Philosophy
UCAS Code: BA Combined Honours (Y001)
Taking philosophy as part of your Combined Honours degree, will enable you learn how to question, analyse and balance multiple (and often opposing) points of view.
These are valuable skills, required in a wide range of careers.
Our modules provide students with thorough grounding in the main branches of Philosophy in both the continental and analytic traditions. Students will also explore the relationship between Philosphy and other areas of human endeavour such as the arts, religion and the natural and social sciences.
Students study either 40 or 60 credits from the list below in Stage 1.
Note: Students who wish to study Ancient Philosophy can take PHI1012 and PHI1013 as a 'pair'
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHI1005 | Existentialism and the Self | 20 | 1&2 |
| PHI1010 | Rationalism and Empiricism | 10 | 1 |
| PHI1011 | Introduction to Moral Philosophy | 10 | 2 |
| PHI1012 | Ancient Philosophy I: From the Pre-Socratics to Plato | 10 | 1 |
| PHI1013 | Ancient Philosophy II: Aristotle and Beyond (Pre-requisite PHI1012) | 10 | 2 |
| PHI1014 | Introduction to Political Philosophy | 10 | 1 |
| PHI1015 | Philosophy and Religion | 10 | 1 |
| PHI1101 | Philosophical Theory: Thinking and Interpreting (Co-requisite PHI1103) | 10 | 1 |
| PHI1103 | Critical Reasoning (Co-requisite PHI1101) | 10 | 2 |
| PHI1112 | Introduction to Aesthetics | 10 | 2 |
Students study either 40, 60 or 80 credits from the list below in Stage 2.
Note 1: PHI2001 and PHI2002 are to be taken as a ‘pair’.
Select the module code for specific module information including the module summary and aims, knowledge and skills you'll gain, and the module leader.
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHI2001 | Kant (Preferred pre-requisite PHI1010, but not essential) | 10 | 1 |
| PHI2002 | Post-Kantian Philosophy: Materialism (Pre-requisite PHI2001) | 10 | 2 |
| PHI2003 | Ethics and the Modern World (Preferred Pre-requisite PHI1010 and/or PHI1011) | 20 | 1&2 |
| PHI2005 | Consciousness, Art and Technology | 20 | 1&2 |
| PHI2020 | Post-Kantian Philosophy: Idealism (Pre-requisite PHI2001) | 10 | 2 |
| PHI2021 | Italian Thought | 10 | 2 |
| PHI2202 | Texts in Contemporary Philosophy: Henri Bergson's Matter and Memory | 10 | 2 |
| PHI2204 | Texts in Contemporary Philosophy: Charles Pierce's Pragmatism | 10 | 1 |
| PHI2800 | Philosophy and Science (preferred pre-requisite PHI1003 or PHI1010) | 10 | 1 |
| PHI2900 | Feminist Philosophy | 10 | 1 |
Students study either 40, 60 or 80 credits from the list below in Stage 3.
Note: PHI3010 Dissertation is not compulsory for Combined Honours students, please note that:
a) There are no taught sessions for the Dissertation, only independent study with some guidance from a supervisor.
b) Students must approach a member of Philosophy staff with a proposed topic to request supervision on an individual basis.
c) The Dissertation is only available to those who study Philosophy in a Major or Joint manner (i.e. not a Minor subject).
Select the module code for specific module information including the module summary and aims, knowledge and skills you'll gain, and the module leader.
| Module Code | Module Title | Credit Value | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHI3001 | Social and Political Philosophy (Pre-requisite PHI2001 or PHI2003) | 10 | 1 |
| PHI3002 | Continental Political Thought (Pre-requisite PHI3001) | 10 | 2 |
| PHI3003 | Phenomenology (Pre-requisite PHI2001) | 20 | 1&2 |
| PHI3006 | The Networked Society: Human Identity and Practices | 20 | 1&2 |
| PHI3010 | Dissertation | 20 | 1&2 |
| PHI3020 | Philosophy and Psychoanalysis (Semester 1 version of PHI3022. Students can take either PHI3020 OR PHI3022) | 10 | 1 |
| PHI3021 | World Philosophies | 10 | 2 |
| PHI3022 | Philosophy and Psychoanalysis (Semester 2 version of PHI3020. Students can take either PHI3020 OR PHI3022) | 10 | 2 |
| PHI3202 | Texts in Contemporary Philosophy: Henri Bergson’s Matter and Memory | 10 | 2 |
| PHI3203 | Texts in Contemporary Philosophy: Charles Pierce’s Pragmatism | 10 | 1 |
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Subject adviser
Adam Potts - Philosophy