Programme Requirements for 2024/25 Session


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B.A. Politics, Religion and Philosophy with Year Abroad Full-time

Year: 4
2024/25 Session

Students must choose only ONE of the from the following list modules. (credits value can vary)

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Dissertation 08 20905 40 Full Term
LH Dissertation (Theology & Religion) 09 24094 40 Full Term
LH Dissertation (Theology and Religion) 09 40179 20 Full Term
LH Philosophical Project 08 27860 40 Full Term
LH Philosophical Project 09 21805 20 Full Term
LH Placement-based Dissertation (Theology and Religion) 09 28286 40 Full Term

Depending on the credit value of the compulsory module selected, students must choose optional modules that will bring their total for Year 3 to 120 credits. Students choose at least 20 credits from at least two of the participating departments:

THEOLOGY AND RELIGION (Indicative list) at least 20 credits:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Ancient Roots of Yoga and Meditation 09 39956 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 The Ethics of Character 09 29766 20 Semester 2

POLSIS (Indicative list) at least 20 credits:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Contemporary International Political Economy 08 20911 20 Semester 1
LH Controversies in Contemporary Democracies 08 22555 20 Semester 1
LH International Political Theory 08 31388 20 Semester 2
LH Topics in British Politics 08 20912 20 Semester 1

PHILOSOPHY (Indicative list) at least 20 credits:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Being Good and Doing Right: Issues in Contemporary Moral Theory 08 26794 20 Semester 2
LH Fantastic Beasts and How to Understand them: Topics in Philosophy of Biology 09 30840 20 Semester 1
LH It’s About Time! 09 30950 20 Semester 2
LH Just War 09 29256 20 Semester 1
LH Nietzsche 09 26095 20 Semester 1
LH Philosophy of Mathematics 09 26094 20 Semester 2
LH Prejudice Race + Gender 08 26796 20 Semester 1
LH Reason and Belief 09 31431 20 Semester 2
LH Social Justice 09 30837 20 Semester 1
LH Topics in Philosophy of Religion 08 26825 20 Semester 2

Students may also apply to undertake a Professional Skills module at level H. If successful this will be taken in place of one of their semester 1 taught modules. The placement can be taken either during the summer vacation (part-time or full-time) or during semester 1 (part-time only). The placement must be completed prior to the Christmas vacation.

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 Professional Skills 09 36876 20 Semester 1
LH Professional Skills - Freelance 09 37013 20 Semester 1

Students who have taken LI 37673 Sustainable Development: Climate, Culture, Society and Policy cannot take the LH version of this module.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LH Sustainable Development: Climate, Culture, Society and Policy 09 38933 20 Semester 1