Philosophy, Religion and Ethics

This degree will deepen your understanding of philosophy, religion and ethics, and the questions they raise. you'll learn to develop and defend your own critical perspectives within the context of global events, exploring topics ranging from the value of religious faith and practices to the ethics of climate change or euthanasia.you can incorporate work experience and/or study abroad in your degree.

ELP programs are offered by universities or pathway institutions to assist students in achieving the language proficiency required for academic studies. You can get admitted to your course with a lower language requirement if you do an ELP program.

You can incorporate work experience and/or study abroad in your degree. with our third year work place learning module, you can spend time with an organisation from the sheffield voluntary or private sector gaining skills and experience relevant to philosophy in an applied setting. through the university's degree with employment experience scheme you can incorporate a placement year into your degree. you can study abroad for a semester or a full year as part of your three-year degree, or you can study abroad for an additional year between your second-year in sheffield and your final year of study, leading to a ba 'with international experience'. we have partnerships with many countries including australia, canada, hong kong, singapore, the united states, spain, italy and germany.

• Type: Mandatory

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Studying philosophy will develop your ability to analyse and state a case clearly, evaluate arguments and be precise in your thinking. these skills will put you in a strong position when it comes to finding employment or going on to further study. our graduates work in teaching, law, social work, computing, the civil service, journalism, paid charity work, business, insurance and accountancy. many also go on to study philosophy at postgraduate level.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. The University of Sheffield has partnerships with the following companies: