Our MA in Religion, Culture and Society combines the disciplines of theology, philosophy, sociology, politics and international relations in an innovative, exciting and challenging postgraduate degree award.
Our Religion, Culture and Society course aims to promote inclusivity, encourage reflection on interfaith dialogue and highlight the important contribution religion and belief makes to community cohesion and combating religious prejudice and discrimination.
You’ll evaluate how and why the role of religion and culture has changed within society and explore the impact and influence of religion and belief within economic, political and social constructs.
You’ll critically analyse religion and faith within the framework of theistic and atheistic approaches to spirituality, human rights, sexuality, territory and space, and cultural relationships.
Why study with us
- This popular area of study responds to a number of high-level directives and guidelines including the Council of Europe, the Religious Education Council of England and Wales and Ofsted.
- You’ll be examining classical and contemporary theological and philosophical concepts and theories of faith in relation to lived environments.
What you'll do
- You’ll also gain key employability and transferable skills for the world of work.
- There are field trips to places like Liverpool Cathedrals, Ladywelle Pilgrimage and Shrine and the Hindu Temple.
- You’ll be taught by a team who are recognised experts in their fields and who are committed to delivering academic learning of the highest quality.
Module overview
Compulsory modules
• RB4000: Religion and Society
• RB4006: MA Dissertation
• RB4014: Research Methods
Optional modules
• RB4001: God, Sex and Contemporary Britain
• RB4003: Contemporary Spirituality
• RB4004: Reason Faith and Logos
• RB4008: Contemporary Islam: Challenges and Opportunities
• RB4009: Abrahamic Faiths
• RB4010: Specialist Project
• RB4011: The Religions of Asia
• RB4012: Religion, Post-colonialism and the Global South
• RB4013: Interfaith Dialogue, Technology and Pluralism
Course delivery
This course is taught face-to-face at one of our UK campuses.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
Offer a Summer School bridging onto the MA
- The summer schools bridging module has been developed specifically to support the development of Academic Skills for Postgraduate Study
- It is designed to be a route into postgraduate study for students from a non-traditional academic background
- We also support professionals who have the required qualifications but would like a refresher before returning to study
Future careers
An MA in Religion, Culture and Society can lead to rewarding academic and professional careers in the private or public sector.
You could work as a race relations officer, in ministry, or as an equality/diversity training officer. Or you could become a youth worker, teacher, or lecture in further or higher education. And there are also opportunities to undertake further study for a PhD or professional doctorate.
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