Religious Studies

Course summary

Religious Education is highly regarded by universities and employers as it focuses on the key skills of reflection and critical analysis, high order skills that are highly sought after in undergraduates and employees in today’s competitive job market. Religious Education is compatible with a vast array of courses from humanities subjects, English, Social Sciences and especially those students considering a career in the sciences as well as various other courses. Ever since humankind started to think, asking questions has been a fundamental part of our development. As people look into the vastness of space or witness the miracle of birth, they contemplate the meaning of life and their own mortality. It has always been this way. In the 21st Century, Religious Education still addresses the same eternal human questions about life and death, values and relationships, right and wrong. This course encourages students to develop their interest in a study of religion and its relation to the wider world, reflect on and adopt an enquiring, critical and reflective approach to the study of philosophy and ethics as well as developing their own values, opinions and attitudes.