What you can study

The study of Religion and Theology helps us to understand how diverse cultures and individuals deal with life-shaping questions. At Bristol, you can explore the major themes of philosophy, ethics, mysticism, and power across a range of religions, which you can also encounter first-hand through excursions to local churches, mosques, and synagogues as well as Hindu and Sikh temples and Buddhist Centres.

You will find units on:

• specific religions 
• philosophy, ethics, and thought
• methodology and scholarly approaches
• gender, sexuality, and politics 

Pre-requisites

At UK universities, students specialise from their first year and rarely take units outside their degree subject. This means that:

• Year 1 units are suitable for all students.
• Year 2 units require some university study in the discipline.
• Year 3 units require a strong background in the discipline - Religion and Theology accepts requests for Year 3 units from those with a general background in the subject.

Subject pathway students

If you have been nominated to Bristol on the Study Abroad (Religion and Theology pathway), you must take the majority of your credits from this guide.

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3