Philosophy with Psychology

Year 1

• Central Themes in Philosophy
• Mind and Reality
• Plato and Descartes
• Logic 1: Introduction to Symbolic Logic.
• EITHER Brain and Behaviour OR Psychology in Context
• + 30 CATS options.

Year 2

• Language and Thought
• History of Modern Philosophy
• Developmental Psychology
• + 30 CATS philosophy options
• + 30 CATS philosophy or psychology options
• + 30 CATS options

Year 3

• 60 CATS philosophy, including at least three modules from this list:
• Philosophy of Mind
• Philosophy of Mind
• Origins of Mind
• Joint Action
• Social Cognition
• Perception and Cognition
• Relevant philosophy modules, potentially including:
• Individual Project or Dissertation, by agreement with course convenors,
• 30 CATS psychology options
• 30 CATS options

Selection of optional modules that current students are studying:Philosophy, Literature and Film; The Ethics of Sociability; Aristotle; Montaigne’s Essays.

How will I learn?

Our main teaching methods are lectures, lecture-discussions, and seminars alongside private study and study skills sessions. Our students benefit from expert guidance from staff in developing strong analytical and critical skills, and our students highly rate the feedback they receive. In addition to compulsory teaching, we also offer many extra academic activities, including optional lectures, colloquia, discussion groups and workshops.

How will I be assessed?

We track your progress and provide you with feedback through regular non assessed work, assessed essays and written examinations. Your final degree classification is based on assessed essays, other assessed work (which may include, for example, group work or video presentations), examinations and an optional dissertation or individual project. Your second and third year work carries equal weight in determining your final degree classification. The intermediate and final years each count for 50% of your degree.