BA (Hons) Politics with Global Religions (Placement Year) at Lancaster University

Home of The Richardson Institute is the oldest peace and conflict research centre in the UK Examine urgent political questions such as declining trust in democracy, climate change, migration, populism and protests. You will cover politics in various regions of the world, and study topics as diverse as gender, secularism, Islamophobia and antisemitism, and the role of religion in national identity and political mobilisation. Under the guidance of our expert researchers, you’ll study politics at local, regional, national and global levels and gain an in-depth understanding of how religious communities, practices, values and identities influence political issues and thought in a globalised world.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences  |  Department: School of Global Affairs  |  Duration: Full time 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time (includes a year in industry/placement)  |  Location: Lancaster, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core modules: Global Religions and Society, Parties, Populism and Protest, Political Theory in a Troubled World, Religion and Politics of Exclusion. Year 2 core modules: Global Religions Guided Project, Global Religions, Women and Gender, Theories of Power and the State, Understanding Political Research. Year 3 core modules: Work Based Learning Year. Year 4 core modules: State and Religion.

Career pathways

With your in-depth knowledge of politics and global religions you will have developed a particular international perspective that is highly relevant in an increasingly globalised world. You will be well placed to access a meaningful and fulfilling career.

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