2022/23 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 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:
PHIL1080 | The Good, the Bad, the Right, the Wrong | 20 credits | ||
PHIL1090 | Knowledge, Self and Reality | 20 credits | ||
PHIL1121 | Introduction to the History of Western Philosophy | 20 credits | ||
PHIL1250 | How to Think Clearly and Argue Well | 20 credits |
Optional modules:
Candidates may study up to 40 credits from the following optional modules:
HPSC1015 | Magic, Science and Religion | 10 credits | ||
HPSC1030 | History of Psychology | 10 credits | ||
HPSC1046 | Introduction to the History of Science | 10 credits | ||
HPSC1050 | Darwin, Germs and the Bomb | 10 credits | ||
HPSC1080 | History of Modern Medicine | 10 credits | ||
PHIL1005 | The Mind | 10 credits | ||
PHIL1007 | Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion | 10 credits | ||
PHIL1109 | How Science Works | 10 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:
PHIL2121 | Introduction to the Philosophy of Language | 20 credits | ||
PHIL2122 | Formal Logic | 20 credits | ||
PHIL2405 | Introduction to Epistemology | 20 credits | ||
PHIL2542 | Introduction to Metaphysics | 20 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.
CSER2207 | Students Into Schools (Arts Humanities and Culture) | 20 credits | ||
MUSS2520 | Aesthetics and Criticism | 20 credits | ||
PHIL2212 | History of Modern Philosophy: Leibniz and Hume | 20 credits | ||
PHIL2221 | Ancient Philosophy | 20 credits | ||
PHIL2232 | History of Modern Philosophy: Locke and Berkeley | 20 credits | ||
PHIL2295 | Ethics of Life and Death | 10 credits | ||
PHIL2321 | Political Philosophy | 20 credits | ||
PHIL2322 | Moral Philosophy | 20 credits | ||
PHIL2532 | Philosophy of Religion | 20 credits | ||
PHIL2600 | Philosophical Issues in Biology | 20 credits | ||
PHIL2611 | How Biology Works | 10 credits | ||
PHIL2999 | Philosophy Students into Schools | 20 credits | ||
PRHS2333 | Thinking About Race | 10 credits | ||
PRHS2451 | Augustine of Hippo: A Key Thinker in Philosophy and Theology | 20 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.
CSER2206 | Developing Your Professional Identity: Preparing for a Career in Within The Arts, Heritage and Creative Industries | 20 credits | ||
FOAH2020 | Towards the Future: Skills in Context | 20 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:
PRHS3000 | Independent Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science | 40 credits | ||
PRHS3001 | Integrated Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science | 40 credits |
Candidates may study up to 80 credits from the following optional modules:
PHIL3112 | Kant | 20 credits | ||
PHIL3123 | Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics | 20 credits | ||
PHIL3320 | Philosophy of Biology | 20 credits | ||
PHIL3321 | Metaethics | 20 credits | ||
PHIL3322 | Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art | 20 credits | ||
PHIL3421 | Philosophy of Mind | 20 credits | ||
PHIL3700 | Feminist Philosophy | 20 credits | ||
PHIL3723 | War, Terror and Justice | 20 credits | ||
PHIL3851 | Introduction to Philosophy of Modern Physics | 10 credits | ||
PHIL3852 | Philosophy of Modern Physics | 20 credits | ||
PHIL3855 | Philosophical Issues in Technology | 20 credits | ||
PHIL3865 | Philosophy of the Social Sciences | 20 credits | ||
PRHS3100 | Existentialism and Phenomenology | 20 credits | ||
PRHS3170 | Religion, Belief and Ethics | 20 credits | ||
PRHS3300 | Religion and Mental Health | 20 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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