Religion, Philosophy & Ethics BA

at King's College London

Program structure

Year 1 Required modules

You are required to take the following module:

• Academic Methods in Theology and Religious Studies (15 credits)

You are also required to choose four modules (totaling 60 credits) from a list that may typically include:

• Elements of Ethics (15 credits)

• Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion (15 credits)

• From Machiavelli to Bodin: Renaissance & Reformation Political Thought (15 credits)

• Thinking about Evil (15 credits)

• Introduction to Islam (15 credits)

• Introduction to Buddhism (15 credits)

Year 2 Required modules

You are required to take three modules (totalling 45 credits) from a list that may typically include:

• Philosophy & Film (15 credits)

• Ethics, Philosophy & Literature (15 credits)

• Applied Ethics (15 credits)

• Religious Difference: Jewish, Christian & Other Perspectives (15 credits)

• Modern Islam I: History & Politics (15 credits)

• Buddhist Ethics (15 credits)

• Faith & Enlightenment: Philosophies of Religion from Anselm to Kant (15 credits)

• Themes in Sufism & Islamic Philosophy

Year 3 Required modules

You are required to take four modules (totalling 60 credits) from a list that may typically include:

• Special Questions in Social Ethics (15 credits)

• The Search for Meaning (15 credits)

• Contemporary Thought in the Muslim World (15 credits)

• Philosophy of Religious Life (15 credits)

• Theravada Buddhism (15 credits)

A-Levels

Required grades:

AAB

Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels.

Notes: If you are taking linear A-levels in England, you will be required to pass the practical endorsement in all Science subjects. This is with the exception of private candidates who are unable to take the practical component. We do not consider the EPQ at any point of the assessment process.

Contextual A-Level information

BBB Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels. Notes: If you are taking linear A-levels in England, you will be required to pass the practical endorsement in all Science subjects. This is with the exception of private candidates who are unable to take the practical component. We do not consider the EPQ at any point of the assessment process.

International Baccalaureate

35 points including 665 at Higher Level.

Notes: The total point score of 35 includes TOK/EE.

Contextual International Baccalaureate information

32 points overall and 555 at Higher Level. Notes: The total point score of 32 includes TOK/EE.

Standard requirements

The Access to Higher Education Diploma must be 60 credits in total.

Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall: 33 credits must be from units awarded at Distinction, with 12 at Merit. The Access to Higher Education Diploma should be in a relevant subject – Humanities or similar - to be considered.

Contextual requirements

The Access to Higher Education Diploma must be 60 credits in total. Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall: 30 credits must be from units awarded at Distinction, 12 from units awarded at Merit, and 3 from units awarded at Pass The Access to Higher Education Diploma should be in a relevant subject – Humanities or similar - to be considered

Full time tuition fees UK:

The UK tuition fee is £9,250 per year

Full time tuition fees International:

The International tuition fee is £21,840 per year.

A Religion, Philosophy & Ethics BA at King’s will equip you with key transferable skills in critical analysis, argumentation and communication that are indispensable in a wide variety of occupations. King’s students go on to careers in government, the Civil Service, non-government organisations, social services, the caring professions, charities, law, the City, academia, PR and advertising, journalism and the media, entertainment and the arts, the church and other religious organisations.