2020/21 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Philosophy
Programme code: | BA-PHIL | UCAS code: | V500 |
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Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Dr Ellen Clarke | Contact address: | E.Clarke@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
AAB at A-level.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
QAA Philosophy Benchmark Statement
Programme specification:
By the end of the programme students should:
1. be able to engage in reasoned discussion of often highly charged topics with people of opposing views;
2. be able to identify the underlying issues in a debate, to analyse complex problems and to detect relevance and irrelevance;
3. be able to construct a reasoned argument for a point of view, and to present it in clear, structured prose;
4. display openness and independence of mind; be receptive to new ideas and approaches, and be able to subject them to critical scrutiny;
5. be able to read and analyse complex texts, and be sensitive to issues of interpretation;
6. display knowledge and understanding of some central theories and arguments in general philosophy, applied philosophy and the history of philosophy;
7. have first-hand experience of the writings of some major philosophers;
8. be able to engage in informed reflection on their own lives and place in the world, and on the presuppositions of other people, other times and other disciplines.
Graduates in Philosophy find a wide variety of careers in teaching, accountancy, the law, commerce, management, journalism and publishing, education, etc.
Each year, some students continue to take postgraduate degrees in Philosophy and related areas.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must study 120 credits in total (a mixture of compulsory and optional or discovery modules). To pass the year they must pass 100 credits including all modules flagged as PFP.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
PHIL1080 | The Good, the Bad, the Right, the Wrong | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL1090 | Knowledge, Self and Reality | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL1120 | Great Philosophical Thinkers | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL1250 | How to Think Clearly and Argue Well | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Candidates may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:
HPSC1015 | Magic, Science and Religion | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
HPSC1030 | History of Psychology | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
HPSC1046 | Introduction to the History of Science | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
HPSC1050 | Darwin, Germs and the Bomb | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
HPSC1080 | History of Modern Medicine | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL1005 | The Mind | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL1007 | Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL1109 | How Science Works | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study up to 40 credits of discovery modules.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must study 120 credits in total (a mixture of compulsory and optional or discovery modules). To pass the year they must pass 100 credits including all modules flagged as PFP.
Optional modules:
Candidates are required to take at least 20 credits from the following list of modules in Theoretical Philosophy:
PHIL2121 | Introduction to the Philosophy of Language | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL2122 | Formal Logic | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL2405 | Introduction to Epistemology | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL2542 | Introduction to Metaphysics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates must ensure that they take between 80 and 120 credits of Philosophy at this level. Their remaining credits can be taken either from other Theoretical Philosophy modules, above, or from the list of optional modules, below, or from a mixture of both lists.
Candidates taking MUSS 2520 must have studied either MUSS 2529 or PHIL1120.
CSER2207 | Students Into Schools (Arts Humanities and Culture) | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MUSS2520 | Aesthetics and Criticism | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PHIL2212 | History of Modern Philosophy: Leibniz and Hume | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL2221 | Ancient Philosophy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL2232 | History of Modern Philosophy: Locke and Berkeley | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
PHIL2295 | Ethics of Life and Death | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL2321 | Political Philosophy | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL2322 | Moral Philosophy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL2532 | Philosophy of Religion | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL2600 | Philosophical Issues in Biology | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL2611 | How Biology Works | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL2999 | Philosophy Students into Schools | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
PRHS2333 | Thinking About Race | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PRHS2450 | A Key Thinker in Philosophy of Religion: In Dialogue | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
PRHS2451 | Augustine of Hippo: A Key Thinker in Philosophy and Theology | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
PHIL2600 and PHIL2611 are mutually exclusive.
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study up to 40 credits of Discovery Modules over Levels 2 and 3 combined.
Up to 20 credits of these per level may be taken at the level below, but these will not count towards the 100 credits needed at each level to pass for progression/award.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must study 120 credits in total (a mixture of compulsory and optional or discovery modules). To pass the year they must pass 100 credits including all modules flagged as ‘PFP’.
Optional modules:
Candidates must take ONE of the following modules:
PRHS3000 | Independent Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PRHS3001 | Integrated Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates may study up to 80 credits from the following optional modules:
PHIL3112 | Kant | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL3123 | Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL3320 | Philosophy of Biology | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL3321 | Metaethics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL3322 | Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL3421 | Philosophy of Mind | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL3700 | Feminist Philosophy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL3723 | War, Terror and Justice | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL3851 | Introduction to Philosophy of Modern Physics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL3852 | Philosophy of Modern Physics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL3855 | Philosophical Issues in Technology | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL3865 | Philosophy of the Social Sciences | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PRHS3100 | Existentialism and Phenomenology | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PRHS3170 | Religion, Belief and Ethics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PRHS3200 | Moral, Rational Selves: Perspectives on Human Nature | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 | |
PRHS3300 | Religion and Mental Health | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
THEO3390 | Philosophy and the Spiritual Life | 20 credits | Not running in 202021 |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may study up to 40 credits of Discovery Modules over Levels 2 and 3 combined.
Up to 20 credits of these per level may be taken at the level below, but these will not count towards the 100 credits needed at each level to pass for progression/award.
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