BA (Hons) Philosophy, Religion and Ethics
3-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Why choose this course?
- Your Philosophy lecturers are all active researchers
- Host of the annual Sir Francis Bacon lecture series
- Home of the British Wittgenstein Society
By choosing Philosophy, Religion and Ethics at Hertfordshire, you’ll gain an appreciation of the lively exchange between philosophy and the ideas, beliefs and practices of some of the major world religions – Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism. Our interdisciplinary approach takes you beyond the Western cannon and introduces you to multiple ways of thinking about the big questions: what do we know? How should we engage with others and the world around us? What gives life meaning?
With training in Religious Studies, you’ll discover how religious and spiritual traditions have influenced the modern world, while learning about the diversity, dynamism, and philosophical depth that each of these traditions has to offer. Your courses will help you to understand role of religion in the most pressing issues facing us today, such as climate change and the environment, gender, sexuality, and social justice.
You’ll be taught by internationally regarded academics, who’ll help you understand the complexity and dynamism of the relationship between reason, faith and the social contexts that shape both. All our lecturers are active researchers, so you’ll share the excitement of doing original work in a supportive and highly-rated academic community.
What’s the course about?
You’ll learn through formal courses and extracurricular seminars, while our small group teaching helps you to find your feet in the academic environment. There are plenty of opportunities to discuss philosophical, religious and ethical issues with staff and fellow students, including an optional residential weekend each year.
In your first year you’ll take philosophy modules exploring ethics, mind, knowledge and reality alongside an introduction to four of the major world religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Buddhism. This will be given a modern context through a module on religion and the contemporary world.
Seminars in your first year will explore how to investigate and discuss different beliefs and ideas and to develop your critical thinking, all within a respectful and open-minded environment. Students learn to listen to one another and to learn from the diversity of their experiences. Understanding how people live their different faiths fosters empathy, tolerance and a better ability to navigate a globalised world.
In your second year you’ll study the philosophies of religion, and explore virtues, vices and ethics. Focusing on specific virtues such as forgiveness, hope or love from both a secular and religious point of view, you’ll examine what it means to live a good life.
Work placement/study abroad option: Between your second and final year, you’ll have the option to study abroad or do a work placement for up to a year. Not only will this give you an amazing experience to talk about but will also give your CV a boost. If you’d rather go straight to your final year, that’s absolutely fine too.
Alongside options in your final year to explore religion and popular culture, as well as feminist and political philosophy, your dissertation will allow you to develop your particular interests, perhaps encompassing an exploration of some aspect of your own religious belief system.
Your main campus is de Havilland
You’ll share this campus with students from business, law, sport, education, and humanities subjects. The student housing is close to our Sports Village which includes a gym, swimming pool and climbing wall. You can get breakfast, lunch, or dinner in our on-campus restaurant or bar (in the newly built Enterprise Hub) on days you don’t feel like cooking. You can also use the common room to play pool, video games or just to hang out with friends. Our Learning Resources Centres are open 24/7, which means you can study whenever suits you best. Want to pop over to the other campus? You can take the free shuttle bus or walk there in just 15 minutes.
What will I study?
Degree programmes are structured into levels, 4, 5 and 6. These correspond to your first, second and third/final year of study. Below you can see what modules you’ll be studying in each.
Level 4
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