PG in Religion and Political Culture at University of Manchester
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Religions and Theology organises most of its postgraduate teaching and research around the activities of its research centres:
Applied South Asian Studies
Biblical Studies
Jewish Studies
Public Theology
Religion and Political Culture
Research activity is also undertaken in a wide range of Christian Studies.
Religions and Theology is highly interdisciplinary and encourages study from historical, anthropological, textual, sociological, theological, ethical and philosophical perspectives.
Regular research seminars and international colloquia, together with the activities of externally-funded research projects, make for a stimulating research culture.
The academic study of religion is a scholarly discipline involving historical, critical, analytic, and constructive methodologies to understand religious phenomena — for example, texts, beliefs, doctrines, practices, and world views. It provides excellent background and thinking skills for various academic pursuits, career goals, and community leadership.
The study of religion is intellectually exciting because it focuses on the deepest questions human beings can ask. It explores the boundary questions of life and death, of love and hate that characterize the human condition. Religion assumes a central place in the lives of virtually all cultures and civilizations and is
This programme aims to provide students in Religions and Theology with the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of these fields. It stresses a broad, interdisciplinary and comparative approach. Courses can be taken from across the offerings within the discipline and beyond. Courses in Religions and Theology cover a wide range of topics, including subject oriented choices in Biblical Studies, Jewish Studies, Christian Studies, and South Asian Studies, and method oriented courses in philosophy, gender studies, hermeneutics, political theory and more.
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The subject core course unit is typically Method and Theory in the Study of Religion. This is complemented by a
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Requirements for the Minor
Students minoring in international relations are required to complete at least 21 credit hours in the program, including Political Science 211, either History 317 or Political Science 312, and at least one course each in the economics and business, history and foreign culture, and political science categories. We recommend that nine elective credits be taken at the 300-level.
HST 317 - History of American Foreign Relations Credits: 3
or PLS 312 - US Foreign Policy Credits: 3
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PLS 211 - International Relations Credits: 3
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