BA Abrahamic Religions

How will I learn?

This degree is taught by members of the three faiths. Usually, the student group includes people from the different faiths, or from no faith. Academic rigour is central but this degree also fosters a sense of empathy and understanding of the traditions and the extent to which closer dialogue between them is possible. Each year, students can attend a week-long conference ofJews, Christians and Muslims at Wuppertal in Germany,  involving people of all ages from different communities in Europe and the Middle East. First and second year students are encouraged to participate in carefully selected inter faith projects that supplement the programme. Internships, community projects and schools work enable students to improve their skills in verbal expression, public speaking, teamwork, facilitation and interreligious dialogue.

There is an ever increasing demand for qualified graduates to work in policy making, interfaith and with culturally and religiously diverse communities.

Each module is taught in two hour sessions once a week over two 11-week terms, or one term in the case of half modules. Class hours are longer for the beginners’ language modules. Sessions are interactive with students. Directed reading and other tasks guide independent learning. Additionally, there are regular tutorials, normally on a one-to-one basis, to discuss work completed or in progress, and meetings with a supervisor in relation to the dissertation.

How will I be assessed?

Each module is assessed by a combination of coursework tasks completed during or shortly after the period of module teaching, and an end-of-year essay or examination.

Further information on the programme can be found in the Programme Specification and you can contact the Programme Convenor below:

Programme Convenor

Mr Jonathan Gorsky
j.gorsky@heythrop.ac.uk
Tel: 020 77954219