I have a Religion, Philosophy, and Ethics degree from King's College London

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Ask me degree specific questions if you want :smile:

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dee7xz

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Original post by Anonymous #1

Ask me degree specific questions if you want :smile:

Hello, I just want to ask if the degree is competitive and do a lot of people study it. Also, do you study certain religions in detail or is it just the nature of religion overall?

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Anonymous #2

how are the lecturers and is there much support?

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stmkcltrs

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Original post by dee7xz

Hello, I just want to ask if the degree is competitive and do a lot of people study it. Also, do you study certain religions in detail or is it just the nature of religion overall?

Hi! The degree is not competitive at all and it goes into clearing most years so there is a good chance to get a place on this course. It is quite a small department, probably consisting of no more than a 100 students, perhaps even less. Each year you get to study 8 modules, and those 8 modules are either on religion in general (e.g. philosophy of religion) or on specific religions (e.g. Theravada Buddhism, Introduction to Islam, Religious Difference: which centres mainly on Judaism but it is put into dialogue with Christianity and a bit of Islam). We also have Sociology of Religion which could borrow concepts from different religions but you do not go into extensive detail into the religions themselves, it is just specific concepts isolated from the religion as a whole.

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stmkcltrs

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Original post by Anonymous #2

how are the lecturers and is there much support?

For me I didn't find the lectures that helpful since I am quite an independent learner so I just like to do readings. With the lectures they don't go into extensive and exhaustive detail so you will obviously have to do the readings for an all-encompassing grasp of the topic. I had some friends who said that they found some content difficult and that the presentations/lecturer didn't go into much detail. They found some readings too hard to understand and got frustrated when the lecturer didn't spend much time on it. Regarding support, it is good but nothing especially good, I wouldn't say they go out of their way. The department has really nice teachers in it and generally the department's office does respond to queries and resolves them efficiently. I guess it would come down to the person and the fact that at uni you do not get much support anyway!

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dee7xz

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Original post by stmkcltrs

Hi! The degree is not competitive at all and it goes into clearing most years so there is a good chance to get a place on this course. It is quite a small department, probably consisting of no more than a 100 students, perhaps even less. Each year you get to study 8 modules, and those 8 modules are either on religion in general (e.g. philosophy of religion) or on specific religions (e.g. Theravada Buddhism, Introduction to Islam, Religious Difference: which centres mainly on Judaism but it is put into dialogue with Christianity and a bit of Islam). We also have Sociology of Religion which could borrow concepts from different religions but you do not go into extensive detail into the religions themselves, it is just specific concepts isolated from the religion as a whole.

Ahh thank you so much! Also, can I ask what grades you got when you applied for the course? I applied to it with A*,A,B and I haven’t heard back from them yet. A teacher told me that majority of the people who got offers for this course applied with grades A*,A,A so now I’m not sure.

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stmkcltrs

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Original post by dee7xz

Ahh thank you so much! Also, can I ask what grades you got when you applied for the course? I applied to it with A*,A,B and I haven’t heard back from them yet. A teacher told me that majority of the people who got offers for this course applied with grades A*,A,A so now I’m not sure.

I applied with AAA. The requirements are AAB so you should be fine, from what I understand it is not a popular course so they should have places. If your personal statement is fine then you should have no problem. In my year we had someone get in by clearing and she went on to be the student rep, the leader of the theology society, and a student treasury. She was so beloved by the department 🙂 It depends on the grades other people got because if everyone got higher than A*AB then they will be prioritised but I wouldn't worry. Good luck.

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Anonymous #3

Hi, I was just wondering about job prospects as im starting the course in september and it makes me slightly panic thinking about it

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stmkcltrs

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Original post by Anonymous

Hi, I was just wondering about job prospects as im starting the course in september and it makes me slightly panic thinking about it

Personally I do not think degree matters for job prospects. Experience and doing lots of extracurricular activities matters more. Our degree does show good critical thinking skills etc, and employers are seeking candidates from different backgrounds. Taking this degree will not matter for most jobs like civil service, government, consulting, admin, etc.

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JVorJrose

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Original post by stmkcltrs

Personally I do not think degree matters for job prospects. Experience and doing lots of extracurricular activities matters more. Our degree does show good critical thinking skills etc, and employers are seeking candidates from different backgrounds. Taking this degree will not matter for most jobs like civil service, government, consulting, admin, etc.

100, I second this still, firmed king's for ppe for this year. Brand name matters more; it's a prestigious institution at that, and alongside experience and extra currics etc. you can't go wrong. A person who studies a classics and the ancient world ba degree from king's; via the brand name, the networking, the fact that it's in london and more, is better off than a person who studies pure econ or maths etc. at idk say essex kent leicester trent coventry surrey or de montfort university, for example, if the two were to apply for a role in the (lucrative) indsutries.

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kwakraon

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Original post by Anonymous

Ask me degree specific questions if you want :smile:

What other degrees did you apply to? How did you write your PS to fit both religion and ethics as I'm planning on applying to straight philosophy at Cambridge ?

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stmkcltrs

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Original post by kwakraon

What other degrees did you apply to? How did you write your PS to fit both religion and ethics as I'm planning on applying to straight philosophy at Cambridge ?

I applied to Theology and Religion courses at Birmingham, Nottingham, KCL, Wawrick, and one pure Philosophy course at UCL (which I got an offer for). For my PS I did 2 paras on theology (1 para on what theology is and one on reading on theology) and 2 paras on philosophy (1 on what it is and a reading). I also did a short para on why I am interested in their intersection.

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beaten-piston

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What do you think the lowest grades they would accept into clearing are?

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