BA Philosophy (V500)
Bachelor's degree
In Bristol
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Bristol
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Different dates available
About BA Philosophy
This course offers you both depth and breadth over three years of exciting and challenging study.
In the first year you will gain a grounding in the fundamentals of philosophy through two mandatory introductory units, one exploring issues in epistemology and metaphysics, such as knowledge, scepticism, and the distinction between appearance and reality, and the other concerning moral and political philosophy. You will also take units in critical thinking and logic, and a choice of other units, which have previously included Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Mind, and Mill's On Liberty. You may take open units outside the department in your first year.
In year two, you complete your foundation in philosophy with mandatory units that cover issues across the subject, as well as choosing units that go into much more depth about a particular area such as philosophy of language or ethics.
In the final year there are independent study units in which you can study almost any topic in philosophy, writing an extended essay in consultation with a supervisor. There are also taught units that relate directly to the research interests of staff in areas from global justice to philosophy of physics.
The third-year units require engagement with the latest research and students reach a high level of attainment and are well-prepared for postgraduate study, both in philosophy and many other subjects. The programme will equip you with skills, including textual analysis, clear written and verbal expression, and critical thinking, which will be valuable in a wide range of careers.
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Subjects
- Critical Thinking
- Logic
- Ethics
- Philosophy
Course programme
- Logic and Critical Thinking
- Introduction to Philosophy A
- Readings in Value Theory
- Knowledge and Reality
- Introduction to Philosophy B
- Thinking about Science
- 20 CP From Bristol Futures, UWLP or Faculty Wide Units
Year 2 (2019/20)
- Realism and Normativity
- Epistemology
- Political Philosophy
- Philosophy of Mathematics
- Ancient Philosophy
- Space, Time and Matter
- Aesthetics
- Epistemology
- Philosophy of Mathematics
- Texts in Modern European Philosophy 1
- Ethics
- Philosophy of Mind
- Logic 2
- Death, dying and disease
- Texts in Modern European Philosophy 1
- Philosophy of Mind
- Ethics
- Ancient Philosophy
- Space, Time and Matter
- Aesthetics
- 20 CP From Bristol Futures, UWLP or Faculty Wide Units – OR choose an additional 20 CP from lists B-E above
Year 3 (2019/20)
- First Extended Essay
- Second Extended Essay
- Philosophy of Science
- Philosophical Issues of Physical Sciences
- Philosophy of Biology
- The Philosophy and History of Medicine
- Philosophy of Mathematics
- Philosophy of Psychology
- Philosophy and the Environment
- Death, dying and disease
- The Ethics of Migration and Citizenship
- Themes in Modern European Philosophy 2
- Up to 40 credit points of Open Units of at least level H/6
BA Philosophy (V500)