B.A. Philosophy with an Approved Year Abroad (Hons)

Bachelor's degree

In Canterbury

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Canterbury

Philosophy at the University of Kent is a top-rated teaching department that was awarded the maximum score in its most recent teaching assessment. Kent offers the BA in Philosophy with an Approved Year Abroad (Hons) programme.

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Location

Start date

Canterbury (Kent)
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CT2 7PE

Start date

On request

About this course

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Subjects

  • Philosophy
  • Metaphysics
  • Teaching
  • Ethics
  • University

Course programme

Course Content

The course structure below gives a flavour of the modules that will be available to you and provides details of the content of this programme. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation. Most programmes will require you to study a combination of compulsory and optional modules, you may also have the option to take ‘wild’ modules from other programmes offered by the University in order that you may customise your programme and explore other subject areas of interest to you or that may further enhance your employability.

Stage 1

Possible modules may include:

  • Introduction to Philosopy: Logic and Reasoning
  • Philosophical Reading and Writing (core)
  • Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Metaphysics
  • Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics
  • Existentialism
  • Politics, Rights and Applied Ethics
  • Learning French 3 (Post A Level)
  • Learning French 2A (Post GCSE)
  • Learning French 2B (Post GCSE)

You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage

Stage 2

Possible modules may include:

  • Justice, Violence and the State
  • Continental Philosophy: Kant's Critique of Pure Reason
  • Continental Philosophy: Subject, Identity and the Political
  • Schopenhauer and Nietzsche
  • Normative Ethics
  • Knowledge and Metaphysics: Descartes to Kant
  • Metaphysics, Truth and Relativism
  • Metaethics
  • Philosophy of Medicine
  • Greek Philosophy: Plato and Aristotle
  • Wittgenstein
  • Philosophy of Religion
  • Philosophy of Language

Year abroad

You have the option to spend a year studying Philosophy abroad between Stages 2 and 3. This is an excellent opportunity to broaden your studies by living and taking classes at one of our partner institutions either in Europe or further afield.

Possible modules may include:
  • Philosophy: Year Abroad Mark 1
  • Philosophy: Year Abroad mark 2

Stage 3

Possible modules may include:

  • Political Philosophy
  • Philosophy Dissertation
  • Knowledge and Metaphysics: Descartes to Kant
  • Philosophy Extended Essay
  • Philosophy Extended Essay
  • Aesthetics
  • Metaphysics, Truth and Relativism
  • Metaethics
  • Philosophy of Medicine
  • Greek Philosophy:Plato and Aristotle

B.A. Philosophy with an Approved Year Abroad (Hons)

Price on request