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Programme Requirements for 2024/25 Session


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B.A. Psychology and Religion Full-time

Year: 2
2024/25 Session

Module Title Code Credits Semester
09 37455 0  

Students taking the Theology and Religion dissertation must take the pre-requisite T&R dissertation module in their 2nd year.
Students taking the Project in Psychology must take both pre-requisite modules Research Methods C and D in their 2nd year.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Dissertation Preparation 09 37461 20 Semester 2

Students taking the Theology and Religion dissertation must take the pre-requisite T&R dissertation module in their 2nd year.
Students taking the Project in Psychology must take both pre-requisite modules Research Methods C and D in their 2nd year.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Research Methods C 09 37368 20 Semester 1
LI Research Methods D 09 37371 20 Semester 2

Students must choose 20 credits from each of the three lists of Psychology; Theology and Religion; Psychology of Religion.
Students are reminded that their third year dissertation/Project options each have a pre-requisite module in second year, meaning students must take either Methods C+D, or Dissertation Preparation.
These credits can count toward fulfilment of the 20 credits per subject area requirement above.

The remaining 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 have the opportunity to fulfil the required minimums in both Psychology and Theology and Religion in their third year. Please note that the Psychology of Religion list count toward the Theology and Religion credits for pathway purposes. More information about pathways is included below.

Pathways available
Year 1 will be the same for all students. Upon completion of this year, students will continue to take modules in all three categories (T&R, Psychology, and Psychology of Religion), but can decide whether they would like to specialize in T&R or Psychology for their dissertation/ Project. At this point, there are several pathways available.

1) Joint Major/Minor, with major in T&R with a minor in Psychology, and dissertation in T&R. For this pathway, taking the T&R dissertation preparation module in their 2nd year is a pre-requisite. Must take at least 160 credits in T&R and 100 credits in Psychology across the three years of the programme.

2) Joint Equal, with dissertation in T&R. For this pathway taking the T&R dissertation preparation module in their 2nd year is a pre-requisite. Must take at least 160 credits in both T&R and Psychology across the three years of the programme.

3) Joint Equal with Project in Psychology. For this pathway, taking both Research Methods C and D in their 2nd year is a pre-requisite. Must take at least 160 credits in both T&R and Psychology across the three years of the programme.

Students must choose at least 20 credits of Psychology modules. (Research Methods may be counted toward fulfilment of the 20 credit subject area requirement for Psychology).
*Note: the list of Psychology modules given is indicative only; it may be that not all modules will run in any given year.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Introduction to Social and Differential Psychology 09 37463 20 Semester 1

Students must choose at least 20 credits of Psychology modules. (Research Methods may be counted toward fulfilment of the 20 credit subject area requirement for Psychology).
*Note: the list of Psychology modules given is indicative only; it may be that not all modules will run in any given year.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Language and Communication 09 37468 20 Semester 1

Students must choose at least 20 credits of Psychology modules. (Research Methods may be counted toward fulfilment of the 20 credit subject area requirement for Psychology).
*Note: the list of Psychology modules given is indicative only; it may be that not all modules will run in any given year.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Neural Basis of Vision and Action 03 30008 20 Semester 2
LI Social and Cognitive Development 03 30010 20 Semester 2

Students must choose at least 20 credits of Theology and Religion modules. (Module: Dissertation preparation may be counted toward fulfilment of the 20 credit subject area requirement for Theology and Religion).
*Note: the list of modules given is indicative only; it may be that not all modules will run in any given year.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Auschwitz in History and Memory 09 24039 20 Semester 2

Students must choose at least 20 credits of Theology and Religion modules. (Module: Dissertation preparation may be counted toward fulfilment of the 20 credit subject area requirement for Theology and Religion).
*Note: the list of modules given is indicative only; it may be that not all modules will run in any given year.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Boundaries of Truth in Christian Theology: Development and Content of Christian Doctrines 09 27276 20 Semester 1

Students must choose at least 20 credits of Theology and Religion modules. (Module: Dissertation preparation may be counted toward fulfilment of the 20 credit subject area requirement for Theology and Religion).
*Note: the list of modules given is indicative only; it may be that not all modules will run in any given year.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Buddhism 09 29632 20 Semester 1

Students must choose at least 20 credits of Theology and Religion modules. (Module: Dissertation preparation may be counted toward fulfilment of the 20 credit subject area requirement for Theology and Religion).
*Note: the list of modules given is indicative only; it may be that not all modules will run in any given year.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Christian Ethics 09 23536 20 Semester 1

Students must choose at least 20 credits of Theology and Religion modules. (Module: Dissertation preparation may be counted toward fulfilment of the 20 credit subject area requirement for Theology and Religion).
*Note: the list of modules given is indicative only; it may be that not all modules will run in any given year.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Critical Issues in Theology, Religion and Education 09 37672 20 Semester 2
LI Dharmic Religions and Traditions 09 36086 20 Semester 1
LI Evil in the Human Condition 09 40039 20 Semester 1
LI Gender, Sexualities and Religion 09 30686 20 Semester 2

Students must choose at least 20 credits of Theology and Religion modules. (Module: Dissertation preparation may be counted toward fulfilment of the 20 credit subject area requirement for Theology and Religion).
*Note: the list of modules given is indicative only; it may be that not all modules will run in any given year.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Global Islam 09 36085 20 Semester 1

Optional modules:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Professional Skills 09 22891 20 Semester 1

Students must choose at least 20 credits of Theology and Religion modules. (Module: Dissertation preparation may be counted toward fulfilment of the 20 credit subject area requirement for Theology and Religion).
*Note: the list of modules given is indicative only; it may be that not all modules will run in any given year.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Professional Skills – Freelance 09 38813 20 Semester 1

Students must choose at least 20 credits of Theology and Religion modules. (Module: Dissertation preparation may be counted toward fulfilment of the 20 credit subject area requirement for Theology and Religion).
*Note: the list of modules given is indicative only; it may be that not all modules will run in any given year.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Religion and the Arts 09 38814 20 Semester 2

Students must choose at least 20 credits of Theology and Religion modules. (Module: Dissertation preparation may be counted toward fulfilment of the 20 credit subject area requirement for Theology and Religion).
*Note: the list of modules given is indicative only; it may be that not all modules will run in any given year.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Religion in the Public Sphere 09 37833 20 Semester 1
LI Representations of the Divine 09 34716 20 Semester 1

Students must choose at least 20 credits of Theology and Religion modules. (Module: Dissertation preparation may be counted toward fulfilment of the 20 credit subject area requirement for Theology and Religion).
*Note: the list of modules given is indicative only; it may be that not all modules will run in any given year.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Sikhism 09 38849 20 Semester 2

Students must choose at least 20 credits of Theology and Religion modules. (Module: Dissertation preparation may be counted toward fulfilment of the 20 credit subject area requirement for Theology and Religion).
*Note: the list of modules given is indicative only; it may be that not all modules will run in any given year.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Sustainable Development: Climate, Culture, Society and Policy 09 37673 20 Semester 1

Students must choose at least 20 credits of Psychology and Religion modules.
*Note: the list of Psychology modules given is indicative only; it may be that not all modules will run in any given year.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Representations of the Divine 09 38850 20 Semester 1

Students must choose at least 20 credits of Psychology and Religion modules.
*Note: the list of Psychology modules given is indicative only; it may be that not all modules will run in any given year.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Social and Developmental Psychology of Religion 09 38858 20