Programmes & Modules Handbook

B.A. Politics, Religion and Philosophy Full-time

Year: 2
2025/26 Session

The following must be taken:

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LI History of Political Ideas: power, revolution and the state	08 37483	20	Semester 1
LI Religion in the Public Sphere	09 37833	20	Semester 1

80 further credits must be selected from the lists provided by each of the participating departments. That must include at least 20 credits from the Politics list, but no more than 40. Students may choose to take 20 credits from the future skills or CAL-wide module list.

Students are reminded that if they plan to undertake a 40 credit Dissertation option in Theology and Religion, they must select Dissertation Preparation from the theology and religion list.

Students are reminded that if they plan to undertake the 40 credit Dissertation in POLSIS, they must select Research Design from the Politics list.

Students are required to balance their credits in a 60/60 split across the two semesters.

Theology and Religion:

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LI Anthropology of Islam	09 31886	20	Semester 2
LI Auschwitz in History and Memory	09 28668	20	Semester 2
LI Boundaries of Truth in Christian Theology: Development and Content of Christian Doctrines	09 35139	20	Semester 1
LI Critical Issues in Theology, Religion and Education	09 37672	20	Semester 2
LI Dissertation Preparation	09 28288	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 Religion and Ritual	09 28073	20	Semester 1
LI Religion and the Arts	09 34948	20	Semester 2
LI Religions of India	09 40691	20	Semester 2
LI Representations of the Divine	09 38203	20	Semester 1

POLSIS:

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
Global Governance	08 27732	20	Semester 1
LI Anthropology of Migration	09 31403	20	Semester 1
LI Comparative Politics	08 29356	20	Semester 1
LI Feminist Political Ideas	08 29303	20	Semester 2
LI Globalisation, Capitalism and Welfare	08 37042	20	Semester 2
LI International Political Economy	08 20895	20	Semester 2
LI International Politics & Security in Russia & Eurasia	08 23432	20	Semester 2
LI International Relations Theory	08 20900	20	Semester 1
LI International Relations of the Middle East	08 29292	20	Semester 2
LI International Security	08 20903	20	Semester 2
LI Politics of Sustainable Development	08 37826	20	Semester 2
LI Post-Colonial Britain: Race, Identity & Belonging	08 37828	20	Semester 2
LI Public Choice Theory	07 02684	20	Semester 1
LI Research Design	08 37482	20	Semester 1
LI Russian Politics: From Revolution to Putin	08 36027	20	Semester 2
LI Sexuality and Identity Politics	08 40828	20	Semester 2
LI Soviet Politics: Rise and Fall of a Superpower	08 31336	20	Semester 1
LI The Social Life of the Economy	09 24822	20	Semester 1
LI Trust-Building For Global Security	08 35212	20	Semester 1
LI US Politics	08 36023	20	Semester 2
LI War and Peace in Theory and Practice	08 31339	20	Semester 2

Philosophy:

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LI Aesthetics through History	09 30872	20	Semester 1
LI Climate and Environmental Ethics	08 38929	20	Semester 2
LI Elements of Metaphysics	09 30074	20	Semester 1
LI Experience and Reason: Early Modern Philosophy	08 26781	20	Semester 1
LI Feminist Philosophy	08 26782	20	Semester 2
LI Logic	09 40218	20	Semester 2
LI Media in Practice	09 37869	20	Semester 1
LI Philosophy of Mental Health	09 30841	20	Semester 1
LI Science and Nature	09 30886	20	Semester 1
LI Sex, Ethics & Philosophy	09 23955	20	Semester 2
LI The Ethics of Killing	08 26826	20	Semester 2

CAL Future Skills Modules

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LI Media in Practice	09 37869	20	Semester 1
LI Professional Skills	09 36839	20	Semester 1
LI Professional Skills – Freelance	09 37012	20	Semester 1
LI Sustainable Development: Climate, Culture, Society and Policy	09 37673	20	Semester 1