Modules in this Group include coverage of the main traditions in continental philosophy, such as the Enlightenment and Reason, Rousseau, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Heidegger, French philosophy from Sartre to Derrida, aesthetics, philosophy and literature, critical theory, deconstruction, feminist epistemology, continental epistemology. Modules in this Group cover both theoretical and applied issues in ethics and political philosophy, including history, theory and applications of ethics, political and social philosophy, philosophy and ethics of feminism, medical ethics, environmental philosophy, legitimation and consensus, tradition and community, human nature, social philosophy of science, Marxism, Rawls, Nozick, Habermas, Black political thought. It is also possible to select a dissertation in Philosophy or in History of Ideas, and for History of Ideas students there are further modules made available by other subjects. In selecting your modules for Years 2 and 3 you have a wide choice from the areas described above, depending on your degree scheme. Many have taken up a career in the Civil Service, others have gone on to study for the legal professions, others to trainee management schemes, social work or teacher training for primary, secondary and further education.
Employers constantly seek graduates with good thinking skills.
Some of our well-qualified graduates go on to higher degrees or research in Philosophy. When we receive your application form from UCAS, you will normally be encouraged to come for an informal visit on a Faculty Open Day. There are no specific subject requirements for Philosophy. The normal conditional A-level offer for Single, Integrated and Joint Honours is BCC, but applicants for Joint Honours must meet the subject and grade requirements specified by the other subject, which in one or two cases are higher than for Philosophy. We welcome applications from people over 21 without the normal qualifications who wish to take up the opportunity for university study.