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Philosophy BA

University Park Campus, Nottingham, UK

Course overview

Philosophy can be transformative. You can do it for its own sake as well as for its ability to shape lives, institutions, and society.

You might be full of curiosity and wonder, anger and injustice, confusion or a desire to make sense of yourself and the world. Philosophy covers all these bases. And more.

The first year introduces you to the essentials of ethics, reasoning and logic while also expanding your sense of what philosophy can do. You explore Western philosophies from ancient Greece onwards as well as world traditions. We’ll also teach you how to apply philosophy to contemporary issues.

 

Indicative modules

Mandatory

Year 1

Mind, Knowledge, and Ethics

Mandatory

Year 1

Reasoning, Argument, and Logic

Optional

Year 1

Metaphysics, Science, and Language

Optional

Year 1

Philosophy of Religions

Optional

Year 1

Philosophy and the Contemporary World

Optional

Year 1

History of Philosophy: Ancient to Modern

Optional

Year 1

Gender, Justice, and Society

Optional

Year 2

Social Philosophy

Optional

Year 2

Topics in Asian Philosophy

Optional

Year 2

Freedom and Obligation

Optional

Year 2

Mind and Consciousness

Optional

Year 2

Normative Ethics

Optional

Year 2

Being, Becoming and Reality

Optional

Year 2

Philosophy of Art

Optional

Year 2

The Nature of Meaning

Optional

Year 2

Knowledge and Justification

Optional

Year 2

An Introduction to Metaethics

Optional

Year 2

Intermediate Logic

Optional

Year 2

Space, Time and Motion

Optional

Year 2

Islamic Theology and Philosophy

Optional

Year 2

Buddhism and the World

Optional

Year 2

Continental Philosophy

Optional

Year 2

Employing the Arts

Optional

Year 2

Arts Work Placement Module

Optional

Year 3

Advanced Logic

Optional

Year 3

Marx

Optional

Year 3

Buddhist Philosophy

Optional

Year 3

Dissertation in Philosophy

Optional

Year 3

Communicating Philosophy

Optional

Year 3

Environmental Ethics

Optional

Year 3

Philosophy and Mortality

Optional

Year 3

Knowledge, Ignorance and Democracy

Optional

Year 3

Advanced Topics in Aesthetics

Optional

Year 3

Play, Games and Recreation

Optional

Year 3

Dirty Talk: Feminist Philosophy of Language

Optional

Year 3

Mind, Psychology and Mental Health

Optional

Year 3

Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence

Optional

Year 3

Authenticity and Existentialism

Optional

Year 3

Equality

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About modules

The above is a sample of the typical modules we offer, but is not intended to be construed or relied on as a definitive list of what might be available in any given year. This content was last updated on Thursday 23 January 2025. Due to timetabling availability, there may be restrictions on some module combinations.

University undergraduate student Cole Pearce studying in Nightingale Hall accommodation's library, University Park. November 5th 2021.

Studying philosophy here is great - there's so much freedom to choose. The lecturers are extremely approachable and break down even the most difficult concepts with ease.

Michaela Lawson

BA Philosophy

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