BSc Philosophy and Politics (VL52)
Bachelor's degree
In Bristol
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Bristol
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Start date
Different dates available
About BSc Philosophy and Politics
This course combines philosophy with the study of politics and international relations. This provides a valuable skill set ideally tailored to the increasingly globalised workplace.
For philosophy, you will study units including Introduction to Philosophy, Logic, and Realism and Normativity, and write an extended essay.
In politics, you will study the politics of individual countries and governments, and the relationships between countries, communities, and individuals. You will become familiar with many different views and methods, and learn to analyse and evaluate them.
Politics is organised around three themes:
political theory
comparative and national politics
international relations.
The first year includes four compulsory units to ensure you have a solid grounding in the discipline, and you will have greater choice as you progress through the course.
In your final year this includes a range of units which are closely linked to staff research interests and thus unique to Bristol. Units cover subjects such as political theory, international relations, UK politics, US politics, gender, security and conflict. There is a strong emphasis on research skills, with a compulsory unit in the first year and the possibility to complete a dissertation in the final year.
You will also have the opportunity to spend half a year studying abroad at a partner university.
Bristol has an enviable record for its research and teaching both in philosophy and politics. Both schools encourage strong synergy between research and teaching, resulting in a vibrant learning environment. This course combination offers an enriching experience with exciting intellectual challenges.
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Subjects
- International
- Philosophy
- Teaching
- Political Theory
- Politics
- International Relations
- Conflict
Course programme
- Introduction to Philosophy A
- Introduction to Philosophy B
- Introduction to Formal Logic
- Political Concepts
- Thinking Politically
- Theories of International Relations
- Comparative Government and Politics: An Introduction
- Thinking about Science
Year 2 (2019/20)
- Realism and Normativity
- Rational Choice
- Development Studies
- Co-operation and Integration In Europe
- Politics and Policy-Making in the UK
- Democracy and US Government
- The Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa
- International Organisations and Global Governance
- Principles of Quantitative Social Science
- Conducting a Research Project using secondary data
- Contemporary Political Theory
- Contemporary International Relations
- Power Politics and International Relations of East Asia
- NGO Development & Practice
- Understanding Genocide
- Russian Politics
- Apocalypse or Ecotopia? Green Political Thought
- Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in South Asia
- Global Justice
- Epistemology
- Philosophy of Mind
- Ethics
- Political Philosophy
- Philosophy of Mathematics
- Logic 2
- Ancient Philosophy
- Aesthetics
- Death, dying and disease
- Texts in Modern European Philosophy 1
- Space, Time and Matter
- Study Abroad A
- Study Abroad B
- Study Abroad C
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
- Contemporary Feminist Thought: Debates and Issues
- Justice between generations
- Political Violence
- The Political Economy of China
- European Foreign Policy
- Europe in Crisis: Global, Regional and Domestic Perspectives
- The Holocaust - History and Legacy
- US Foreign Policy
- Secrecy, The State and Me
- Ethnic Politics
- How to Win a Political Argument
- Feminisms, Gender and International Relations
- The Contemporary British Parliament
- The Politics of Gender
- Post-Modern Political Theories
- Popular Culture and World Politics
- The Politics of Post Apartheid South Africa
- The Military in Everyday Life
- Critical Security Studies
- Dissertation
- Peacebuilding: Theory and Practice
- States and Markets
- Politics of Contemporary India
- Public Opinion and Democracy
- Religion and Politics in the West
- Risk, Danger and Disaster
- Political Corruption
- Contemporary Chinese Foreign Policy
- The Politics of the Contemporary Labour Party
- Global Justice
- The Politics of Human Rights
- Power, Politics and Food
- The Politics of HIV/AIDS in Africa
BSc Philosophy and Politics (VL52)