Hello! My name is Annabelle and I am a second year Religion, Philosophy and Ethics student.

I picked this subject because I have a strong interest in it, especially the ethical side where I get to debate and learning about the different religions and how and why people believe what they believe. After I finish my degree, I would like to go into teaching or down the more research side and work in a museum.

My favourite aspect of my course is all the different religions we get to learn about, from Christianity all the way to Aboriginal tribes. I also love all the ethical and philosophical debates we get to have and listening to what everyone has to say or believes. My course involves a work placement in the second year, however you don’t need to think about that until you are doing it.

The subjects I studied at GCSE level were History, Religious Education, Music, and French. I picked History and Religious Education because I loved the subjects and the topics involved in them and knew I wanted to study them at A-Level and potentially at university. I love music, I always have and I always will, so I decided to take it at GCSE because it was fun and I knew I would love it. I am part of the Musical Theatre group at uni, so the skills I learnt in GCSE music have definitely helped me with this. The last subject I did at GCSE was French. I picked it because I liked the subject, however, I knew I didn’t want to take it further. For my A-Levels, I picked History, Religious Education and Photography and for AS Level I did English Literature. I picked all these subjects because I loved them and didn’t really know which one to take at uni. However, by Year 13, I decided I was best at Religious Education.

Finally, if I could give any advice to someone who is interested in this course I would say do a bit of reading or to watch some films/youtube videos on the topics around the subject that you are interested in, it will just help you feel a little bit more confident going into your first lecture.  And lastly, just go for it, you have nothing to lose and you might even surprise yourself.

Back to all news stories