Programme Requirements for 2025/26 Session


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B.A. Psychology and Religion with Year Abroad Full-time

Year: 2
2025/26 Session

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.

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Dissertation Preparation 09 28288 20 Semester 2
LI Research Methods C 03 24684 20 Semester 1
LI Research Methods D 03 24686 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 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 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 modules 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:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Introduction to Social and Differential Psychology 03 33207 20 Semester 1
LI Language and Communication 03 36243 20 Semester 1
LI Neural Basis of Vision and Action 03 33210 20 Semester 2
LI Social and Cognitive Development 03 33211 20 Semester 2

Students must choose at least 20 credits of T&R modules:

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Auschwitz in History and Memory 09 28668 20 Semester 2
LI Buddhism 09 35216 20 Semester 1
LI Critical Issues in Theology, Religion and Education 09 37672 20 Semester 2
LI Evil in the Human Condition 09 40039 20 Semester 1
LI Gender, Sexualities and Religion 09 40040 20 Semester 2
LI Global Islam 09 36085 20 Semester 2
LI Islamic Ethics 09 30847 20 Semester 1
LI Professional Skills 09 36839 20 Semester 1
LI Professional Skills – Freelance 09 37012 20 Semester 1
LI Religion and the Arts 09 34948 20 Semester 2
LI Religion in the Public Sphere 09 37833 20 Semester 1
LI Religions of India 09 40691 20 Semester 2
LI Sikhism 09 35138 20 Semester 2
LI Sustainable Development: Climate, Culture, Society and Policy 09 37673 20 Semester 1
LM NGOs in a Changing International Context 07 20786 20 Full Term

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

Module Title Code Credits Semester
LI Representations of the Divine 09 38203 20 Semester 1