School of Religion, Philosophy & Classics

Disciplines

Classics

Classics is in general terms the study of ancient civilisations, particularly those of ancient Greece and Rome. The discipline offers three study-routes, which can…
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  • Postgraduate and Undergraduate
  • Howard College Campus
  • Steinmeyer, Elke

Ethics Studies

Ethics Studies deals in an inter-disciplinary way with behaviour, traditions and institutions that seek to foster that which is judged to be right and…
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  • Postgraduate and Undergraduate
  • Pietermaritzburg Campus
  • Beatrice Okyere-Manu

Philosophy

Philosophy means the love of wisdom. Students of Philosophy explore ideas about our world and ourselves, examining them systematically and critically, in order to…
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  • Postgraduate and Undergraduate
  • Howard College & Pietermaritzburg Campus
  • Richard Sivil

Religion Studies

The study of Religion encompasses the scientific study of the major world religions in context. Focused on the African continent, it engages the study…
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  • Postgraduate and Undergraduate
  • Howard College & Pietermaritzburg Campus
  • Che Chetty and Federico Settler

Theology

We believe that theology is essentially a communal enterprise in which we grow in understanding our faith commitments through mutual challenge and enrichment. …
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  • Postgraduate and Undergraduate
  • Pietermaritzburg Campus
  • Simangaliso R. Kumalo