Discover the ideas that shape the world.
Who are we? Why are we here? How should we live? Philosophy and religion are fundamental to informing the way that people live. The choices we make, our sense of what’s right and wrong, our understanding of what we owe to each other: all of these are shaped by our fundamental beliefs about the nature of the world and our place in it.
This course places the big questions of philosophy and ethics in conversation with the religious traditions that have shaped them across the globe and throughout history, and continue to shape them here and now. You will learn from subject specialists who have expert knowledge of the traditions they teach, and the experience to help you draw connections between ancient wisdom and the urgent debates of our time: the nature of authority, how belief shapes behavior, the relationship between rights and responsibilities, what it means to be human, how to balance competing claims for justice.
Why study this course with us?
Excellence
Our courses are nationally recognized for their excellence. We are rated 1st in the UK for Teaching Quality and Student Experience (Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023) and are top ten for Satisfaction with Feedback (Guardian University Guide 2023). We received 100% Overall Satisfaction in the subject area of Theology and Religious Studies (NSS 2022), and 85% of our students go on to work or further study within 15 months of completing their course (Discover Uni 2022).
Flexibility
Our program is designed to give you maximum flexibility to pursue your interests. Whether you’re entering directly from school/college or you’ve been away from education for a while; whether you know right now what you want to focus on at University, or you’re wanting to discover ideas you’d never thought about before our first-year curriculum gives you the skills and knowledge to dive straight in, and our staff has the range of expertise to support you, wherever your curiosity takes you.
