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BA (Hons) Philosophy, Ethics and Religion

University of Chester, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

This course develops skills in empathy, cultural sensitivity, and religious literacy valued by employers. Students go on to work in a number of professions, including teaching, banking and financial business, marketing and advertising, publishing, the civil service, health and social care, counseling, customer service, church and youth work, and ordained ministry.

The University has an award-winning Careers and Employability service that provides a variety of employability-enhancing experiences; through the curriculum, through employer contact, tailored group sessions, individual information, advice, and guidance.

Careers and Employability - Student Services aims to deliver a service that is inclusive, impartial, welcoming, informed, and tailored to your personal goals and aspirations, to enable you to develop as an individual and contribute to the business and community in which you will live and work.

We are here to help you plan your future, make the most of your time at University, and to enhance your employability. We provide access to part-time jobs, and extra-curricular employability-enhancing workshops and offer practical one-to-one help with career planning, including help with CVs, applications, and mock interviews. We also deliver group sessions on career planning within each course and we have a wide range of extensive information covering graduate jobs and postgraduate study.

Students and graduates of the University of Chester can use our services free of charge for up to two years after graduating.

General Eligibility

Typical Entry:

112

UCAS points

GCE A Level:

112 UCAS points from GCE A Levels or equivalent. Typical offer - BCC/BBC

BTEC:

BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM

BTEC Diploma - D*D*

T Level:

T Level with a Merit grade

Irish/Scottish Highers:

Irish Highers - H3, H3, H3, H3, H4

Scottish Highers - BBBB

International Baccalaureate:

26 points

Access requirements:

Access to HE Diploma, to include 45 credits at level 3, 30 of which must be at Merit

OCR:

OCR National Extended Diploma - Merit 2

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma - DMM

OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma - D*D*

Extra Information / General Entry Requirements:

Please note that we accept a maximum of 8 UCAS points from GCE AS Levels and that the Welsh Baccalaureate (core) and A Level General Studies will be recognized in our offer. We will also consider a combination of A Levels and BTECs/OCRs.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Compulsory Modules:

  • Dharmic Worldviews

  • Global Islam

  • Introduction to Ethics

  • Introduction to Theology

  • Judaism

  • Studying Christianity

  • The Bible: Contents and Contexts

  • The Human Condition: An Introduction to World Philosophies

2 Year 2

Compulsory Modules:

  • Political Philosophies

Optional Modules:

  • Applied Spanish for Beginners

  • Asian Philosophy: knowledge, liberation, and the self

  • Christian Ethics

  • Christology from the Margins: Imaging Jesus in Contextual Theologies

  • Enhancing your Employability through Work-Based Learning

  • Field Study of Religion

  • God in Christian Theology and Philosophy

  • Introduction to TESOL/TEFL

  • Jesus and the Gospels

  • Religious Education

  • Spirituality and Popular Culture

  • Studying Contemporary Religion: Anthropological and Sociological Approaches

3 Year 3

Compulsory Modules:

  • Dissertation

Optional Modules:

  • Jews, Christians, and Pagans (168BCE–132CE)

  • New Religious Movements: Global Perspectives

  • Novelistic Texts in the Hebrew Bible

  • Religion and Gender

  • Religion, Violence, and Nationalism

  • Responding to Evil

  • The Philosophical Imagination

Language Requirement

  • IELTS5.5
  • TOEFL59
  • PTE50
  • Duolingo69

IELTS Academic: Undergraduate: 6.0 (minimum 5.5 in each band)

Additional Information

This course is available: Full-time, 4 Years with Foundation Year - BA (Hons) Part-time, Up to 7 Years - BA (Hons)

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