Program Overview

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Religion, Culture and Ethics BA

Overview

Faith is inseparable from the art, music, literature, and moral thinking of all societies. This unique course explores how religious and ethical traditions shape creative expression.

Course Details

Qualification

BA Hons

Entry Requirements

ABB

UCAS Code

13V6

Duration

3 years full-time

Start Date

September 2025

Fees

£9,535 per year (UK undergraduate students)

Course Information

Year One

• Big Questions in Theology and Religious Studies
• Reading World Religions
• Christianity and the Challenge of Modernity
• Interpreting Islam
• Interpreting Judaism
• The Bible in Music, Art and Literature
• Religion, Media and Ethics
• Philosophy for Theologians
• Interpreting the Hebrew Bible (optional)
• Interpreting the New Testament (optional)
• Atheism (optional)
• Biblical Hebrew (optional)

Year Two

• Religion in Britain: Interfaith Encounters in a Secular Age
• Body and Soul: Christian Theological Anthropology
• Religion, Culture and Ethics
• Exile and Homeland: Jewish Culture, Thought and Politics in Modern Europe and Mandatory Palestine between 1890 and 1950 (optional)
• Africana Philosophies and Religions (optional)
• The Philosophy of Religion (optional)
• Jewish Theology and Philosophy from Philo to Kabbalah (optional)
• Biblical Hebrew (optional)
• Intermediate Biblical Hebrew (optional)
• Employing the Arts (optional)
• Arts Work Placement Module (optional)

Year Three

• Dissertation
• Islamic Theology and Philosophy (optional)
• Jewish Theology and Philosophy from Philo to Kabbalah (optional)
• The Theology of Paul (optional)
• The Philosophy of Religion (optional)
• The World of Orthodox Sainthood (optional)
• Exile and Homeland: Jewish Culture, Thought and Politics in Modern Europe and Mandatory Palestine between 1890 and 1950 (optional)
• Africana Philosophies and Religions (optional)
• Intermediate Biblical Hebrew (optional)

Language Study

You may be able to choose to study a language as part of this degree. Learning another language can open career opportunities around the globe and enriches your CV.

Teaching Methods

• Lectures
• Seminars
• Tutorials
• Placements

Assessment Methods

• Dissertation
• Essay
• In-class test
• Portfolio (written/digital)
• Presentation
• Reflective review
• Written exam

Contact Time and Study Hours

• Year one: at least 12 hours
• Year two: at least 10 hours
• Year three: at least 8 hours

Careers Overview

The degree prepares you for a wide range of potential careers. You'll develop key professional skills such as understanding and analyzing others' ideas and beliefs, sifting evidence and formulating arguments, thinking carefully and clearly, making reasoned decisions, developing sensitivity to cultural and religious diversity, communicating your ideas with confidence, and engaging intelligently and critically with the world in all its depth and complexity.

Job Prospects

• Average starting salary: £23,974
• 78.8% of undergraduates from the Faculty of Arts secured graduate-level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation.

Related Courses

• Theology and Religious Studies BA Hons
• Religion, Philosophy and Ethics BA Jt Hons
• Arts and Humanities with Foundation Year
• Liberal Arts BA Hons