This course engages students with the questions that human beings have asked since the time of the ancient Greek philosophers. 

In the first year the Philosophy section includes philosophical issues and questions; the nature and influence of religious experience; Problems of evil and suffering. The ethics unit includes significant concepts in issues or debates in religion and ethics; a study of three ethical theories; Application of ethical theories to issues of importance. The Buddhism section includes Buddhist beliefs, values and teachings; Sources of wisdom and authority; Practices that shape and express religious identity.

In the second year The Philosophy section includes Philosophical issues and questions; The nature and influence of religious experience; Problems of evil and suffering; Philosophical language; Works of scholars; Influences of developments in religious belief. The Religion and Ethics section includes Significant concepts in issues or debates in religion and ethics; A study of three ethical theories; Application of ethical theories to issues of importance; Ethical language; Deontology, Virtue Ethics and the works of scholars; Medical ethics: beginning and end of life issues. The Buddhism section includes Religious beliefs, values and teachings; Sources of wisdom and authority; Practices that shape and express religious identity; social and historical developments; Works of scholars; Religion and society; Primary texts.