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2022/23 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA Philosophy

Programme code:BA-PHILUCAS code:V500
Duration:3 Years Method of Attendance: Full Time
Programme manager:Dr Lea Salje Contact address:L.C.Salje@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:

PHIL1080The Good, the Bad, the Right, the Wrong20 credits 
PHIL1090Knowledge, Self and Reality20 credits 
PHIL1121Introduction to the History of Western Philosophy20 credits 
PHIL1250How to Think Clearly and Argue Well20 credits 

Optional modules:

Candidates may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:

HPSC1015Magic, Science and Religion10 credits 
HPSC1030History of Psychology10 credits 
HPSC1046Introduction to the History of Science10 credits 
HPSC1050Darwin, Germs and the Bomb10 credits 
HPSC1080History of Modern Medicine10 credits 
PHIL1005The Mind10 credits 
PHIL1007Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion10 credits 
PHIL1109How Science Works10 credits 

Elective 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:

PHIL2121Introduction to the Philosophy of Language20 credits 
PHIL2122Formal Logic20 credits 
PHIL2405Introduction to Epistemology20 credits 
PHIL2542Introduction to Metaphysics20 credits 

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 PHIL1121.

CSER2207Students Into Schools (Arts Humanities and Culture)20 credits 
MUSS2520Aesthetics and Criticism20 credits 
PHIL2212History of Modern Philosophy: Leibniz and Hume20 credits 
PHIL2221Ancient Philosophy20 credits 
PHIL2232History of Modern Philosophy: Locke and Berkeley20 credits 
PHIL2295Ethics of Life and Death10 credits 
PHIL2321Political Philosophy20 credits 
PHIL2322Moral Philosophy20 credits 
PHIL2532Philosophy of Religion20 credits 
PHIL2600Philosophical Issues in Biology20 credits 
PHIL2611How Biology Works10 credits 
PHIL2999Philosophy Students into Schools20 credits 
PRHS2333Thinking About Race10 credits 
PRHS2451Augustine of Hippo: A Key Thinker in Philosophy and Theology20 credits 

PHIL2600 and PHIL2611 are mutually exclusive.

Elective 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.

Candidates may also choose to study one of the following optional modules.

CSER2206Developing Your Professional Identity: Preparing for a Career in Within The Arts, Heritage and Creative Industries20 credits 
FOAH2020Towards the Future: Skills in Context20 credits 


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:

PRHS3000Independent Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science40 credits 
PRHS3001Integrated Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science40 credits 

Candidates may study up to 80 credits from the following optional modules:

PHIL3112Kant20 credits 
PHIL3123Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics20 credits 
PHIL3320Philosophy of Biology20 credits 
PHIL3321Metaethics20 credits 
PHIL3322Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art20 credits 
PHIL3421Philosophy of Mind20 credits 
PHIL3700Feminist Philosophy20 credits 
PHIL3723War, Terror and Justice20 credits 
PHIL3851Introduction to Philosophy of Modern Physics10 credits 
PHIL3852Philosophy of Modern Physics20 credits 
PHIL3855Philosophical Issues in Technology20 credits 
PHIL3865Philosophy of the Social Sciences20 credits 
PRHS3100Existentialism and Phenomenology20 credits 
PRHS3170Religion, Belief and Ethics20 credits 
PRHS3300Religion and Mental Health20 credits 

Elective 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.

Last updated: 06/05/2022 11:49:41

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