BA Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Thought
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, Psychology and Scientific Thought, a psychology and philosophy degree centred on the intersections of philosophy, psychology, and the history of science. Core topics include Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students complete a second-year research module designed to prepare them for an independent final-year project, which can also be taken via an external placement pathway. The first year introduces foundational subjects through History of Psychology, The Mind, and Knowledge, Self and Reality, with optional choices such as Thinking About Race. The second year advances core knowledge with Cognition and Perception, Psychology Through the Lifespan, and Research in History and Philosophy of Science, alongside optional modules like How to Live Together: Topics in Political Philosophy. The final year focuses on advanced study through compulsory modules such as Philosophy of Mind and Mind, Brain and Society, complemented by a Final Year Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science. Optional modules in the final year allow further study in areas such as Bioethics, Science Communication, and Feminist Social Psychology.
Modules
- History of Psychology
- Introduction to the History of Science
- How Science Works
- The Mind
- Cognitive Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Social and Health Psychology
- Knowledge, Self and Reality
- The Good, The Bad, The Right, The Wrong
- Thinking About Race
- Magic, Science and Religion
- Darwin, Germs and the Bomb
- History of Modern Medicine
- Philosophy Meets the World
- Research in History and Philosophy of Science
- History of Psychiatry and Mental Illness
- Cognition and Perception
- Social Psychology of People in Context
- Psychology Through the Lifespan
- Contested Solutions: Science and Global Challenges
- Why Trust Science?
- How to Live Together: Topics in Political Philosophy
- Do The Right Thing: Topics in Moral Philosophy
- How Do You Know? Topics in Epistemology
- Reality Check: Topics in Metaphysics
- Final Year Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science
- Philosophy of Mind
- Mind, Brain and Society
- Philosophy of the Social Sciences
- Bioethics
- Feminist Philosophy
- Science Communication
- Philosophy of Sex and Relationships
- Philosophy of Biology
- Philosophy of Language
- Philosophical Issues in Technology
- History and Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
- Feminist Social Psychology
- Applied Social Psychology
- Development of Language and Literacy
- Reasoning and Decision Making
- Cognition and Emotion