The Associateship of King's College London
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King's College has had a lively and intelligent religious tradition from its foundation. The AKC reflects this with a series of open, academic lectures. It will provide an opportunity to think about fundamental questions of theology, philosophy and ethics in a contemporary context.The AKC is the original award of the College, and was first used in 1833. The course is unique to King's College, and is the only course open to students from every department.
You are entitled to take the AKC course at the same time as you read for your degree. When you have completed the course you will be eligible for election as an Associate of the College and, when elected, you can use the letters AKC after your name.
Course details
The course begins in your first year and takes three years to complete. During that time you will take six short courses – topics include aspects of morality (including medical ethics), philosophical theology (including the problem of suffering), biblical studies, religious studies and Christian doctrine. The courses for this year are Thinking Faith: Christian doctrine & its implications and Wonders and challenges of religious diversity in the modern world.
Students in the Theology and Religious Studies Department (including joint honours) have a special AKC programme. The courses this year are Religion and the cinema: visibility, prohibition, transgression by the Department of Film Studies and A secular Europe - law and religion in the European constitutional landscape by the School of Law.
Students in the Theology and Religious Studies Department (including joint honours) have a special AKC programme. The courses this year are Religion and the cinema: visibility, prohibition, transgression by the Department of Film Studies and A secular Europe - law and religion in the European constitutional landscape by the School of Law.