through:

lectures
seminars
tutorials
one-to-one supervision (for the final-year research dissertation)

Assessment

The development of oral communication skills is an important aspect of our course. Key modules in all years involve assessment not only via written work, but also through oral presentations or participation in seminar discussions.

Most modules in the first two years are assessed by a combination of essays and exams. In the final year, some modules are assessed by a single long essay.

There is also a dissertation in the final year, where you complete in-depth research into a topic of your choice.

A degree in theology and religious studies leads to a wide range of careers.

You will have gained key transferable skills such as the careful analysis of texts and complex issues, reasoned decision-making, sensitivity to cultural and religious diversity, and the ability to communicate ideas clearly.

Recent graduates are working in areas such as:

law
teaching
journalism and publishing
politics
the charity sector

Find out how you can use your degree.

As well as the opportunity to spend part of your degree studying or working abroad through the Turing Scheme, you can take part in activities alongside our China or Malaysia campuses.

See our study abroad webpage for more information.

Please note: In order to study abroad you will need to achieve the relevant academic requirements as set by the university and meet the selection criteria of both the university and the partner institution. The partner institution is under no obligation to accept you even if you do meet the relevant criteria.

Offers are usually made without interview. Please note that students with non-standard entry qualifications, including mature students, may be invited for an interview.

We follow the university's flexible admissions policy and take educational and personal circumstances into consideration.

Further details are available on our applying pages.

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