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Religion, philosophy and ethics is a subject which deals with some of the most important issues of our time; society is multi-cultural and multi-religious, and this provides opportunities and challenges; there is a need for people to be better informed about the subject, in the interests of mutual respect and understanding; students come from any faith or none; learners are open-minded, questioning and interested in what motivates people to live and believe within a religious tradition; students want to study in a learning culture of respect and tolerance for people and their religious beliefs and practices; learners engage in creative activity: art; creative writing; there is a chance to spend some abroad; there is a chance to visit Poland, associated with the holocaust, in order to understand this from the Jewish perspective; students meet people from the world�s religions and visit their places of worship; lectures on theological topics are organised at the local cathedrals, York Minster and Ripon.
Level 1: Introduction to the philosophy of religion; introducing Islam; introduction to Asian religions; virtues and values: Contemporary Christian ethics; foundations of Christian theology. Level 2: Contemporary ethics; ethics in Asian religions; religion and human diversity; theology: Action and reflection; Western philosophy; students have the chance to spend the 1st semester at an overseas partner university (USA or Canada). Level 3: Religion writing and the creative imagination; Eastern philosophy; options and issues in moral theology; religion and the visual arts; independent research module.
200 - 220
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Mon 24th Sep 2012 |
3 years |
Full time | No application date provided |
York, YO31 7EX |
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£8500 per year |
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York St John University
Religious Studies, Philosophy (Theory), Ethics
Extremely helpful and understanding staff who provided great support in what can be a challenging course even though it is only two terms long. A brief overview of the different types of counselling available specialising in Carl Rogers an...more
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The course was mostly relevant, having done a Psychology degree I have to admit I found the first few weeks rather repetitive as I had covered developemental psychology during my degree, but other than that lessons were very useful in prepa...more
2 Hotcourses user(s) found the following review helpful.I feel at home and get a lot of support form my uni teachers....more
17 Hotcourses user(s) found the following review helpful.This was a one year course in order to achieve a PGCE - so thus to become an NQT and able to teach. obviously, this is no easy feat. York St John have a strict and well worked course, with many subject teachings and units. this may sound ...more
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