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Study religious traditions from around the world
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Religion is central to our ever-evolving relationships with the world, others, and ourselves. This creative and inclusive degree builds on our pioneering legacy of Religious Studies that spans religious traditions around the world – from India to the Middle East and Africa.
You’ll explore themes such as women and gender, conflict and peace, and societies and states, all in a truly global context. With lecturers and professors who contribute to worldwide scholarship, you’ll graduate inspired and at the forefront of the latest knowledge.
Why Lancaster?
Discover a course that expertly combines the study of the world’s major religious traditions with the most pressing global issues of today
Be part of the UK’s first Religious Studies degree that focusses on all religious traditions equally
Be among the first to hear about the innovative research carried out by our leading experts in the field
Study a programme that prioritises authenticity, with sensitivity to context and real ways of understanding, and feeling about religion on a global scale
Graduate with critical thinking skills and essential knowledge of global issues that will open up a range of career prospects
A diverse learning experience
This degree brings together the study of religious traditions from around the world with the major global issues that are impacting societies, including war, decolonisation, development, gender, sexuality, state and government, violence, peace, protest, and race. In our teaching we emphasise curiosity, exploration, openness and understanding.
From India to the Middle East, and Africa, religion plays a vital role in shaping political and cultural identities. You will explore questions of ethics and values that lie at the heart of how individuals and societies shape themselves. How can modernity integrate with tradition? How can ethics shape politics? What is choice and a free self? How have people expressed the struggle for agency across cultures and time? How can one live in the world and yet be free of its constraints?
You will learn to navigate the religious dimensions of these and other issues in a global context, including the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa, not to mention Europe and the United Kingdom. In addition to studying demographically significant religions such as Islam, Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism, you will also be introduced to a range of methods of studying Global Religions through political, philosophical, sociological, and anthropological ways of thinking.
Putting your studies into practice
You will have the opportunity to apply your skills to live projects via an internship with Lancaster’s Richardson Institute for Peace Studies. This voluntary programme allows you to work alongside leading policy and research organisations whilst providing you with opportunities to:
Work with organisations such as NGOs, think tanks, and charities
Work with students across the University on high-impact research projects
Publish your work
Gain valuable work experience that will be attractive to future employers
Our Global Religions team bring together a rich and diverse set of knowledge, experience and interests.
Bihani Sarkar
I am lecturer in Comparative Non-Western Thought. I work on classical Indian religious history, Sanskrit poetry and drama, and the comparative study of literary genres and ideas. My work has focused on Indian Goddess traditions, the poet Kālidāsa and the reinterpretation of tragedy. I am interested in the philosophical and historical aspects of poetry and mythology and the retelling of sacred narratives by poets. I am currently working on wild women and goddesses in early Indian myth and poetry.
Brian Black
I am Senior Lecturer in Indian philosophy and religion, with a focus on the traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism. I love reading and teaching ancient Hindu and Buddhist literature. My research investigates how narrative is used to convey religious and philosophical ideas. I am also interested in the gender and political dynamics of Indian thought. Additionally, I am interested in comparative philosophy and religion, particularly resonances between ancient Indian, Chinese, and Mediterranean thought.
Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad
My research has been funded by the Templeton Foundation, AHRC, ESRC and the Leverhulme Trust. My work is comparative, and draws on a variety of pre-modern Indian traditions. I have written on epistemology, metaphysics, phenomenology and other philosophical topics, as well as on gender, political thought, and religious life. I am currently working on emotions. I have enjoyed teaching and supervising across all levels, and especially on gender and religion, Indian philosophy, and reconceptualising International Relations.
Christopher Partridge
I am Professor of Religious Studies. Much of my work is informed by research done in cultural studies and cultural sociology. I am particularly interested in popular belief in the occult and the paranormal. Related to this, much of my research concerns the significance of popular culture for the construction of everyday worldviews. Currently, my principal foci are psychoactive drugs and popular music.
Hiroko Kawanami
I joined ‘Religions’ in Lancaster intrigued by the international reputation set by its founder Ninian Smart. Coming from Japan I was raised in the tradition of Mahayana Buddhism (Pure Land Buddhism and Shingon Buddhism). The practices I experienced in a Buddhist community made me realise even more the importance of teaching about lived practices. We at Lancaster have edited an important textbook titled Religions in the Modern World (Routledge) used in many departments all over the world to teach our unique brand of lived religions in the global world today.
Your Placement Year
Sometimes known as a year in industry, your placement year will take place between your second and final year of study and this will extend your degree to four years.
Placements and Internships
Hear from students and employers on how Lancaster University could support you to gain real-world experience and bolster your CV with a placement or internship as part of your degree.
A placement year is an excellent way to...
try out a role that you may be interested in as a career path
start to build your professional network (some placement students are offered permanent roles to return to after they graduate)
develop skills, knowledge and experience to put you ahead of the field when you graduate
You'll spend your third year...
in a graduate-level position, where you’ll work for between nine and twelve months in the type of role that you might be considering for after you graduate. A very wide range of companies and organisations offer placements across all sectors.
As a full-time employee, you’ll have a job description with specific responsibilities and opportunities to access training and development, the same as other employees.
Our Careers and Placements Team...
will help you to search and compete for a suitable placement with expert advice and resources, such as creating an effective CV, and tips for applications and interviews.
You will still be a Lancaster University student during your placement and we’ll keep in touch to check how you are getting on.
The university will...
use all reasonable effort to support you to find a suitable placement for your studies. While a placement role may not be available in a field or organisation that is directly related to your academic studies or career aspirations, all offer valuable experience of working at a graduate level and gaining a range of professional skills.
If you are unsuccessful in securing a suitable placement for your third year, you will be able to transfer to the equivalent non-placement degree scheme and continue with your studies at Lancaster, finishing your degree after your third year.
Careers
Studying Global Religions at Lancaster will equip you with a broad range of academic and professional skills, making you a suitable candidate for a graduate position across many sectors. You will develop strong research, analysis, and writing skills, along with the ability to think clearly with a broad vision. You will be able to exercise judgement when solving problems, present situations and argue effectively for favoured courses of action. You will also have an open and curious mind set. These skills and attributes create pathways to a wide range of rewarding careers.
Graduates of this course could pursue a career in any of the following:
Civil servant or diplomat
Teacher
Journalist
PR specialist
Politician
Business manager
Publishing specialist
Tourism specialist
Many of our graduates also progress to postgraduate study, taking a master’s degree or PhD.
Careers and employability support
Our degrees open up an extremely wide array of career pathways in businesses and organisations, large and small, in the UK and overseas.
We run a paid internship scheme specifically for our arts, humanities and social sciences students, supported by a specialist Employability Team. The team offer individual consultations and tailored application guidance, as well as careers events, development opportunities, and resources.
Whether you have a clear idea of your potential career path or need some help considering the options, our friendly team is on hand.
Lancaster is unique in that every student is eligible to participate in The Lancaster Award which recognises activities such as work experience, community engagement or volunteering and social development. A valuable addition to your CV!
Find out more about Lancaster’s careers events, extensive resources and personal support for Careers and Employability.
Careers
Find out about some of the careers our alumni have entered into after graduation.
Entry requirements
These are the typical grades that you will need to study this course. This section will tell you whether you need qualifications in specific subjects, what our English language requirements are, and if there are any extra requirements such as attending an interview or submitting a portfolio.
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ABB
30 Level 3 credits at Distinction plus 15 Level 3 credits at Merit
We accept the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales in place of one A level, or equivalent qualification, as long as any subject requirements are met.
DDM
A level at grade B plus BTEC(s) at DD, or A levels at grade BB plus BTEC at D
32 points overall with 16 points from the best 3 HL subjects
We are happy to admit applicants on the basis of five Highers, but where we require a specific subject at A level, we will typically require an Advanced Higher in that subject. If you do not meet the grade requirement through Highers alone, we will consider a combination of Highers and Advanced Highers in separate subjects. Please contact the Admissions team for more information.
Distinction overall
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Delivered in partnership with INTO Lancaster University, our one-year tailored foundation pathways are designed to improve your subject knowledge and English language skills to the level required by a range of Lancaster University degrees. Visit the INTO Lancaster University website for more details and a list of eligible degrees you can progress onto.
Contextual admissions
Contextual admissions could help you gain a place at university if you have faced additional challenges during your education which might have impacted your results. Visit our contextual admissions page to find out about how this works and whether you could be eligible.
Course structure
Lancaster University offers a range of programmes, some of which follow a structured study programme, and some which offer the chance for you to devise a more flexible programme to complement your main specialism.
Information contained on the website with respect to modules is correct at the time of publication, and the University will make every reasonable effort to offer modules as advertised. In some cases changes may be necessary and may result in some combinations being unavailable, for example as a result of student feedback, timetabling, Professional Statutory and Regulatory Bodies' (PSRB) requirements, staff changes and new research. Not all optional modules are available every year.
Discovery modules
Humanities, arts and social sciences offer important and innovative perspectives on the topics and debates that are shaping our futures. Each year you will take a Discovery module alongside your core subject modules. Discovery modules are designed to empower you to develop your individual voice and skills.
Gain an introduction to the study of religions through the perspective of communities. You will examine the principal ideas, discourses and beliefs forming communities, and the different ways in which they unfold in practice and culture. In the module you will assess the dynamics between communities and societies—including conflict and rapprochement. In your study, you may encounter different communities of Islam, Christianity, and modern religious movements since the 1960s.
Gain a nuanced understanding of the forces driving change in the international system and their implications for global order and human security. You will acquire the tools to navigate and contribute to a complex and interconnected world. The module moves beyond traditional state-centric perspectives to explore the complex interplay of actors, structures and processes shaping our world.
You will delve into global governance and address the emergence of new security threats, while tackling shifting power-dynamics at both the national and international level. Throughout the module, you will engage with a variety of case studies that illustrate the complexities of these global issues.
Through debates and discussions, you will engage in critical thinking, develop your communication skills, and grapple with the ethical and political dimensions of global challenges.
Although the word ‘philosophy’ has its origins in ancient Greece, the questions, discussions, and practices associated with this term have developed in a variety of cultural contexts from around the world for much of human history. In this module you will encounter philosophical traditions that have, until recently, tended not to be studied in Western universities. Here at Lancaster, we have particular expertise in this area and together we will explore a range of approaches and perspectives. The specific traditions covered in the module will vary each year, but will include some of Indian, Chinese, Islamic and African philosophies.
In addition to learning about concepts, texts and thinkers from global philosophical traditions, and helping to situate your own philosophical ideas within these contexts, you will also be encouraged to be critically reflective about your own philosophical preconceptions and methods of interpretation – and the challenges of studying philosophy from different cultural contexts and time periods.
Join us in our study of religions in cultural spaces, exploring myth, philosophy, and worship within different societies. Within this general approach to the study of global religion, you will gain a panoramic introduction to some of the world’s principal traditions of thought and custom within specific contexts, encouraging a broad understanding of the relationship between ‘self’ and the ‘world’ in different global manifestations across time.
As such, topics may include traditions of thought and worship in South Asia and their interplay with numerous subcontinental societies, and the public role of religion in Africa.
This module integrates perspectives from Religious Studies, Politics and Law. You will have the opportunity to think about key political and religious concepts and themes. You’ll examine the impact of religious political thought, religious political formations and other dynamics upon the development and existence of the modern state and legal systems—including the influence of the state and secular law on religion.
What does it mean to think in and about the world? This module will draw on disciplines from across the School of Global Affairs to think about the very different ways in which the world can be imagined.
What are the ideas that have framed or limited our understanding of the world and others in it? How can we challenge existing narratives and explore alternative perspectives?
With a focus on your professional development, choose one from four Discovery modules in year 2.
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Learn about the major critical approaches, themes, theories, and issues in the study of global religions. You will gain an understanding of key methods, including those drawn from sociology, anthropology, psychology, cultural studies and philosophy.
You will also explore a range of issues central to the analysis of religions, such as the nature of ‘religion’, colonialism, gender, sexuality, politics, violence, and race. Along with knowledge, you’ll develop the ability to think critically about these issues and develop your sense of curiosity, exploration, openness and understanding.
Discover the key concepts and issues in scholarship on the interaction between religion, conflict and peace. You will combine attention to historical and political context with critical consideration of theories and debates about the larger issues surrounding religion, conflict and peace.
Topics could include:
Concepts of peace and conflict
Scholarly debates on religion
Conflict and violence
Religion and war
Religion-state relations and conflict
Religion and contemporary terror groups
Religion and anticolonial conflict
Religion and non-violent resistance
Interreligious violence
Religion and peacebuilding
Cases are drawn from Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and the Middle East.
Explore how issues concerning gender, womanhood and sexuality have played out in relation to religious life and thought across the world and through time. You will learn to question preconceptions and examine how practices of piety have empowered and enabled, as well as controlled, women in expressing identities, autonomy and voices.
You will engage with case studies from Hinduism, Islam, and indigenous traditions to explore how religious texts, rituals, and institutions have constrained or facilitated gendered expressions.
Topics could include:
Sacred womanhood in the subcontinent
Investigating connections between power
Antinomianism
Transcendence
Female power-essences embodied in wild goddesses
Women philosophers and mystics
Within the Muslim context, it may consider how women have negotiated religious authority, assumed roles of spiritual leadership and articulated alternative theologies.
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Most Africans identify as Christian or Muslim, but a significant African population follows African Indigenous Religions. This module will familiarise you with debates about African Indigenous Religions.
What are the components of African Indigenous Religions and how do they differ from other religions such as Christianity and Islam? How did Christian missionaries and colonial authorities interact with African Indigenous Religions in the 19th and 20th centuries? What is the contemporary importance of African Indigenous Religions in Christian-majority and mainly Muslim African nations?
We’ll also consider relations between Christianity, Islam, and African Indigenous Religions in present-day African countries, and explore African Indigenous Religions and identity in the African diaspora. Finally, we’ll examine what has been described as the revival of African Indigenous Religions in some African areas.
Buddhist philosophy is one of the most enduring, voluminous and influential philosophical traditions in the world. In this module you will encounter some of the most central and well-known Buddhist concepts, texts and thinkers.
In addition to analysing core ideas, such as not-self, dependent origination, emptiness and Buddha nature, you will examine themes that pervade the study of Buddhist philosophy in its various contexts, such as the relationships between teaching and practice, philosophy and literature, and religion and politics. Through reading original Buddhist texts in translation, you will cultivate skills in critical thinking and interpreting primary sources.
In addition to developing the ability to engage in informed argument about key topics in the study of Buddhist philosophy, you will also learn to be reflective about the challenges of studying philosophy from different cultural contexts and time periods.
Not all professional contexts are the same – and within any organisation there are diverse people with varied backgrounds. This module focuses on enhancing your intercultural competency and cultural awareness, with a particular emphasis on ‘place-based’ learning. Considering the cultural dynamics of the North West of England and the broader UK helps us reflect upon intercultural dynamics in very different locations.
Through analysis, discussion and self-reflection you will strengthen your ability to navigate diverse workplace settings and enhance your employability in today’s interconnected world.
Hone a strong sense of purpose and gain the satisfaction of applying your skills and knowledge to a community, charity or student-led initiative.
Your challenge will be to take responsibility for arranging and completing a voluntary or fundraising activity—locally, virtually or during vacation periods at home. You will need to show that you have made a positive difference through this activity.
In class, you will be asked to reflect on this experience and explore the wider social impact of the work. In doing so you will build your confidence in your ability to contribute meaningfully to society through your future personal and professional path.
You are invited to collaborate in an interdisciplinary team with other students as you explore major global challenges such as climate change, inequality or emerging technologies.
Throughout the module you will examine how the humanities, arts and social sciences contribute to understanding and addressing complex issues. Classroom discussions and activities focus on the process of identifying problems and considering innovative, ethical responses, while helping you to consider and articulate the relevance of this work to your personal and professional development.
Explore how ideas can be developed into real-world projects with lasting value. Through hands-on collaboration and problem-solving, you will develop innovative projects, learn how to bring ideas to life and explore ways to sustain them.
Whether you are working in a team or individually, you will be encouraged to experiment with different approaches to making a difference in artistic, cultural, social and community spaces.
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This module will allow you to spend the year working in a graduate-level placement role in the industry or sector that interests you most. Throughout the year, you will build an awareness of what is required in the professional workplace whilst developing a range of transferable skills.
During the module you will reflect on and critically analyse: your own career readiness, the ongoing development of your self-awareness in terms of skills and professional knowledge, and your understanding of current workplace practices and professional etiquette.
Our Careers and Placements Team will support you during your placement with online contact and learning resources.
Choose one from seven Discovery modules offered in your final year and develop the crucial ability to apply your knowledge and skills to diverse contexts.
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Investigate an area of Global Religions that is of particular interest to you by carrying out a detailed research project. The topic may be inspired by a module you’ve taken, or it may be less directly linked to course work but of special appeal to you.
The dissertation is an extended piece of written work and a chance to develop your research skills and your ability to work independently. You will be assigned an academic supervisor who will have some familiarity with your chosen topic. They will support you through the different stages of the dissertation, from developing your research design, to confirming your research question and working out the best methodology.
Complete your undergraduate student journey by demonstrating that you can apply the critical thinking and research skills you have learned to sharp political analysis of your own.
This module prioritises authenticity, with sensitivity to context and real ways of understanding and feeling about religion. Focusing on major scriptures, stories, songs and philosophical treatises from religions across the world, you will gain insight into expressions from the inside.
Materials covered may include:
Sanskrit works such as Jayadeva’s Song of Govinda (Gitagovinda), the Eulogy of the Goddess (Devimahatmya), Kalidasa’s Kumarasambhava (The Birth of the War God) or the Upaniads, and Islamic literature such as the Qur’anic narratives, Ibn 'Arabi’s The Interpreter of Longing (Tarjuman al-Ashwaq), the Aphorisms of Ibn 'Ata Allah (al-Hikam al-?A?a?iyya), and ?A?isha al-Ba?uniyya’s Epilogue on Love.
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What happens when radically different forms of art meet? How do these fused forms change our understanding of the world? We will draw on material from different periods and continents, to explore works of art where, for example, film meets history, poetry meets philosophy, fine art meets sociology, religion meets fiction, and theatre meets politics.
An introduction to the rich landscape of ancient Indian religious and philosophical traditions. From its beginnings on questions of creation and the cosmos to later developments in the theory of transmigration, and the nature of the self, reality and knowledge, the module gives a broad historical perspective on some of the key ideas in Hindu, Jaina, Bauddha and other traditions.
You may also learn about developments in Indian aesthetics offering a view on the unique relationship between self, knowledge and beauty.
With an emphasis on using texts and films, the aim of this module is to increase your understanding of the role of religion in relation to power, governance, imperialism, including relations between the Global North and South.
At the start of the module, we’ll explore key concepts such as the nature of colonialism(s) in the modern and pre-modern age, how modernity is understood, and the creation of Europe and Christendom through the colonial project.
You’ll gain an overview of how religion and religious authority have been used in colonial governance inside and outside Europe, after which we will explore case studies including but not limited to the following regions:
British India
Northern Ireland
French Algeria
Latin America
How might we engage with the implications of environmental transformation locally, nationally and globally? Where do we have agency and capacity to intervene?
This module brings together a range of perspectives—historical, political, philosophical and cultural—to explore the nature and severity of the effects of the climate crisis on our world.
Discover key thinkers from what is known as the ‘continental’ tradition of philosophy. In different ways, these thinkers have critiqued the assumptions and methodologies of the western philosophical tradition, as well as its development in Anglo-American philosophy. The particular philosophers considered will vary from year to year, but will include thinkers who have been particularly influential (for example, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche and Wittgenstein) as well as more recent continental thinkers (for example, Lyotard, Derrida, Levinas, Žižek, Foucault, Arendt and Beauvoir).
You will engage with original texts, as well as secondary literature, in order to understand and interpret their central arguments. The approach will be predominantly critical rather than historical, encouraging you to assess their distinctive claims, methods and approaches and their wider contribution to philosophy.
What does it mean to imagine a world without borders? Using materials typically derived from case studies, reports, archives, film, television and literature, this module foregrounds interdisciplinary approaches.
You will be encouraged to develop your understanding of migration and displacement, and to envision alternative global migration futures in ways that can impact future policy, political and societal perspectives.
What are the possibilities and pitfalls of community and citizen action, voice and agency? This module uses interdisciplinary case-studies to critically examine collaboration with communities.
You will participate in activities such as a mock citizens' assembly, visit local community groups and hear different points of view from a range of guest speakers on concepts like power, race, gender, class, affect and justice.
In this module you will consider some of the most fundamental questions of existence and ethics. What are you? That is, what is the self? A representation, a subject of experience, a bundle of experiences, an agent, an organism, a person?
We will take a curated path through these interconnected questions, and work together to understand, develop, and communicate answers to questions such as:
Is the self one thing or many? Or is it nothing, because there is no self?
Which kinds of things have selves or might be considered to be persons? Only humans, or also non-human animals, artificial intelligences, aliens, corporations, nation-states?
Is the self found or made? And what does that mean for how we should live?
Which things have moral standing or rights or responsibilities?
How do you stay the same through time and change?
Is self-knowledge valuable?
What is the good life for a person?
What do we understand by queerness? Looking back at earlier interpretations, we imagine how queerness might evolve—how it might be lived, felt and understood in the future.
You will explore queer futures from a range of perspectives and viewpoints, while examining both feminist and queer theory, as well as queer media and cultural texts and material relating to areas such as activism, politics and healthcare.
Who does technology benefit or harm, and what should its role in society be? This module examines the social and ethical issues surrounding the development of modern technologies and their use in the modern world, with a vision to shape our future relationship with technology.
How do ideas understand, transform and conserve the world? In this module we will study examples of powerful ideas such as the nation, free speech, liberation, the free market, culture and nature. We will use case studies to help us explore the relationship between analysis, imagination and practice.
Enhancing our curriculum
We continually review and enhance our curriculum to ensure we are delivering the best possible learning experience, and to make sure that the subject knowledge and transferable skills you develop will prepare you for your future. The University will make every reasonable effort to offer programmes and modules as advertised. In some cases, changes may be necessary and may result in new modules or some modules and combinations being unavailable, for example as a result of student feedback, timetabling, staff changes and new research.
Fees and funding
We set our fees on an annual basis and the 2026/27
entry fees have not yet been set.
There may be extra costs related to your course for items such as books, stationery, printing, photocopying, binding and general subsistence on trips and visits. Following graduation, you may need to pay a subscription to a professional body for some chosen careers.
Specific additional costs for studying at Lancaster are listed below.
College fees
Lancaster is proud to be one of only a handful of UK universities to have a collegiate system. Every student belongs to a college, and all students pay a small college membership fee which supports the running of college events and activities. Students on some distance-learning courses are not liable to pay a college fee.
For students starting in 2025, the fee is £40 for undergraduates and research students and £15 for students on one-year courses.
Computer equipment and internet access
To support your studies, you will also require access to a computer, along with reliable internet access. You will be able to access a range of software and services from a Windows, Mac, Chromebook or Linux device. For certain degree programmes, you may need a specific device, or we may provide you with a laptop and appropriate software - details of which will be available on relevant programme pages. A dedicated IT support helpdesk is available in the event of any problems.
The University provides limited financial support to assist students who do not have the required IT equipment or broadband support in place.
Study abroad courses
In addition to travel and accommodation costs, while you are studying abroad, you will need to have a passport and, depending on the country, there may be other costs such as travel documents (e.g. VISA or work permit) and any tests and vaccines that are required at the time of travel. Some countries may require proof of funds.
Placement and industry year courses
In addition to possible commuting costs during your placement, you may need to buy clothing that is suitable for your workplace and you may have accommodation costs. Depending on the employer and your job, you may have other costs such as copies of personal documents required by your employer for example.
The fee that you pay will depend on whether you are considered to be a home or international student. Read more about how we assign your fee status.
Home fees are subject to annual review, and may be liable to rise each year in line with UK government policy. International fees (including EU) are reviewed annually and are not fixed for the duration of your studies. Read more about fees in subsequent years.
We will charge tuition fees to Home undergraduate students on full-year study abroad/work placements in line with the maximum amounts permitted by the Department for Education. The current maximum levels are:
Students studying abroad for a year: 15% of the standard tuition fee
Students taking a work placement for a year: 20% of the standard tuition fee
International students on full-year study abroad/work placements will also be charged in line with the maximum amounts permitted by the Department for Education. The current maximum levels are:
Students studying abroad for a year: 15% of the standard international tuition fee during the Study Abroad year
Students taking a work placement for a year: 20% of the standard international tuition fee during the Placement year
Please note that the maximum levels chargeable in future years may be subject to changes in Government policy.
Scholarships and bursaries
Details of our scholarships and bursaries for students starting in 2026 are not yet available.
Download the course booklet to find out more about Lancaster University, how we teach Global Religions, and what you'll study as a Global Religions student.
The information on this site relates primarily to 2026/2027 entry to the University and every effort has been taken to ensure the information is correct at the time of publication.
The University will use all reasonable effort to deliver the courses as described, but the University reserves the right to make changes to advertised courses. In exceptional circumstances that are beyond the University’s reasonable control (Force Majeure Events), we may need to amend the programmes and provision advertised. In this event, the University will take reasonable steps to minimise the disruption to your studies. If a course is withdrawn or if there are any fundamental changes to your course, we will give you reasonable notice and you will be entitled to request that you are considered for an alternative course or withdraw your application. You are advised to revisit our website for up-to-date course information before you submit your application.
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