BA Philosophy
Entry requirements
A level: BBC in three A Levels. IB: 554 in three Higher Levels or 29 points.
About this course
BA (Hons) in Philosophy, covering Western and non-Western philosophical traditions. Core topics include Research Methods, Fieldwork, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. A placement year, entrepreneurship year, or study abroad is available, and an optional Work Placement for Social Sciences module provides industry experience. The degree culminates in an independent 8,000-word dissertation presented at a Royal Institute of Philosophy lecture.
Modules
- Philosophy as Reason and Wonder
- What Does It Mean to Be Good?
- Ancient Global Wisdom
- Becoming a Social Scientist
- Nietzsche’s Death of God
- Enlightenment Philosophy
- Knowledge and Reality
- Philosophy of Mind
- Environmental Philosophy and Technology
- Meaning and Nihilism
- Social Sciences Placement
- Contemporary Business Ethics Debates
- Pathways with Philosophy: Developing Your Profile
- The American South: US Summer School (Level 5)
- Social Sciences at Work
- Philosophy Dissertation - ISP
- Religion and Metaphysics
- Evaluating Science with Philosophy
- Engaged Social Sciences
- Practical Philosophy
- Work Placement for Social Sciences Final Year Students