Ethics, Philosophy and Religion

What is the meaning of life? What does it mean to be human?  What do we owe to other people?  How can we understand our relationship with the divine?  What does it mean to talk about the divine or the infinite?  Can we have decent and meaningful human relationships without the presence of something greater? Are these questions universal, or culturally specific? The degree in Ethics, Philosophy and Religion at Lancaster addresses these questions from a variety of philosophical and religious perspectives.

In your first year, you’ll take the core module Ethics, Philosophy and Religion which offers students the knowledge, academic techniques and skills to approach fundamental questions about the meaning of life and the human condition with confidence and, crucially, to consider what is at stake in ethical reasoning with self-assurance and maturity. In your second year you’ll take modules such as Ethics, Theory and Practice; Cross-Cultural Ethics, and Western Philosophy and Religious Thought. In your final year, you’ll choose from a wide variety of modules and complete a Dissertation on a subject that interests you. 

Year 1

Core

• Ethics, Philosophy and Religion

Optional

• Introduction to Philosophy

Year 2

Optional

• Constructing Ethics: Christianity and Islam
• Ethics: Theory and Practice
• History of Philosophy
• Western Philosophy and Religious Thought

Year 3

Optional

• Contemporary Issues in Human Rights
• Continental Philosophy
• Dissertation
• Indian Religious and Philosophical Thought
• Media, Religion and Politics
• Modern Religious and Atheistic Thought
• PPR in India

Requirements

• A Level AAA-AAB
• International Baccalaureate 35-32 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 Higher Level subjects
• The Attestat is not sufficient for entry; applicants must complete an additional qualification such as a Foundation Year.
• GCSE Mathematics (B); English Language (C)
• IELTS 6.5 (with at least 5.5 in each component)

Scholarships

• Global Education