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BA Philosophy

Newcastle University

Institution
Newcastle University
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Philosophy
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
V500
Typical offer
A-level ABB, IB 32

Entry requirements

A level: ABB IB: 32 points

About this course

BA Honours in Philosophy. Core topics include Fieldwork and Design & Creative Practice. Each year includes an individual project on a chosen topic, with a dedicated project tutor providing guidance. The curriculum covers European philosophical traditions from the Enlightenment to contemporary thought.

Modules

  • Stage 1 Project
  • Introduction to Moral Philosophy
  • Foundations of Philosophy
  • Philosophical Approaches to the Humanities and Social Sciences and Critical Reasoning
  • Philosophy and Religion
  • Existentialism and the Self
  • Introduction to Political Philosophy
  • Introduction to Aesthetics
  • Ethics and the Modern World
  • Stage 2 Project
  • Kant and Post-Kantian Philosophy
  • Consciousness, Art and Technology
  • Place-Based Philosophy: Investigating Context through Fieldwork
  • Italian Thought
  • Practice and Creative Practice of Philosophy
  • Texts in Contemporary Philosophy: Environmental Philosophy
  • Texts in the History of Philosophy: Philosophies of the Body
  • Philosophy and Science
  • Feminist Philosophy
  • Social and Political Philosophy
  • Continental Political Thought
  • Projects (Stage 3)
  • Phenomenology and Twentieth Century Philosophy
  • Career Development for final year students
  • The Networked Society: Human Identity and Practices
  • Practice and Creative Practice of Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Psychoanalysis
  • World Philosophies
  • Place-Based Philosophy: Investigating Context through Fieldwork
  • Texts in Contemporary Philosophy: Environmental Philosophy
  • Texts in the History of Philosophy: Philosophies of the Body
  • Philosophy Study Abroad Semester 1