Film and Religious Studies

Description

Religion is a vital element in human culture, and today religious issues are everywhere from current affairs and international events, to the history of ideas, art and literature, and our own immediate experience and environment. Religious Studies at Kent involves investigating and discussing these ideas, experiences, practices and institutions, through texts, films, historical data and directly observing the world today.

Kent offers a range of modules reflecting the central place of religion in human life and thought. Some modules provide introductions to major world religions; others investigate philosophical themes within religious studies; and others explore connections between religion and topics such as psychology, science, ethics, films, literature and the arts. Staff research interests also cover areas such as mysticism and the cultural study of cosmology and divination.

Canterbury is a well-known centre in world religion, and the University has strong links with the Cathedral library and archives

Careers

Through your study, you gain the key transferable skills considered essential by graduate employers. These include excellent communication skills, both written and oral, the ability to work in a team and independently, the ability to analyse and summarise complex material and devise innovative and well thought-out solutions to problems.

Recent graduates have gone into areas such as teaching, publishing, travel, advertising, personnel, diplomacy, social work, journalism, media, marketing and the legal profession, or further academic or vocational qualifications.

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline You are advised to apply as early as possible Tuition fee

• GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
• GBP 12450 Year (Non-EEA)

EEA£9,000 and non EEA £12,450 (not EEA £3,072 and non EEA £10,105)

Start date September 2015 Credits (ECTS) 180 ECTS
Duration full-time 36 months Partnership Joint Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Full-time More information Go To The Course Website

Course Content

Modules

Stage 1

Core modules

Single honours students take one core module:

• What is Religion?

Plus three modules from the list below:

• Gods of the Desert: Judaism and Islam
• An Introduction to Hinduism and Buddhism
• Myths, Symbols and Mysteries
• Religion and Sex.

Options

You choose your remaining credits from a range available in the Faculty of Humanities.

Stage 2/3

If you are taking a single honours degree, you complete Issues in Religious Studies (Stage 2) and a Religious Studies Dissertation (Stage 3) and up to six of the modules listed below. Other options are available from a wide range in the Faculty of Humanities.

If you are taking joint honours, you should choose four from the list below, together with the required modules in your other subject.

Core modules

• Issues in Religious Studies (Single honours students at Stage 2)
• Dissertation (Single honours students at Stage 3 only)

Options

• Anthropology of Religion
• Buddhism: Its Essence and Development
• Christianity and Ethics
• Death of God? Christianity and the Modern World
• Gurus and Disciples
• Hindu Religious Thought
• History and Literature in Early Christianity: Luke Acts
• Issues in Religious Studies
• Philosophy of Religion
• Philosophy, Religion and Political Economy
• Psychology and Religion
• Religion and Film
• Religion and Globalisation
• Religion and Story
• Science and Religion
• Sociology of Religion
• William James: Philosopher, Psychologist and Scholar of Religion

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6 CAE score : 75(Grade B) TOEFL paper-based test score : 580 TOEFL iBT® test : 85

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

take an IELTS test.

Requirements

Passing the Kent IFP guarantees you entry onto the first year of this degree programme.

Offer levels

Single honours: A/AS level 300 points (3 A level equivalents) inc BB at A level, IB Diploma 33 points or IB Diploma with 16 points at Higher.

Joint honours: A/AS level 300/320 points (3.5 A level equivalents) inc BB/AB at A level, IB Diploma 33 points or IB Diploma with 15/16 points at Higher.

Required subjects

A level Religious Studies or Theology grade B where taken

English language entry requirements

In order to enter directly onto a degree course. you also need to prove your proficiency in English, and we ask for one of the following:

• average 6.5 in IELTS test, minimum 6.0 in reading and writing
• a TOEFL score of at least 580 including 4.0 reading and writing (paper-based test) or 85 including 19 reading and writing (internet-based test)
• grade C in Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English
• grade B in Cambridge Advanced Certificate in English
• international GCSE English as a first language grade C; as a second language grade B.

We also accept some school English certificates

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

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• ✔️ Flexible study schedule
• ✔️ Experienced teachers
• ✔️ Certificate upon completion

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Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Access Bursary

  Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

• Alumni Bursary

  Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of Kent.