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Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
Online
Full Time
FEB-26
1 Year
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Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
Online
Full Time
OCT-26
1 Year
Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
Online
Full Time
FEB-26
1 Year
Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
Online
Part Time
OCT-26
3 Years
Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
Online
Part Time
FEB-26
3 Years
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The Postgraduate Diploma in Cultural Astronomy and Astrology is a Full-time distance learning course that explores how humanity has understood and connected with the cosmos throughout history. Run by the Sophia Centre for the Study of Cosmology in Culture, this course delves into how our relationships with the sky, stars, and planets have shaped culture, belief systems, and societal structures across time and place. This programme offers a unique perspective on our place in the universe by examining the ways people have looked to the heavens for meaning and guidance. From ancient civilisations to the present day, humans have turned to the sky for answers, shaping art, religion, politics, and architecture in the process. The course blends disciplines like history, archaeology, anthropology, and religious studies to explore these deep connections. Cultural Astronomy and Astrology examines both astronomy, the scientific study of the stars and planets, and astrology, the practice of interpreting celestial movements and their effects on human lives. While astronomy is concerned with the physical universe, astrology explores how those heavenly bodies influence culture, spirituality, and personal experience. Through a multidisciplinary approach, students will investigate how people in different cultures have understood and used these concepts, from ancient religious rituals to contemporary astrological practices.
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£5,200 per year
Students from Domestic
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£7,000 per year
Students from EU
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£7,000 per year
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