BA Philosophy
Entry requirements
A level: ABB IB: Pass, with 32 points overall with 16 points at Higher Level
About this course
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, a philosophy degree focused on the systematic study of foundational questions, ethical reasoning, and historical traditions. Core topics include Research Methods, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students complete a substantial independent research project in their final year through a dedicated dissertation module. The first year establishes core groundwork through Ancient Greek Philosophy, Ethics, and Reason and Argument. The second year builds upon these foundations with modules such as Mind and World in the History of Philosophy and Self and Agency in the History of Philosophy. Optional choices in later stages allow learners to investigate diverse topics spanning aesthetics, political thought, and applied ethics. A final-year research dissertation enables independent investigation into a self-selected philosophical topic.
Modules
- Ancient Greek Philosophy
- Ethics
- Human Understanding and Understanding Humans
- Reason and Argument
- Truth, Knowledge, and Objectivity
- Applied Ethics
- Faith and Reason
- Freedom and Responsibility
- Philosophy of Race
- Primary and Secondary Education: Critical Observations
- Puzzles about Art and Literature
- Mind and World in the History of Philosophy
- Self and Agency in the History of Philosophy
- AI Utopias and the Climate Crisis
- Animal Ethics, Animal Minds
- Cognitive Psychology in Education
- Data, Culture, and Justice
- Digital Futures of the Past: Power, Ethics, and Representation
- Epistemology: Knowledge and Evidence
- Ethics of Global Poverty
- Humanities and Professional Practice
- Kant’s Copernican Revolution in Philosophy
- Moral Philosophy
- Philosophy of Race
- Philosophy of Religion
- Political Philosophy
- Self, society, nature, and normativity
- The Mind, The Brain, and Consciousness
- Philosophy Dissertation
- Business, Morality, and Markets
- Classical Chinese Philosophy
- Classical Indian Philosophy: Self, Knowledge, and Liberation
- Contemporary Theories of Justice
- Crime and Punishment
- Democratic Theory
- Exploring the Hidden Assumptions in Education
- Green Political Thought: Humans and other stories
- Happiness and Wellbeing
- Islamic Philosophy
- Philosophical Pessimism
- Philosophy and Ethics in Psychology and AI
- Philosophy of Sex, Sexuality, and Gender
- Political Philosophy
- The Ethics of Belief: Evidence, Truth, and Ideology
- The Ethics of Climate Change