B.Sc. Philosophy (Hons)

This degree is taught within a modular framework, which gives you great flexibility of choice. All modules are assigned a credit value, with a total of 360 credits of study. In each year, students usually split the 120 credits between the two semesters. One year of study leads to a certificate (120 credits), or a diploma after two years (240 credits) if you decide not to go any further.

There are five core modules for the first year of study:

• Introduction to Philosophy 1 (focusing on Moral Philosophy)
• Introduction to Philosophy 2 (focusing on Epistemology, Metaphysics and Philosophy of Mind)
• History of Western Thought (from Ancient Greek to 19th Century Philosophy)
• Reason and Argument (a module on reasoning skills and informal logic)
• Philosophical Texts (an introduction to some classical texts in philosophy).

In the second year there are three core modules: 20th Century Philosophy • Ways of Knowing • Moral Philosophy.

There are no core modules in the third year, when you will have a variety of modules to choose from. Depending on your progress, you may have the choice of undertaking research for a dissertation in a philosophical area of your choice.