
Postgraduate Hot Topic: Losing our Religion?
‘Man is by his constitution a religious animal: atheism is against not only our reason, but our instincts.’ These are the words of Edmund Burke, the great 18th-century Irish statesman, political theorist and philosopher. Modern Secular Humanists, indeed all who consider themselves ‘atheist’, would beg to disagree with this point about religion.
Humanists – those who hold that there is no higher being than man and the animals – would insist that proven, empirical facts, and thus the disciplines of science and reason (the...
The appeal of postgraduate diplomas and postgraduate certificates
Many of us feel tempted to arm ourselves with another qualification later in life, or to qualify in a different subject area to our initial degree choice. Postgraduate diplomas and postgraduate certificates are emerging as increasingly popular ways to do this. Why? Because they can be a time-friendly way to fast-track a change of career or qualify in a completely new field…
If you have a good bachelor’s degree under your belt and find your interest wandering to a new field of study, but don’t want to commit financially or practically to a more intensive...