Welcome to the Department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion (PPR)

Undergraduate degrees

The Department offers a wide range of challenging and engaging undergraduate degree schemes in Politics and International Relations, Religious Studies or Philosophy.

New for 2012/13 entry - PPR Undergraduate scholarships

PPR now has a limited number of £3000 academic scholarships.  Read more

Visit Us

The PPR UCAS open days have now finished, you can come to a University Visit Day in August and September, or join a Campus Tour.

Lancaster University in the top 5 for UK graduate employability

Lancaster University is ranked 5th in the UK for graduate employability according to data from the 2012 Complete University Guide.  Find out more»

Postgraduate Study

PPR offers a wide range of opportunities for postgraduate study including taught degrees (Masters) and research degrees (MPhil/PhD).

Find out more about our Masters Degrees.

Study for a PhD/MPhil in:

• Politics and International Relations
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies

Funding

New funding for PPR students is now available for 2012 entry.

All funding and training information can be found on the Graduate School website.

Research Excellence

As a unique interdisciplinary department, ranked No.1 in all three of its sub-disciplines in the Northwest (2011 Guardian University Guide), we have research expertise in a wide range of important and challenging areas.

The Religion and Society Research Programme, funded by the AHRC and ESRC is based here.

Events

There are no events today, the next event will be:

30 May 2012, Civic Health public lecture - 'Living Well Within Limits'

Latest News

The Department has been successful in bidding for Faculty Postgraduate Bursaries., 8 May 2012

The Department has been successful in bidding for Faculty Postgraduate Bursaries. The Department now has awards to offer in the following categories: ...Read more»