Discovery modules Ethics, Society and Law Discovery modules
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Ethics, religion and law: three societal pillars on the basis of which cultures are built, wars fought and lives lived.
The benefits of enrolling on an Ethics, Society and Law Discovery module
Develop your skills and understanding of moral standards, faith and religion, politics and public policy, the law, crime and punishment, human nature and society – today and in times past.
This Theme engages with the big questions in life, in death – and beyond. Explore questions of belief, prejudice, crime and punishment, equality and discrimination, diversity and inclusion. These questions resonate through history but are we any closer to ‘solving’ them; indeed – how can they be solved? Are we always destined to live in a world where difference breeds conflict, where crime and deviance are rife, and where moral, ethical and religious debates divide nations and trigger wars?
How do our societal institutions respond to these challenges? And what is the impact on individuals, families, specific genders or societal groups? How can we legislate or plan for a better, fairer world? Will we ever agree on what that world looks like or how it is run? Explore all of this and more in this diverse theme.
For general guidance about Discovery modules, contact your parent school. For information about to a specific Discovery module, contact the teaching school for the module.
Explore Ethics, Society and Law Discovery modules
If you are in incoming year one student, you should only choose level 1 modules.
Level 1 Ethics, Society and Law modules for the 2026/27 academic year
Early and Medieval Islamic History
- Module code: ARAB1150
Read more about the Early and Medieval Islamic History module in the module catalogue.
Islamic Theology
- Module code: ARAB1220
Read more about the Islamic Theology module in the module catalogue.
The Greek World: An Introduction
- Module code: CLAS1300
Read more about the The Greek World: An Introduction module in the module catalogue.
The Roman World: An Introduction
- Module code: CLAS1400
Read more about the The Roman World: An Introduction module in the module catalogue.
Premodern East Asia
- Module code: EAST2141
Read more about the Premodern East Asia module in the module catalogue.
Introduction to East Asian Religions and Philosophies
- Module code: EAST1510
Creative Africas: Culture and the Arts in Modern Africa
- Module code: FOAH1100
Magic, Science and Religion
- Module code: HPSC1015
Read more about the Magic, Science and Religion module in the module catalogue.
Professional Ethics: Challenges and Crises
- Module code:IDEA1000
Read more about the Professional Ethics: Challenges and Crises module in the module catalogue.
An Introduction to Law: What is Law?
- Module Code: LAW1076
Read more about An Introduction to Law: What is Law? in the module catalogue.
Women, Culture and Islam
- Module code: LLLC1321
Read more about the Women, Culture and Islam module in the module catalogue.
Understanding Social Enterprises
- Module code: LUBS1010
Read more about the Understanding Social Enterprises module in the module catalogue.
Economic Institutions (Labour)
- Module code: LUBS1125
Read more about Economic Institutions (Labour) in the module catalogue.
Economic Perspectives and Controversies
- Module code: LUBS1291
Read more about the Economic Perspectives and Controversies module in the module catalogue.
Business and Society (Combined)
- Module code: LUBS1755
Read more about the Business and Society (Combined) module in the module catalogue.
Business and Society (Organisation Theory)
- Module code: LUBS1760
Read more about the Business and Society (Organisation Theory) module in the module catalogue.
Business and Society (Social Theory)
- Module code: LUBS1765
Read more about the Business and Society (Social Theory) module in the module catalogue.
Religion and Culture: Medieval Christianity, Judaism and Islam
- Module code: MEDV1081
Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion
- Module code: PHIL1007
Read more about the Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion module in the module catalogue.
The Good, the Bad, the Right, the Wrong
- Module code: PHIL1080
Read more about the The Good, the Bad, the Right, the Wrong module in the module catalogue.
British Politics
- Module code: PIED1100
Read more about the British Politics module in the module catalogue.
Global Development Challenges
- Module code: PIED1201
Read more about the Global Development Challenges module in the module catalogue.
Making of the Modern World
- Module code: PIED1212
Read more about the Making of the Modern World module in the module catalogue.
International Politics
- Module code: PIED1511
Read more about the International Politics module in the module catalogue.
Power and Conflict - an Introduction
- Module Code: PIED1551
Read more about Power and Conflict - an Introduction in the module catalogue.
Freedom, Power and Resistance: An Introduction to Political Ideas
- Module Code: PIED1601
Contemporary Africas: Politics, Society and the Environment
- Module Code: PIED1806
Read more about Contemporary Africas: Politics, Society and the Environment in the module catalogue.
Forensic Psychology
- Module code: PSYC1610
Read more about the Forensic Psychology module in the module catalogue.
Crime and Society
- Module code: SLSP1181
Read more about the Crime and Society module in the module catalogue.
Identities and Inequalities
- Module code: SLSP1191
Read more about Identities and Inequalities in the module catalogue.
Debating Welfare States
- Module code: SLSP1221
Read more about Debating Welfare States in the module catalogue.
Introduction to the Study of Religions
- Module code: THEO1122
Read more about the Introduction to the Study of Religions module in the module catalogue.
Religion, Politics and Society in the Modern World
- Module code: THEO1177
Level 2 Ethics, Society and Law modules for the 2026/27 academic year
Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
- Module code: ARAB2066
Read more about the Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict module in the module catalogue.
Global Media: Discourse, Representation and Society
- Module code: ARAB2095
Cultures of the Arab Middle East and North Africa
- Module code: ARAB2181
Read more about the Cultures of the Arab Middle East and North Africa module in the module catalogue.
Global Jihad: From the Taliban to ISIS
- Module code: ARAB2190
Read more about the Global Jihad: From the Taliban to ISIS module in the module catalogue.
Modern Middle Eastern History
- Module code: ARAB2310
Read more about the Modern Middle Eastern History module in the module catalogue.
Islamic Law: Authority, Continuity and Change
- Module code: ARAB2312
Read more about the Islamic Law: Authority, Continuity and Change module in the module catalogue.
Bodies of Difference: Gender, Power and the Visual Arts
- Module code: ARTF2111
Read more about Bodies of Difference: Gender, Power and the Visual Arts in the module catalogue.
Buddhism: a Lived Tradition
- Module code: EAST2713
Read more about the Buddhism: a Lived Tradition module in the module catalogue.
Managing Classroom Behaviour
- Module code: EDUC2108
Read more about the Managing Classroom Behaviour module in the module catalogue.
Transformations of the Roman World
- Module code: HIST2045
Read more about the Transformations of the Roman World module in the module catalogue.
Most Christian Kings: France, 1515-1715
- Module code: HIST2073
Read more about the Most Christian Kings: France, 1515-1715 module in the module catalogue.
Voices of the People: Language and Speech in the Early Modern World
- Module code: HIST2083
Later Victorian England: Politics, Society and Culture
- Module code: HIST2103
Sacred Figures and Social Power: The Saints of Medieval Europe
- Module code: HIST2111
The History of Africa since 1900
- Module code: HIST2430
Read more about The History of Africa since 1900 in the module catalogue.
History of Psychiatry and Mental Illness
- Module code: HPSC2400
Read more about the History of Psychiatry and Mental Illness module in the module catalogue.
Leadership Ethics
- Module code: IDEA2000
Read more about the Leadership Ethics module in the module catalogue.
Love: Ethical, Social and Political Issues
- Module code: IDEA2001
Read more about the Love: Ethical, Social and Political Issues module in the module catalogue.
Should Scientists be Activists?: Values, Science and Society
- Module code: IDEA2002
Violent and Sexually Offending Young People
- Module code: LLLC2222
Read more about the Violent and Sexually Offending Young People module in the module catalogue.
Contemporary Industrial Relations
- Module code: LUBS2060
Read more about the Contemporary Industrial Relations module in the module catalogue.
Principles of Marketing
- Module code: LUBS2160
Read more about the Principles of Marketing module in the module catalogue.
Contemporary Human Resource Management
- Module code: LUBS2580
Read more about Contemporary Human Resource Management in the module catalogue.
Politics, Identity and Performance
- Module code: PECI2714
Read more about the Politics, Identity and Performance module in the module catalogue.
The Labour Party Since 1945
- Module Code: PIED2139
Read more about The Labour Party Since 1945 in the module catalogue.
Theories of International Relations
- Module code: PIED2501
Read more about the Theories of International Relations module in the module catalogue.
Justice, Community and Conflict
- Module code: PIED2602
Read more about the Justice, Community and Conflict module in the module catalogue.
Human Rights and Religion
- Module code: PRHS2000
Read more about the Human Rights and Religion module in the module catalogue.
Disability Studies: An Introduction
- Module Code: SLSP2041
Read more about Disability Studies: An Introduction in the module catalogue.
Crime, Race and Ethnicity
- Module code: SLSP2146
Read more about the Crime, Race and Ethnicity module in the module catalogue.
Key Debates in Social Policy
- Module Code: SLSP2651
Read more about Key Debates in Social Policy in the module catalogue.
Central Problems in Sociology
- Module Code: SLSP2731
Read more about Central Problems in Sociology in the module catalogue.
Sociology of Religion
- Module code: THEO2251
Read more about the Sociology of Religion module in the module catalogue.
Religion, Gender and Society
- Module Code: THEO2720
Read more about Religion, Gender and Society in the module catalogue.
Transport, Energy and Environment
- Module code: TRAN2041
Read more about the Transport, Energy and Environment module in the module catalogue.
Level 3 Ethics, Society and Law modules for the 2026/27 academic year
Islam and Modernity
- Module code: ARAB3072
Read more about the Islam and Modernity module in the module catalogue.
The Qur’an and the Hadith: Muslim Scriptural Sources
- Module code: ARAB3090
Buddhism: A Lived Tradition
- Module code: EAST3707
Read more about the Buddhism: A Lived Tradition module in the module catalogue.
Children, Families and Cultural Diversity: Philosophical Perspectives
- Module code: EDUC3903
Religion and Violence
- Module code: FOAH3150
Read more about the Religion and Violence module in the module catalogue.
Nazism, Stalinism and the Rise of the Total State
- Module code: HIST3710
Read more about the Nazism, Stalinism and the Rise of the Total State module in the module catalogue.
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
- Module code: IDEA3000
Read more about the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence module in the module catalogue.
Media Law
- Module code: LAW3280
Read more about the Media Law module in the module catalogue.
Gender and Equality at Work in Comparative Perspective
- Module code: LUBS3001
Diversity Management
- Module code: LUBS3002
Read more about the Diversity Management module in the module catalogue.
Public Enterprise and Regulation
- Module code: LUBS3435
Read more about Public Enterprise and Regulation in the module catalogue.
Employment Law
- Module code: LUBS3915
Read more about the Employment Law module in the module catalogue.
Global Development and Social Protection
- Module code: PIED3208
Read more about the Global Development and Social Protection module in the module catalogue.
Rethinking Resistance
- Module code: PIED3612
Read more about the Rethinking Resistance module in the module catalogue.
Ethics and Politics of Human Rights
- Module code: PIED3640
Read more about the Ethics and Politics of Human Rights module in the module catalogue.
Crimes of States and Powerful Elites
- Module code: SLSP3212
Read more about the Crimes of States and Powerful Elites module in the module catalogue.
Children, Young People and Life Course Perspectives
- Module code: SLSP3221
Gender, Technologies and the Body
- Module code: SLSP3501
Read more about Gender, Technologies and the Body in the module catalogue.
Strategic Energy Issues
- Module code: SOEE3630
Read more about the Strategic Energy Issues module in the module catalogue.
Religions and Global Development
- Module code: THEO3190
Read more about the Religions and Global Development module in the module catalogue.
Public Transport Policy and Practice
- Module Code: TRAN3031
Read more about Public Transport Policy and Practice in the module catalogue.
Travel Activity Analysis
- Module Code: TRAN3061
Read more about Travel Activity Analysis in the module catalogue.
Social Analysis and Social Psychology for Transport
- Module Code: TRAN3062
Read more about Social Analysis and Social Psychology for Transport in the module catalogue.