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BA Politics and Philosophy

University of Sussex

Institution
University of Sussex
Level
undergraduate
Subject
Politics and Philosophy BA (Hons)
Duration
3 years
UCAS code
LVF5
Typical offer
A-level ABB, IB 32

Entry requirements

A level: ABB or BBB IB: 32 points

About this course

BA (Hons) in Politics and International Relations and Philosophy. Core topics include Research Methods. The course includes a student-run Politics and Debating Society that hosts talks by politicians and an Undergraduate Research Day for presenting work. Field trips are offered, including visits to Berlin to meet politicians in the German Bundestag.

Modules

  • British Political History
  • Explaining Political Systems
  • Reason and Argument
  • Truth & Morality
  • Freedom, Power, Justice: Foundations of Political Theory
  • Research Skills and Methods in Political Science
  • Science & Religion
  • European Politics
  • Modern Political Thought
  • Ancient Philosophy
  • Early Modern Philosophy
  • Epistemology and Metaphysics
  • Philosophy and Professional Life
  • Capitalism and Democracy
  • Communicating Politics
  • Divided Island? Irish Politics from Partition to the Present
  • Feminism and the Politics of Gender
  • Governing India: Institutions, Actors and Challenges Amidst Social Diversity
  • Italy Between Political Crisis and Social Change
  • Kant
  • Phenomenology
  • Philosophy of AI
  • Philosophy of Language
  • Philosophy of Mind
  • States of Disunion: Power, Polarisation and Protest in US Politics
  • The Challenge of Being a Reluctant Hegemon; German Politics Today
  • The EU Between Integration and Disintegration
  • The Making of Modern Turkey: The Struggle Between Authoritarianism and Democracy
  • Philosophy Dissertation
  • Analytic Philosophy
  • Authoritarianism and its Critics
  • Environmental Politics in the Anthropocene
  • Global Crisis and European Political Economy
  • Indian Politics Since Independence: Between Dominance and Fragmentation
  • Modern European Philosophy
  • Parties and Party Systems
  • Philosophy of Art & Literature
  • Political Psychology
  • Social & Political Philosophy
  • The Politics of Euroscepticism
  • The Rise of Anti-politics
  • Ethics
  • Immigration and the Liberal State
  • Independent Study/Internship Option
  • Islamic Philosophy
  • Political Corruption
  • Populism and Politics
  • Post-Kantian Philosophy
  • The Making of Modern Turkey: The Struggle Between Authoritarianism and Democracy
  • The Neoliberal Age? Understanding Modern Britain
  • The Politics of (Post-)Truth
  • The Politics of Feeling