Programme And Module Handbook
 
Programme Requirements for 2025/26 Session


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B.A. Psychology and Religion Full-time

Year: 3
2025/26 Session

Students must choose one module from the following list:
Students opting for a dissertation in T&R must have taken Dissertation Preparation in their second year of study.
Students opting for a Project in Psychology must have taken Research Methods C and D in their second year of study.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Dissertation (Theology & Religion) 09 24094 40 Full Term
LH Dissertation (Theology and Religion) 09 40179 20 Full Term
LH Placement-based Dissertation (Theology and Religion) 09 28286 40 Full Term
Project 03 08117 40 Full Term

Students must complete 20 credits in each subject area Psychology; Theology and Religion; Psychology of Religion. The Dissertation/Project choice above can contribute to these totals.

The remaining 60 credits can be chosen as any combination of modules across these lists, and may include one cross-CAL future skills module, which will be advertised at the point of module choice.
Students must choose a 60/60 credit balance across the two semesters.
*Note: the list of modules given is indicative only; it may be that not all modules will run in any given year.

Students are reminded to consider their ultimate degree pathway when choosing modules to ensure that they complete third year with the required minimums in both Psychology and Theology and Religion for their chosen pathway:

Major in Theology of Religion, minor in Psychology:
160 credits in T&R, 100 credits in Psychology
Equal joint Psychology and Religion: 160 credits in T&R, 160 credits in Psychology
(modules from the Psychology of Religion list count toward the T&R credit totals)

Psychology subject area modules

Students must choose at least 20 credits of Psychology modules:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
Adolescence: Mind and Brain 03 27868 20 Semester 2
LH Brain Health Across the Lifespan 03 36251 20 Semester 1
LH Contemporary Issues in Social Psychology: Media, Body Image and Prejudice 03 36253 20 Semester 2
LH Crime and Antisocial Behaviour: Theory, Research and Practice 03 37210 20 Semester 1
LH Different Minds: Child and Animal Intelligence 03 40188 20 Semester 2
LH Sleep and Health 03 38980 20 Semester 2
LH Vision in the Real World 03 36246 20 Semester 1
LH What Motivates You? 03 36245 20 Semester 2
Psychological therapies: CBT and beyond 03 35253 20 Semester 1
The Mind Detective: Understanding how the mind works by looking at what happens when it is damaged 03 27872 20 Semester 2
The Neurobiology of Mental Illness 03 27867 20 Semester 1

Theology and Religion subject area modules

Students must choose at least 20 credits of Theology and Religion modules.

(Students who undertook a Professional Skills module at level I will not be able to undertake a Professional skills module at level H).

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Ancient Roots of Yoga and Meditation 09 39956 20 Semester 2
LH Atheisms: From Voltaire to Dawkins 09 30875 20 Semester 2
LH Buddhism 09 39957 20 Semester 1
LH Christmas and Ethical Consuming 09 29805 20 Semester 1
LH Gender, Sexualities and Religion 09 36089 20 Semester 2
LH Historical and Contemporary Debates on the Holocaust 09 37066 20 Semester 1
LH Politics in the Name of God: From Democratization to Holy War 09 28794 20 Semester 1
LH Power, Society and Identity : critical thinkers for the study of religions 2 09 30842 20 Semester 2
LH Professional Skills 09 36876 20 Semester 1
LH Professional Skills - Freelance 09 37013 20 Semester 1
LH The Ethics of Character 09 29766 20 Semester 2
LH Understanding and Countering Radical Islamic thought and practices 09 29771 20 Semester 2
LH Visions of God in Christian Theology 09 35158 20 Semester 2

Psychology of Religion subject area modules

Students must choose at least 20 credits of Psychology and Religion modules:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Issues in Psychology and Religion Seminar Series 09 38208 20  
LH Psychology, Religion, and Well-being 09 38222 20