PHILOSOPHY SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS
Our Philosophy degree examines what it means to be human, how we should live, and the nature of reality itself. It addresses these issues from a range of historical and contemporary perspectives. It has a strong practical focus, which encourages students not only to understand the world around them, but also to work out how to change it for the better.
Global Opportunities available † Work Placement or Internship Opportunities available
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As a Philosophy student, you will explore fundamental questions concerning knowledge, reality, truth, morality, politics, human nature and logic. You will learn about thinkers and theories from the ancient Greek world through to the present day. The programme encourages students to apply philosophical ideas to contemporary moral, social and political issues and debates, demonstrating the importance of philosophy to our daily lives and society in general. You will also develop key transferable skills which will open up a wide range of career opportunities.
TYPICAL MODULES INCLUDE: Year 1 • Introduction to Ancient Philosophy and Rhetoric • Critical Reasoning • Fundamental Issues in Philosophy • Living Well and Doing Good – An Introduction to Ethics • Reading Great Works of Philosophy Year 2 • Contemporary Moral Controversies • Philosophy and the Enlightenment • Philosophy of Mind and Emotion • The History of Political Thought Year 3 • Digital Futures • Dissertation • Freedom, Angst and the Embodied Self: Themes in Continental Philosophy
Typical Offer: BBB
BA Honours ▲ Philosophy ♦ Philosophy (with Year Abroad) ▲ Philosophy and Politics ♦ Philosophy and Politics (with Year Abroad / Year in Industry) ▲ 3 YEAR ♦ 4 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page
FUTURE CAREERS: • Business • Education • Finance • Government and Politics • Marketing • Public Relations and Media
• Philosophy and Literature • Philosophy, Mental Health and Illness • Philosophy of Social Science
BA PHILOSOPHY AND POLITICS
The BA Philosophy and Politics programme comprises an equal focus on each subject area, allowing you to explore the ways that philosophy and politics connect and how they can be combined to understand and overcome the major social challenges that we face. Modules will explore conceptual themes in politics, such as the status of political knowledge, the nature of political agency, power, ideology and oppression, and theoretical lenses that structure political research (e.g., post-structuralism; feminism; intersectional theory), along with the politicisation of philosophy (e.g., epistemic injustice and de-colonising the philosophical cannon).
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