Theology and Religious Studies BA (Hons)

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  • Foundation Year

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Course Summary

How do ancient texts help shape people's choices in the modern world? What's the connection between believing, belonging, and behaving? Do new religious movements present a danger to society? What tools does Christian doctrine provide for addressing the climate crisis? What does the Bible really say? Is religion a force for good in the world, or a source of conflict?

Questions about religion, faith and spirituality are vital in modern, global society. A degree in Theology and Religious Studies at Chester will equip you to understand the ongoing significance and meaning of religious perspectives in the contemporary world, as well as inviting you to think critically and constructively about beliefs, practices and ethical concerns in traditions such as Christianity, Islam and Asian religions. Our course welcomes and supports students from a variety of faiths, beliefs, and non-belief backgrounds.

Our expert staff will support you in gaining skills highly valued by employers, such as religious and cultural literacy, empathy, communication, critical thinking and organisational skills.

Hear from our students and discover what the course lecturers are pursuing in their field in our blogs and news posts.

Why You'll Love It

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Our students rate our courses highly and we consistently receive excellent scores for teaching quality and student experience in national league tables.

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Flexible opportunities to pursue your own interests

Whether you’re entering directly from school/college or you’ve been away from education for a while, or you know right now what you want to focus on at university, or perhaps you’d like to explore ideas you’d never thought about before, the first year of our curriculum gives you the skills and knowledge to dive straight in, and our staff have the expertise to support you, wherever your curiosity takes you.

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UK top ten for world-leading and internationally-excellent research

TRS Chester is in the top ten in the UK for world-leading and internationally-excellent research (REF2021 Results Analysis – Elsevier). Our staff are subject experts with deep knowledge of the religious traditions they teach, from philosophy, Christian theology and the Bible to gender and feminism, film and popular culture, politics, and religious violence.

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Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Chester

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What You'll Study

The Law, Humanities and Social Sciences Foundation Year route offers you an important preparation year as part of your four-year degree.

For Law and Criminal Justice subjects, you will explore legal frameworks, criminal justice systems, wider social contexts and issues, as well as case scenarios, and research and problem solving in law and criminology. 

For Humanities and Social Science subjects, you will explore people and societies and their beliefs, cultures, power structures, stories and narratives, as well as critical inquiry into societal issues and global affairs with contemporary and historical perspectives.

  • Term 1: Introduction to Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Term 2: Global Issues, Cultures & Texts
  • Term 3: Research & Critical Inquiry

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the course that will take the form of either core or option modules and should be used as a guide. We review the content of our courses regularly, making changes where necessary to improve your experience and graduate prospects. If during a review process, course content is significantly changed, we will contact you to notify you of these changes if you receive an offer from us.

The BA in Theology and Religious Studies course introduces the core areas of the study of religions and theology, and then enables you to develop existing or new interests through a range of specialist topics.

Year 1 (Level 4) provides a foundation by introducing the core disciplines within the theology and religious studies subject area: Christian theology; religious studies; biblical studies; ethics; and religious traditions, such as Islam, Christianity and Buddhism.

Modules

This module will provide you with the necessary foundational knowledge, skills and understanding for the more specialised study of religions. It provides basic global history and geography essential for a grasp of the history of religions. The module explores key concepts within the study of religions including: ritual, deities, belief, texts, cosmology, community, religious experience, religious imagination and material culture.  It questions assumptions about the nature and definition of religion, and its relationship with culture and the secular/postsecular. It explores religion through the body, gender, sexuality, art, media and politics. It examines different theories, disciplines and methods that have shaped, and continue to shape, the academic study of religion, including phenomenology, sociology, psychology, anthropology, ethnography, feminism, history and hermeneutics. It raises important controversies and debates in Religious Studies around essentialism, insider/outsider perspectives, critical distance/critical empathy, positionality, (post)colonialism, orientalism and lived religion. You will be able to engage with and assess the significance of the various ‘critical turns’ in the development of the academic study of religions, and to develop your own preferred styles of engagement with the subject matter. 

This module introduces you to some of the central themes and methods in the study of Christian theology. You will explore theological topics which may include, for example, creation, Christology and sin in relation to contemporary issues such as the environmental crisis, gender and sexism, evil and suffering. The module will explore these themes from multiple theological and global perspectives and will engage historical as well as contemporary voices. You will be encouraged to consider how Christian responses to these contemporary issues are informed and shaped by diverse theological positions.  

The module will provide you with a survey and overview of the biblical literature of both testaments and will equip you with a range of exegetical skills. You will be introduced to the literary and theological contours of the Hebrew Bible (including historiographical, prophetic, and wisdom literatures) and the literature, theology, and historical background of the New Testament with a particular focus on the synoptic gospels.

In this module you will explore the big questions in ethics. You will be taught to think critically about ethics and morality itself, introduced to the main theories of normative ethics, and explore contemporary and classic questions in applied ethics.

This module introduces you to the academic study of Islam and Christianity. In the first half, you will focus on Islam, exploring: the historical context for the life of the Prophet Muhammad; the revelation of the Qur'an; Islamic law; the Shi'i tradition; Sufism (Islamic mysticism); and Muslim traditions within the UK. The second half will provide you with an overview of the diverse identities, practices, beliefs, teachings, and institutions that are part of Christianity. It traces the major influences on the emergence of Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Protestantism, and Orthodoxy and considers their main characteristics, in a range of contexts.

In this module, you will explore the dharmic tradition of Buddhism together with Rabbinic Judaism as living religious traditions. You will discover different forms of modern Buddhism and their relationship to the history of Buddhism and its traditional teachings and practices. You will also investigate key features of modern Jewish communities and their practices against the background of Jewish history, examining the development of thought and practice in response to modernity and up to the present. 

Chinese: Intermediate Language Development (20 Credits) Option

This module is designed for students who have completed GCSE in Chinese or equivalent. You will further develop your grammar, vocabulary and learning conventions for spelling and pronunciation. You will work with written and recorded texts on a range of cultural, personal and social topics and will develop oral and written communication skills at an intermediate level.

French: Communication in Practice (20 Credits) Option

This module is designed for students that have completed A-Level or equivalent in French. You will further develop your grammar, vocabulary and expression and apply these to real world situations. You will work with written and recorded texts on a range of cultural, personal and social topics and will develop your oral and written communication skills at Post-A level.

French: Intermediate Language Development (20 Credits) Option

This module is designed for students who have completed GCSE or equivalent in French. You will further develop your grammar, vocabulary and learning conventions for spelling and pronunciation. You will work with written and recorded texts on a range of cultural, personal and social topics and will develop oral and written communication skills at an intermediate level.

German: Communication in Practice (20 Credits) Option

This module enables students with A-Level German or equivalent to further develop their grammar, vocabulary and expression and apply these to real world situations. You will work with written and recorded texts on a range of cultural, personal and social topics and will develop your oral and written communication skills at Post-A level.

Spanish: Communication in Practice (20 Credits) Option

This module is designed for students that have completed a A-Level or equivalent in Spanish. You will further develop your grammar, vocabulary and expression and apply these to real world situations. You will work with written and recorded texts on a range of cultural, personal and social topics and will develop oral and written communication skills at Post-A level.

Spanish: Intermediate Language Development (20 Credits) Option

This module is designed for students that have completed GCSE or equivalent in Spanish. You will further develop your grammar, vocabulary and learning conventions for spelling and pronunciation. You will work with written and recorded texts on a range of cultural, personal and social topics and will develop oral and written communication skills at an intermediate level.

Subsidiary Language for Beginners (20 Credits) Option

This module provides the opportunity to study a new language from scratch and introduces you to basic grammar, vocabulary and cultural contexts. You will apply the language to practical situations using both oral and written skills. 

 

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the course that will take the form of either core or option modules and should be used as a guide. We review the content of our courses regularly, making changes where necessary to improve your experience and graduate prospects. If during a review process, course content is significantly changed, we will contact you to notify you of these changes if you receive an offer from us.

In Year 2 (Level 5), you will be able to choose how you study the module themes, through focused topics relating to theology and religion in both the modern and ancient worlds. Topics on Jesus and the Gospels, God in Christian theology and philosophy, and contemporary Islam, for example, will enable you to explore your interests in greater depth. You’ll also be able to apply your skills in workplace settings or to contemporary problems in our innovative module, Religion in the City.

 

Modules

In this module, you can examine contemporary religion and the shifting meanings of the sacred, secular, and spiritual in Muslim-majority and Christian and post-Christian-majority societies. Choosing from different routes through the module, you will investigate how individuals and cultures engage with and shape religious systems, symbols, practices, rituals, and spaces, whether in popular culture, contemporary global Islam or religion in Britain. You will learn to think critically about the roles religion plays in personal lives, societies, and cultures.  Typical topics to choose from include:

  • Contemporary Islam
  • Spirituality and Popular Culture
  • Political Philosophy

In this module you can examine philosophical, biblical and theological traditions where beliefs and ideas about divinity, gender and embodiment develop and are critiqued, through different approaches and foci. Typical topics to choose from on this module include:

  • God in Philosophy and Theology
  • The Religion of Ancient Israel
  • Jesus and the Gospels
  • Feminist Perspectives in Christian Theology

In this experiential module, you will take ‘the city’ as your starting point to examine a pressing contemporary issue or problem related to religion, spirituality, belief, and non-belief. You will either undertake a placement in a school (RE) or with a local partner organisation (e.g in education, culture, heritage, government, third sector groups, religious communities) and identify, research and explore a particular challenge facing your placement organisation – and hopefully offer a solution. You will not only gain valuable experience of working in your chosen area but follow your own interests and passions and explore ways of pursuing them in a future career.

This module provides a structured, university-level work placement for 4, 5 or 7 weeks as one continuous block / period with a placement provider (i.e. a local employer from the private, public, or charitable sector). It is designed to enhance your professional skills in a real-world job setting.

The placement can either be organised by you or with support from university staff.

All work placements within this module must be university-level; this means:

  • Undertaking high-skilled work commensurate with level 5 study (e.g. report writing, attending meetings, delivering presentations, producing spreadsheets, writing content on webpages, social media, marketing services/products etc)
  • Physically placed (albeit part of it can be hybrid) within an employer setting in one continuous block / period for 4, 5 or 7 weeks for a minimum of 140-147 hours over the course of the entire work placement
  • Where applicable, your existing part-time employer can be approached/used as the placement provider, if the high-skilled work criterion above is fulfilled for the full duration of the placement.
  • All quality assurances/agreements provided by the University are adhered to, by you and the employer.

The work placement context may not necessarily, reflect your degree discipline per se, but rather, it will give you an enriched experience to enhance your professional skills in a real-world job setting.

Choose one of the following:

1. Professional Placement (40 Credits) Optional

This module provides a structured, university-level work placement for 4, 5 or 7 weeks as one continuous block / period with a placement provider (i.e. a local employer from the private, public, or charitable sector). It is designed to enhance your professional skills in a real-world job setting.

The placement can either be organised by you or with support from university staff.

All work placements within this module must be university-level; this means:

  • Undertaking high-skilled work commensurate with level 5 study (e.g. report writing, attending meetings, delivering presentations, producing spreadsheets, writing content on webpages, social media, marketing services/products etc)
  • Physically placed (albeit part of it can be hybrid) within an employer setting in one continuous block / period for 4, 5 or 7 weeks for a minimum of 140-147 hours over the course of the entire work placement
  • Where applicable, your existing part-time employer can be approached/used as the placement provider, if the high-skilled work criterion above is fulfilled for the full duration of the placement.
  • All quality assurances/agreements provided by the University are adhered to, by you and the employer.

The work placement context may not necessarily, reflect your degree discipline per se, but rather, it will give you an enriched experience to enhance your professional skills in a real-world job setting.

2. Term abroad (40 Credits) Optional

3. One of the following Language options:

 

 

 

 

Advanced Language Development and Global Sustainability (40 Credits) Optional

The module will provide the opportunity to further develop your language skills, building on your previous learning at advanced level. The second half of the module includes a placement abroad or, alternatively, a project on a sustainability issue in a target language country. The first half of the module will prepare you for placements abroad where appropriate as well as a deeper understanding of sustainability in target language contexts.

Developing Intercultural Literacy and Cross-Cultural Skills (40 Credits) Optional

  • The multiple facets of global citizenship
  • Ethical engagement and practice
  • The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
  • Cross-cultural issues and sensitivity
  • Intercultural communication
  • Culture shock
  • Cultural adjustment
  • Self- assessment of needs: identification of the range of transferable skills, competencies and attitudes employees need and employers expect graduates to possess-with a strong focus on understanding the intercultural competencies (ICC) needed to live and work abroad.
  • Critical analysis/evaluation of individual requirements in relation to culture/cultural adjustment/culture shock/visas/medical.
  • Critical analysis/evaluation of skills already acquired in relation to key skills related to ICC.
  • Devising strategies to improve one’s own prospects of working abroad in the future.
  • Devising an action plan to address gaps in transferable skills based on organisational analysis and sector opportunities.

Experiential Overseas Learning (40 Credits) Optional

Preparation for Experiential Overseas Learning will take place at the University of Chester during level 5 and will include:  

  • The multiple facets of Global citizenship
  • Ethical engagement and practice
  • Cross-cultural issues and sensitivity
  • Intercultural communication
  • Theories, models and strategies of learning

Theories and models Intercultural competence

  • Theories and models of Integration and Multiculturalism
  • Critical thinking skills and models of Reflection
  • Experiential learning models
  • Self-directed experiential learning

Personal and placement-related skills

  • Enhanced independence
  • Improved command of multicultural behaviour
  • Increased knowledge and confidence in their individual facets of personal identity
  • Effective time management and organisational skills
  • Project management – working away from University and independent study
  • Self-management and personal development
  • Team building and team work

Part B: Overseas

Students will engage in experiential learning activities overseas for at least 150 hours.

Post Beginner Language Development and Global Cultures (40 Credits) Optional

The module will provide the opportunity to further develop your language skills, building on your previous learning at beginner level. The first half of the module includes intensive taught sessions in interactive workshop mode which will prepare you for placements abroad or self-directed language development. The second half of the module includes a placement abroad or, alternatively, a project on a cultural issue in a target language country. 

Upper Intermediate Language Development and Global Employability (40 Credits) Optional

The module will provide the opportunity to further develop your language skills, building on your previous learning at intermediate level. The first half of the module includes intensive taught sessions in interactive workshop mode which will prepare you for placements abroad or self-directed language development. The second half of the module includes an placement abroad or, alternatively, a project on a business or tourism issue in a target language country. 

 

Or you can choose ONE of the following:

  • University Placement Year Optional
  • Subject Placement Year Optional
  • International University Placement Year Optional

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the course that will take the form of either core or option modules and should be used as a guide. We review the content of our courses regularly, making changes where necessary to improve your experience and graduate prospects. If during a review process, course content is significantly changed, we will contact you to notify you of these changes if you receive an offer from us.

Modules in Year 3 offer ways to specialise further. You can choose how you study the module theme from different options, which draw on the expertise of our staff. You can deepen your interests and enhance your skills through the study of ancient narratives and religious communities and investigate key themes such as gender, religion and violence, philosophy and the imagination, and evil. You will have the opportunity to work individually with a subject specialist to pursue an in-depth project of your own choosing.

 

Modules

Violence, power and evil are core concerns in the way we think about religion both historically and in the present day. How have religious thinkers and practitioners justified and resisted violence over time? How far can experiences of evil be reconciled with basic trust in God or the cosmos? What are the power dynamics within religions that intersect with broader societal forces? Choosing among different approaches including history, sociology, anthropology, theology, ethics and philosophy, you will study how thinkers and societies have engaged such questions, and how their responses are influenced by religious and philosophical worldviews. Typical topics to choose from on this module include:

  • Responding to Evil
  • Religion and Gender
  • Violence and Nationalism

This module provides you with the opportunity to explore the intersection of religion, narrative, and imagination in ancient and modern cultures across a variety of philosophical, biblical, and literary traditions. It gives you the flexibility to study these features through a range of texts and worldviews, incorporating a diversity of critical interpretative approaches. Typical topics to choose from on this module include:

  • The Philosophical Imagination
  • Novelistic Texts in the Hebrew Bible
  • Jews, Christians and Pagans (168BCE-132CE)

This module provides you with an opportunity to engage in independent study with one-to-one support from an academic on a topic chosen by you. You may decide to build on and develop an area already addressed in your programme of study or may choose to focus on a related area or existing interest. The dissertation also offers the opportunity for interdisciplinary study.

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the course that will take the form of either core or option modules and should be used as a guide. We review the content of our courses regularly, making changes where necessary to improve your experience and graduate prospects. If during a review process, course content is significantly changed, we will contact you to notify you of these changes if you receive an offer from us.

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How You'll Learn

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The majority of teaching takes place in small groups, seminars and tutorials

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You will be assessed in a variety of ways

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This course is designed around in-person study

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There may be some online learning activities

While the exact details of delivery will vary depending on the content of a particular topic (or even a particular session), most class sessions will be a mix of lecture, discussion, group work and practical demonstration. Some topics may have specifically designated seminars to facilitate discussion among a smaller group of peers. Some may include field trips. You will also have one-to-one tutorials in every module to help you prepare for your assessment. Scheduled contact hours range between approximately eight and twelve hours per week, depending upon the level of study.

If studied, the Foundation Year, as with the following years of study, will be taught in three 10-week blocks across an academic year. Each block will comprise of a large 40-credit subject-specific module that includes a breadth of topics and subject skills. You will have on average 12-14 hours of contact time per week during the Foundation Year. There may be variations to this where subject practical or specialist space teaching is included.

You should also expect to spend around 30 hours per week on independent study, which might include following asynchronous learning material on the University’s VLE, tutorial time with staff, using the University’s library, working with peers and preparing work for assessment.

Teaching will be delivered by experienced academics in the subject, drawing on their research and expertise. This will be supplemented by occasional guest lecturers and speakers.

There is a wide range of assessments designed to help you consolidate your learning and develop key skills, so you will be equipped for a variety of careers. The emphasis is on coursework rather than exams. In addition to essays, you are likely to write book reviews, text analysis, blog posts, dictionary entries, give oral presentations, video presentations, reports, research journals, workbooks, or critical reflections on your own learning. All assessments involve some element of independent choice and are supported by formative activities, such as one-to-one tutorials and feedback, which highlight the next steps to enhance your achievement.

All teaching is delivered by experienced academics and practitioners, with the fundamental principles of the Chester Future Skills Curriculum at its core - building your subject competence, confidence and key transferable skills to shape you into a world-ready Chester graduate.

Entry Requirements

112UCAS points

UCAS Tariff

112 points

GCE A Level

Typical offer – BCC-BBC

BTEC

BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM

International Baccalaureate

28 points

Irish / Scottish Highers

Irish Highers - H3 H3 H3 H3 H4

Scottish Highers - BBBB

Access requirements

Access to HE Diploma, to include 45 credits at level 3, of which 30 must be at Merit or above

T Level

Merit

OCR Cambridge Technicals

OCR Extended Diploma: DMM

Extra Information

Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced and A level General Studies will be recognised in our offer. We will also consider a combination of A Levels and BTECs/OCRs.

Students from countries outside the UK are expected to have entry qualifications roughly equivalent to UK A Level for undergraduate study and British Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) for postgraduate study. To help you to interpret these equivalents, please click on your country of residence to see the corresponding entry qualifications, along with information about your local representatives, events, information and contacts.

We accept a wide range of qualifications and consider all applications individually on merit. We may also consider appropriate work experience.

English Language Requirements

  • IELTS Academic: Undergraduate: 6.0 (minimum 5.5 in each band)
  • Postgraduate: 6.5 (minimum 5.5 in each band)

For more information on our entry requirements, please visit International Entry Requirements.

72UCAS points

UCAS Tariff

72 points

GCE A level

72 points overall, including grade D in A level

BTEC

BTEC Extended Diploma: MMP

International Baccalaureate

24 points

Irish / Scottish Highers

Irish Highers: H4 H4 H4 H4 H4

Scottish Highers: CCDD

Access requirements

Access to HE Diploma – Pass overall

T Level

T Level: Pass (D or E on the core)

OCR Cambridge Technicals

OCR Extended Diploma: MMP

Extra Information

Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced and A level General Studies will be recognised in our offer.  We will also consider a combination of A Levels and BTECs/OCRs.

If you are a mature student (21 or over) and have been out of education for a while or do not have experience or qualifications at Level 3 (equivalent to A Levels), then our Foundation Year courses will help you to develop the skills and knowledge you will need to succeed in your chosen degree. 

Fees and Funding

£9,535per year for a full-time course (2025/26)

Our full-time undergraduate tuition fees for Home students entering University in 2025/26 are £9,535 a year, or £1,590 per 20-credit module for part-time study.

You can find more information about undergraduate fees on our Fees and Finance pages.

Students from the UK, Isle of Man, Guernsey, Jersey and the Republic of Ireland are treated as Home students for tuition fee purposes.

Students from countries in the European Economic Area and the EU will pay International Tuition Fees.

Students who have been granted Settled Status may be eligible for Home Fee Status and if eligible will be able to apply for Tuition Fee Loans and Maintenance Loans.

Students who have been granted Pre-settled Status may be eligible for Home Fee Status and if eligible will be able to apply for Tuition Fee Loans.

£14,450*per year for a full-time course (2025/26)

The tuition fees for international students studying Undergraduate programmes in 2025/26 are £14,450 per year for a full-time course. This fee is set for each year of study.

The University of Chester offers generous international and merit-based scholarships, providing a significant reduction to the published headline tuition fee. You will automatically be considered for these scholarships when your application is reviewed, and any award given will be stated on your offer letter.

For courses with a Foundation Year, the tuition fees for Year 1 are £10,750 and £14,200 for Years 2-4 in 2025/26.

For more information, go to our International Fees, Scholarship and Finance section.

Irish Nationals living in the UK or ROI are treated as Home students for Tuition Fee Purposes. 

In November 2024, as part of the government’s Autumn Budget, it was confirmed that some foundation years from September 2025 will have a fee of £5,760 for the first foundation year of a four-year course. This is mainly for courses in the Humanities, Business, and Social Sciences disciplines. The following three years of these courses will be the standard fee of £9,535 per annum.

  Foundation (First) Year Second Year onwards per year
Home Students £5,760 for the first foundation year (2025/26) £9,535 per year from the second year onwards (2025/26)
International Students * £10,750 for the first foundation year (2025/26) £14,450 per year from the second year onwards (2025/26)

* For courses which accept applications from International Students

This course may include optional field trips, usually in Chester and the North West region. The costs will vary depending on the destination, but are likely to be between £0 and £15 for travel. Participation on these trips is not required to successfully complete the course.

Who You'll Learn From

Professor Hannah Bacon

Professor
Prof Hannah Bacon

Professor Caroline Tee

Professor
Dr Caroline Tee

Dr Ben Fulford

Deputy Head
Dr Ben Fulford

Professor Paul Middleton

Assessment officer for all Theology and Religious Studies programmes
Prof Paul Middleton

Dr Steve Knowles

Senior Lecturer
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Dr Matthew Collins

Senior Lecturer
Dr Matthew Collins

Dr Dawn Llewellyn

Associate Professor
Dawn Llewelyn

Dr Deborah Casewell

Associate Professor
Deborah Casewell

Where You'll Study Exton Park, Chester

The location

Exton Park is close to the city centre of Chester, a city like no other and an amazing place to live as a student. While it is undoubtedly beautiful and packed with history, Chester is also a bustling 21st-century city balancing big-name shopping, eating and living with a thriving independent scene.

Modern learning resources and library

We have dedicated resources and IT services across campus, as well as our Seaborne Library; home to an extensive selection of books, e-books and e-journals, as well as bookable multimedia rooms, video conferencing space, 24-hour access computer labs, and The Hub; a comfortable two-floor study zone, suitable for independent and group study.

Seaborne library, seating and reception area.

Fitness facilities

Exton Park boasts an impressive choice of indoor and outdoor sports and leisure facilities, which are used for both competitive and recreational sports. Our facilities include a swimming pool, gym, squash, and tennis courts, running track and two floodlit pitches.

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Student Services

Exton Park is home to a number of our central support services, including Disability and Inclusion, Careers and Employability, and Student Support.

Chapel, chaplaincy and multi-faith spaces

Built in 1847 by former students, the University Chapel offers regular services and a venue to services. The University of Chester also has multi-faith spaces across the campus for prayer or quiet reflection.

Accommodation

Most of our student accommodation is located either on or near Exton Park.

Catering

We have several catering outlets available onsite, offering a wide selection of hot and cold food to students and visitors. Term-time Meal Schemes are also available for those students interested in non-residential catering schemes.

Your Future Career

Job Prospects

Taught by active staff responsible for advising religious communities and shaping policy, you will be well equipped to enter into any professional role which requires religious literacy and cultural sensitivity. Our students go on to work in a variety of different professions, including charity work, law, education, government, health and social care, youthwork, publishing, ministry, finance and other forms of business and industry.

While studying our Theology and Religious Studies degree, you will develop skills that are in high demand with employers across all sectors. Alongside critical thinking, argumentation, independent decision making, and the ability to present complex information clearly, our programme develops cultural and religious literacy, empathy and understanding of diverse perspectives, media literacy and technological skills, and helps you gain project management experience that is crucial for career advancement.

Careers Service

The University has an award-winning Careers and Employability service, which provides a variety of employability-enhancing experiences; through the curriculum, through employer contact, tailored group sessions, individual information, advice and guidance.

Careers and Employability aims to deliver a service which is inclusive, impartial, welcoming, informed and tailored to your personal goals and aspirations, to enable you to develop as an individual and contribute to the business and community in which you will live and work.

We are here to help you plan your future, make the most of your time at University and to enhance your employability. We provide access to part-time jobs, extra-curricular employability-enhancing workshops and offer practical one-to-one help with career planning, including help with CVs, applications and mock interviews. We also deliver group sessions on career planning within each course and we have a wide range of extensive information covering graduate jobs and postgraduate study.

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