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.

PPR Undergraduate scholarships

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

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»

Lancaster University in the top 10 for student experience

Lancaster University is in the top ten in the Times Higher Student Experience Survey 2013

Postgraduate Study

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

NEW! MA in Diplomacy and International Relations Distance Learning Programme

Find out more about our Masters Degrees.

Study for a PhD/MPhil in:

• Politics and International Relations
• Philosophy
• Religious Studies

Funding for 2013 entry

For information on funding available for 2013 entry please go to our funding page.

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

Research Excellence

We have an outstanding reputation for our research which has a strong interdisciplinary focus, bringing together scholars in religious studies, philosophy, politics and international relations. We are ranked no. 1 in all three of these disciplines in the Northwest (2013 Guardian University Guide).

The Religion and Society Research Programme, funded by the AHRC and ESRC is based here. Visit our research pages to learn more.

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4 July 2013, Work in Utopia

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Work in Utopia workshop, 4 June 2013

Work in Utopia915am-530pm, 4 July 2013, FASS meeting room 2, Lancaster UniversityIdeals aren't enough: we need realistic assessments of possibilities ...Read more»