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BA (Hons) Religious Studies
Philosophy
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
UCAS code: V600 Full-time: 3 years Part-time: 5-6 years Location: Wolverhampton City Campus Entry requirements: 200 UCAS points. You will also be required
UCAS code: see joint options below for individual codes Full-time: 3 years Part-time: 5-6 years Location: Wolverhampton City Campus Entry requirements: 200-240 UCAS points, depending on your
UCAS code: XQ11 with Linguistics Full-time: 3 years Part-time: 5-6 years Location: Wolverhampton City Campus Entry requirements: 160 UCAS points. You will also be
to provide a satisfactory reference.
This specialist course provides a range of modules in religious studies and ethics for students who intend to enter a career in education or other professional contexts. Central to the course is an opportunity for you to develop your full intellectual potential by introducing you to significant religious, ethical, and philosophical debates whilst developing skills for successful study and future employment. This course provides you with all the subject knowledge required to enter initial teacher education courses in the areas of world religions and ethics, covering the aspects that feature in GCSE and A-level courses. A key second year module explores religion in educational and professional contexts. There are separate modules on world religions to develop substantive knowledge and understanding in Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Sikhism. Additional modules allow you to engage with local religious communities to develop your research skills. The ethical strand is pursued via media ethics, philosophical ethics and religious ethics, for you to gain an understanding of ethical systems, theories, decision-making and contemporary dilemmas.
Where can it take you? The majority of our graduates have gone on to a teacher training course in Religious Education and become successful teachers, with responsibility for RE in the primary sector or as RE specialists in secondary schools. This specialist course content enables you to cover all the subject knowledge requirements for a Secondary RE PGCE in the areas of world religions and philosophy of religion/ethics. This development of your communication competency, together with practical engagement with local religious communities, provides a good foundation for employment in the public sector. Social, religious and learning identities are an important aspect of many people’s lives, and possessing an understanding of them is highly relevant to the caring professions, social services, community work, the police, nursing and a wide range of business activities.
Joint options
combination. You will also be required to provide a satisfactory reference.
required to provide a satisfactory reference.
This thought-provoking and stimulating subject examines our beliefs and ideas, from those of common sense to science, religion, art, morality and political life in modules such as Thinking Ethically; Knowing the World; Body, Sexuality and Identity; Freedom, Recognition and Authenticity; Philosophy of Mind; and Self and Other.
This subject provides you with initial training in teaching English to the diversity of speakers who do not have English as their first language. You will develop your understanding of the structure and systems of English, the principles behind language learning, and acquire a range of practical skills to respond to a wide variety of learners.
You will develop a specialised philosophical vocabulary; drawing connections between ideas, concepts, arguments and theories within philosophy. You will have the opportunity to listen to internationally renowned scholars through the Royal Institute of Philosophy public lecture series hosted by the University.
Where can it take you?
You will take part in practice teaching placements where you will gain first-hand experience of teaching in preparation for the workplace after you graduate. By selecting certain key modules in Teaching Skills and Language Learning, there may be an opportunity for you to work towards the internationally recognised Trinity College London CertTESOL. Please see English Language for information about TESOL and the Trinity College London CertTESOL.
Philosophical study arms you with highly desirable skills including critical reasoning, advanced language competence and reasoned argument. Through further postgraduate studies, you could move into higher or further education to teach ethics and philosophy. Areas such as diplomacy, charity work, youth work, counselling, administration and management hold other openings.
An award in TESOL provides opportunities in a variety of local, national and international institutions as well as in English language teaching, languages publishing, translating, journalism, management and administration, speech therapy and teaching or training.
Joint options Philosophy can only be studied in combination with:
Creative and Professional Writing (VW58) – p123 English (QV35) – p123 Film Studies (PV35) – p102 Law (MV15) – p136 Politics (LV25) – p114 Religious Studies (VV65) – p125 Sociology (VL53) – p166 War Studies (LVF5) – p113
Where can it take you?
Joint options TESOL can only be studied in combination with:
Linguistics (XQ11) – p124
90% graduate employment rate*
Religious Studies can also be combined with:
Education Studies (VX63) – p89 History (VV16) – p113 Philosophy (VV65) – p125 Sociology (VV63) – p166
90% graduate employment rate* *Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey 2014.
*Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education survey 2014.
Full details of all courses and entry requirements can be found at: wlv.ac.uk/undergraduate
Full details of all courses and entry requirements can be found at: wlv.ac.uk/undergraduate