**Course overview**
- On this course you’ll get to stretch your intellect and challenge prejudices as you explore the often conflicting relationships between religion, culture and society throughout history and in today’s world.
- Religion, culture and society have long had far-reaching influence on educational, political and social issues.
- On this course you’ll explore the development of different belief systems, both monotheistic and polytheistic, and also agnostic and atheistic. There’s an emphasis on religious approaches to human rights, political freedom, gender roles, identity and nationalism.
- You’ll also examine religious conflicts and social problems emerging in the current global order, along with issues relating to religious communities in connection with secularisation and globalisation.
**Why study with us**
- Religion, Culture and Society achieved a 100% satisfaction rate in the National Student Survey (NSS) 2019.
- Opportunities to study abroad at one of our partner universities. The exchange network includes institutions in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Mexico and the USA.
- Take part in subsidised international field trips to locations such as Rome, Istanbul, Auschwitz, Cordoba, Berlin and Budapest.
**Further information**
On this course you’ll benefit from our Centre for Volunteering and Community Leadership (CVCL) which enables you to get involved in projects which make a positive difference to people’s lives. They offer a range of volunteering projects in the UK and Internationally so you’re bound to find something that inspires you.
Course Details - Modules
Year 1: Understanding Religion & Belief, Introduction to Judaic & Christian Belief, Introduction to Islam, Dharma Religions. Optional modules; Faith, Identity, Culture & Society, Introduction to education, Volunteering and Community Action, Education for Everyone, Nations and Empires in Asia: Religious Conflict, Introduction to BSL, Knowledge and Freedom, Level Four Language option, Media and Culture, Free Choice elective
Year 2: Sacredness & Spirituality, Exploring Christian Theology, Quranic Studies, Sociology of Religion. Optional modules; Cold War in Asia: Religious Conflict, Fundamentalism and Cultural Heritage, Experimental Learning in Education, Mentoring in the Community, Sociology of Education, Free Choice Elective, Philosophy of Religion
Year 3: Religion in a Global Village, Perceptions of Morality, Political Islam and Islamic Movements, Dissertation. Optional modules; Religion, Culture and Media, Education in Developing Countries, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan: Religious Conflict, Global Community Exchange, Placement, The Education of Vulnerable People, Sexy Bodies, Humanity, Values and the Environment
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
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How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
VL69
Institution code:
C30
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
104 to 112 UCAS points at A2
104 to 112 UCAS points
104 to 112 UCAS points
104 to 112 UCAS points
104 to 122 UCAS points at Higher Level subjects
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Minimum Qualification Requirements
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English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
6.0
with no component score less than 5.5 (To have been taken within two years of the course commencement date)
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Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
0%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
0%
Go onto work and study:
0%
Fees and funding
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
9250.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
*subject only to annual increase in line with UK Retail Price Index inflation rate
Provider information
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Preston
PR1 2HE
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