BA Religion, Politics and Society

Year 2

(Award available for year: Diploma of Higher Education)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:

Demonstrate a good knowledge and critical understanding of the concepts, information, theories and methods which are standard features in the study of Religion, Politics and Society.

Demonstrate the ability to employ the main methods of enquiry in the study of Religion, Politics and Society, and critically evaluate the appropriateness of different methods of enquiry.

Demonstrate a critical engagement with a range of recent and classical research and scholarship, and a developing ability to engage with this scholarship critically.

Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate information, arguments and analysis in a variety of forms, including accurate referencing and clarity of expression;

Demonstrate preparedness for cross-disciplinary independent study.

Transferable (key) skills

Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:

Qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment (Communication both written and verbal, Problem solving, Decision making, Ability to assess arguments, Ability to evaluate competing interpretations, Ability to construct and defend their own view, Ability to work with others, and Use of IT);

Skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility (Learning to Learn, Ability to organise time and submit work to deadlines, Awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses).

Assessment

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:

demonstrating the ability to apply a broad range of aspects/competencies appropriate to each of the disciplines in a range of instances, including novel or atypical instances;

work that is often descriptive in nature but drawing on a wide variety of material;

the ability to evaluate and criticise received opinion.