BA Philosophy and Politics
Entry requirements
A level: AAB BTEC: BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma: DDD. Other BTEC qualifications are also considered. Please contact the Admissions Office for more information. IB: 35 points overall including 16 at Higher Level
About this course
BA in Philosophy and Politics, a politics and international relations and philosophy degree exploring modern political systems and fundamental philosophical questions. Core topics include Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students complete a final year project in either philosophy or politics. The first year introduces foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as How to do Philosophy, The Good, the Bad, the Right, the Wrong, Comparative Politics, and Freedom, Power and Resistance: An Introduction to Political Ideas, alongside optional choices like Knowledge, Self and Reality. The second year advances core knowledge through compulsory modules including Philosophical Method (for joint honours), Revolution and Reaction, Justice, Community & Conflict, and How to Live Together: Topics in Political Philosophy, with further exploration supported by options such as Past Thinkers: History of Modern Philosophy and Politics and Policy in the EU. The final year centres on a compulsory Final Year Project in Philosophy or Politics. Optional modules allow students to specialize in areas spanning Feminist Philosophy, War, Terror and Justice, History and Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, and British Foreign Policy.
Modules
- How to do Philosophy
- The Good, the Bad, the Right, the Wrong
- Comparative Politics
- Freedom, Power and Resistance: An Introduction to Political Ideas
- Knowledge, Self and Reality
- Introduction to the History of Western Philosophy
- Making of the Modern World
- International Politics
- Philosophy Meets the World
- Thinking About Race
- Philosophical Method (for joint honours)
- Revolution and Reaction
- Justice, Community & Conflict
- How to Live Together: Topics in Political Philosophy
- Past Thinkers: History of Modern Philosophy
- Do The Right Thing: Topics in Moral Philosophy
- How Do You Know? Topics in Epistemology
- Reality Check: Topics in Metaphysics
- God, Thought and the World: Topics in Philosophy of Religion
- Why Trust Science? Topics in Philosophy of Science
- Politics and Policy in the EU
- Politics of Contemporary China
- State and Politics in Africa
- United States Politics
- Labour Party
- Media and Democracy
- Final Year Project (in Philosophy or Politics)
- Feminist Philosophy
- War, Terror and Justice
- Philosophy of the Social Sciences
- Aesthetics
- Ancient Philosophy
- Bioethics
- Continental Philosophy
- Non-Western Philosophy
- Philosophy of Language
- Philosophy of Sex and Relationships
- History and Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
- Philosophy of Work and Play
- Gender and Security in Global Politics
- Violence and Reconciliation in Africa
- Politics of National Identity in the UK
- Rethinking Resistance
- Video Games: Politics, Society and Culture
- Global Politics of Climate Change
- Ethics and Politics of Human Rights
- British Foreign Policy