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Study for a Degree in Religious Studies

About Religious Studies at Lancaster

The Lancaster Religious Studies degree scheme is one of the most distinguished in Britain, taught by staff with a national and international reputation for both teaching and research. It was also the first degree of its kind in the UK, its distinctive, global and multidisciplinary approach to the study of religion having become a model for its development in Britain and overseas.

Lancaster is number one for Religious Studies in the Northwest and 7th in the UK overall, according to the Complete University Guide 2012. Religious Studies at Lancaster is also ranked in the top 10 in both the Guardian (#8) and the Times (#9).

The religious studies degree at Lancaster offers a comparative and intercultural approach to the study of religions. The degree is particularly strong in the following areas:

- in depth coverage of the world’s major traditions, including: Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism
- training in the key methods for studying religion: sociological, anthropological, historical, philosophical, textual, theological and psychological
- emphasis on religious traditions in modern and contemporary contexts
- a flourishing and expanding programme in Asian religions

Our degrees will appeal both to those who have studied religion before and to those who do not have Religious Studies as a school subject. The questions religions pose are as old as History and as new as the New Age.

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