Programmes & Modules Handbook

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

Year: 1
2024/25 Session

The following must be taken:

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LC Introduction to the Study of Religion A	09 34017	10	Semester 1
LC Introduction to the Study of Religion B	09 34018	10	Semester 2
LC Problems of Philosophy A	08 33817	10	Semester 1
LC Problems of Philosophy B	08 33820	10	Semester 2
LC Understanding Politics	08 26060	20	Semester 1

20 further credits to be selected from LC optional modules offered by each of the participating departments, up to a total of 60 credits.

Students should normally take 60 credits per semester.
The modules lists are indicative only of what will run each year.
Certain modules are co-requisites. This will be made clear to students in module choice paperwork

Theology and Religion:

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LC Lived Religions in Birmingham and Beyond, A	09 33825	10	Semester 1
LC How do we know what (we think) we know about the Holocaust?	09 37635	20	Semester 2
LC Introduction to Islam	10 24034	20	Semester 2
LC Life After Death: What Happens When We Die?	09 39777	20	Semester 2
LC Lived Religions in Birmingham and Beyond, B	09 33829	10	Semester 2
LC Political Theologies: Wealth, Race, Gender	09 35155	20	Semester 1
LC The Bible and Global Challenges	09 31964	20	Semester 1
LC Traditions and Heresies in Christian Theology	09 35156	20	Semester 2
LC Truth, Deception, and Ethics in Philosophy and Film	09 35157	20	Semester 1

POLSIS:

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LC Debates in World Politics I	08 37476	10	Semester 1
LC Debates in World Politics II	08 37477	10	Semester 2
LC Global Development Challenges I	08 34184	10	Semester 1
LC Global Development Challenges II	08 34189	10	Semester 2
LC Pathways to International Relations Research I	08 34009	10	Semester 1
LC Pathways to International Relations Research II	08 34010	10	Semester 2
LC Global History	09 34564	20	Semester 1
LC Introduction to Political Theory	08 31384	20	Semester 2
LC Introduction to Social Divisions	08 30170	20	Semester 2
LC The Sociological Imagination	08 30172	20	Semester 1
LC Understanding International Relations	08 34202	20	Semester 2

Philosophy:

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LC Art of Persuasion A: Propaganda and Public Discourse	08 33079	10	Semester 1
LC Art of Persuasion B: Philosophical Texts	09 33080	10	Semester 2
LC Moral and Political Philosophy	08 32792	20	Semester 2
LC Philosopher's Toolkit A	09 33081	20	Semester 1
LC Philosopher's Toolkit B	09 33084	20	Semester 1
LC Philosophical Traditions	08 32793	20	Semester 1
LC Reasons to Believe	08 32794	20	Semester 2