BA (Hons) Religion, Society and Culture in Durham United Kingdom | Durham University

This program will provide you with the knowledge to comprehend religious beliefs and their influence on human experiences. You'll examine religion's impact across diverse settings such as governance, creative writing, medical ethics, and conflict.

Academic frameworks are used to analyze specialized subjects ranging from American religious extremism to holy sites in India's northern regions, Islam's place in contemporary British society, charismatic Christian movements in Africa, and funeral customs worldwide. You'll investigate pressing modern moral dilemmas, developing thoughtful perspectives on challenges like ecological emergencies, terminal care decisions, economic inequality, and armed conflicts.

The curriculum helps you gain deeper insight into contemporary society while examining the factors that influence personal beliefs, aspirations, and concerns. It prepares you to create positive change in communities. You may opt to extend this three-year program to four years by including an internship or international study opportunity.

First-year coursework establishes essential knowledge and analytical skills for theological and religious studies.

Second-year studies offer expanded module options, letting you focus on specific theological and religious interests that build upon first-year foundations.

The final year features an in-depth research project where you independently investigate a subject of personal academic interest.