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Philosophy BA (Hons)
This is a part-time, full-time single honours programme within the Philosophy subject area.
Key facts
- Subject area: Philosophy
- Award: BA (Hons)
- Code: V500
- Location: Canterbury
- Honours: Single
- Mode of study: Part-time, Full-time
- Duration: 3 years
- Start: 2013
- Year in industry: No
- Year abroad: No
- Institution(s): University of Kent
Overview
What is philosophy? Why is it important? Is it relevant? As a student of Philosophy at Kent, you do not so much learn about philosophy as learn to do it yourself. This includes not only studying major philosophies and philosophers, but also contributing your own ideas to an ongoing dialogue. You develop the ability to connect the most abstract ideas to the most concrete things in our experience.
Philosophy at Kent is a top-rated teaching department that was awarded the maximum score in its most recent teaching assessment. We have a thriving research culture with internationally recognised experts, and interests range from philosophers such as Hegel, Kant and Wittgenstein to topics such as philosophy of mind, ethics, aesthetics, logic, political philosophy, metaphysics and artificial intelligence.
Modules
Stage 1
You take four core 15-credit modules.
Core modules- Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics
- Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Metaphysics
- Philosophical Reading and Writing
- Philosophical Thinking
Plus for single honours at least one other 15-credit module from:
- Existentialism
- Self and Society.
You have a choice of modules drawn from the wide range offered by the Faculty of Humanities.
Stage 2/3
You take a range of the following modules.
- Advanced Topics in Mind and Language
- Aesthetics
- Alternative Theories of Knowledge
- Contemporary Theory of Knowledge
- Greek Philosophy: Plato and Aristotle
- Hegel and Marx
- Justice, Violence and the State
- Knowledge and Metaphysics: Descartes-Kant
- Logic
- Metaethics
- Metaphysics, Truth and Relativism
- Normative Ethics
- Paradoxes
- Philosophical Hermeneutics
- Philosophical Issues in Quantum Mechanics
- Philosophy Dissertation
- Philosophy Extended Essay
- Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
- Philosophy of Language
- Philosophy of Logic
- Philosophy of Medicine
- Philosophy of Mind
- Philosophy of Religion
- Philosophy of Science
- Political Philosophy
- Wittgenstein.
Plus other modules drawn from a wide range in the Faculty of Humanities.
Teaching and assessment
Teaching is by lectures, seminars, class discussions, and individual and group research, which is discussed in class.
Modules in Stage 1 are assessed by 100% coursework (essays, in-class assignments, seminar participation) in the first half of the year, with a combination of coursework and examination in the second half of the year. Modules for Stages 2/3 are assessed by 100% coursework (essays, in-class assignments, seminar participation).
Careers
Through your studies, you gain the key transferable skills considered essential by graduate employers. These include excellent communication skills, both written and oral, the ability to work in a team and independently, the ability to analyse and summarise complex material and devise innovative and well thought-out solutions.
Recently, our graduates have gone into areas such as teaching, publishing, journalism, media, marketing, the civil service and the legal profession.
For more information on the services Kent provides to improve your employment prospects, visit www.kent.ac.uk/employability
Entry requirements
Passing the Kent IFP with an overall average of 50%, including 60% in academic skills, guarantees you entry onto the first year of this degree programme.
Offer levels
ABB at A level, IB Diploma 33 points or IB Diploma with 16 points at Higher.
Required subjects
None, although A level Philosophy grade B where taken.
Further information
School
Enquiries:
T: +44 (0)1227 827272
Key Information Sets
The Key Information Set (KIS) data (right) is compiled by UNISTATS and draws from a variety of sources which includes the National Student Survey and the Higher Education Statistical Agency. The data for assessment and contact hours is compiled from the most populous modules (to the total of 120 credits for an academic session) for this particular degree programme. Depending on module selection, there may be some variation between the KIS data and an individual's experience. For further information on how the KIS data is compiled please see the UNISTATS website.
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