King's College London - Faculty of Arts & Humanities
MA in Global Religion and Society
London, United Kingdom
MA
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
GBP 30,000 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* first application deadline
** UK students: £13,500 per year | International students: £30,000 per year
Key Summary
Religious traditions and movements play a strong role in shaping contemporary societies and are shaped, in turn, by them. The Global Religion and Society MA invites you to explore how religion, society, politics, and culture interact with each other in diverse settings around the world.
You will develop your expertise with internationally leading scholars in a department with a rich tradition of excellence in the fields of sociological, anthropological, theological, and philosophical study.
With just one required module besides the dissertation, this Master’s in Global Religion and Society offers you the chance to create your own study path by choosing from a broad range of optional modules from within the department and beyond. This flexibility gives you the opportunity to develop broad expertise or to choose a specialism in a particular area, such as religion and social justice, religion in international relations, religion and ethics, or religion and health.
Key benefits
- Study for a degree that uniquely integrates humanities and social sciences to analyze and understand religions in their social, political, and cultural contexts.
- Learn at a university ranked in the top ten for Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies in the UK (QS World Rankings by subject 2024).
- Taught by active academics who are world-leading experts in Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and a range of contemporary religious movements within and outside these traditions.
- Explore London’s immensely diverse and rich religious and cultural resources, including places of worship and, for instance, the British Museum, National Gallery, and Wellcome Collection, to enhance your learning.
- Reap the experience of a 180-year rich history of teaching Theology & Religious Studies at King’s.
- Benefit from a supportive and diverse community of students and academics.
Duration: One year full-time, September to September, two years part-time
Structure
Required modules
You are required to take the following module:
- Theory and Method in the Study of Religion (15 credits)
- Dissertation (60 credits)
Optional modules
In addition, you are required to take up to 105 credits of optional modules, of which 45 credits may be taken from the Department’s Theology, Bible, and the Arts MA or from outside the Department with the permission of the programme convenor. A list of optional modules may typically include:
- International Politics and Religion (15 credits)
- Race, Gender and Religion (15 credits)
- Contemporary Religious Movements (15 credits)
- Religion and the Modern State: Global Perspectives (15 credits)
- Political Theology (15 credits)
- Religion, Spirituality and Health (15 Credits)
- Offence and Free Speech (15 credits)
- Asian Religions in Global Context (15 credits)
Part-time students on the Global Religion and Society MA normally take the 15 credits “Theory and Method in the Study of Religion” module and 75 credits of optional modules in their first year. In their second year, they take 30 credits of optional modules and the 60-credit dissertation module. King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to- date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.
Employability
Our graduates use the skills and knowledge that they develop with us to pursue careers in policy consultancy, the civil service, the law, journalism, media, NGOs, community organisations, the church or other religious institutions, and in teaching. Others go on to undertake further research.