2023/24 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA English and Philosophy (For students entering from September 2023 onwards)

Total credits: 360

Entry requirements:

AAB at A-level, including A in English (Language, Literature or Language and Literature) but excluding General Studies/Critical Thinking.

IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component.

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

Philosophy, Religion & History of Science

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

Philosophy, Religion & History of Science

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

Programme specification:

We are currently refreshing our courses to make sure students have the best possible experience. Where there is no module code link below the full module details are not yet available. Before you are required to enrol on a module full details will be provided. 

The information on this page is accurate for students entering the programme from September 2023. For students who entered the programme before September 2023, you can find the details of your programme: BA English & Philosophy

The programme is full time and in person. It does not include any distance learning elements.

The distinctiveness, appeal and strength of University of Leeds joint honours programmes lie in the unusual combination of depth, breadth and flexibility which they offer. They permit students to study two disciplines, in depth and to degree level, while acquiring a broader range of skills than is typically possible within a single honours degree. They are emphatically joint honours programmes, rather than integrated programmes: students can therefore make the links they choose from the wide choice of optional modules available within each discipline. They provide the opportunity for students, within parameters set by the programme, to devise pathways according to their own preferences. Students acquire the flexibility of mind and variety of learning techniques needed to switch between the two disciplines.

The programme has an optional international variant, which includes a study abroad year at Level 3, and an industrial variant, which includes a work placement year at Level 3.

At each level, students must pass at least 40 credits in English (ENGL code) and 40 credits in Philosophy (PHIL or PRHS code). This ensures the integrity of a joint honours degree in two disciplines.

Your Course 

The programme provides for breadth and depth. At level 1, students will be exposed to core topics in each discipline through both compulsory and optional modules. This will allow them to begin to identify areas of personal interest which they may wish to pursue at higher levels. At higher levels, the programme is designed to provide the opportunity to acquire knowledge of and competence in a range of core topics and generic skills in each discipline, building on L1 exposure, or progressively specialise in a disciplinary sub-field (such as normative philosophy, theoretical philosophy, fiction, poetry, historical literary periods). They make undertake a final year project in either of the disciplines. This enables students to build a personalised portfolio of knowledge and competencies in each discipline, which can be adjusted according to an individual student’s intellectual ambitions, needs, and interests.

The programme showcases the distinctive areas of research strength in Philosophy and English at Leeds. Modules at higher levels will offer the opportunity to engage with current research of academics in each of the schools, especially at level 3.

At level 2, students have the option to study modules that are specifically focused on developing transferable skills for future employment.

At each level, students may study 20 credits of Discovery modules to expand their knowledge and/or skills beyond their programme of study, which provides a further opportunity to shape their study to their ambitions, interests and needs.

Your Future 

Students will gain a suite of transferrable skills valued by employers, such as good organisational skills (gained through developing a personal path through their programme, engagement with study-related activities, and meeting assessment deadlines), independent research skills, the ability to analyse and interpret texts or information, the ability to analyse complex information from multiple sources, ability to construct arguments and to effectively communicate their views, and awareness of how c ultural or historical context influences scholarship in the disciplines and issues in contemporary society.

Our World 
At each level, students will have the opportunity to engage with material that demonstrates how each of the disciplines is relevant to contemporary issues and concerns (e.g., through race, gender, and culture, or debates about oppression, equality, justice and international obligations). In doing so they acquire a developed and informed understanding of contemporary issues, their own stance on those issues, and so gain an understanding of their place in the world. Both literature and philosophy have an important role in explicating diverse ways of understanding the world, the experience of different peoples (in place and time), how our world is shaped and can be changed for the better.

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Candidates must study 120 credits which may include up to 20 credits of Discovery modules.

Candidates must pass at least 100 credits and any PFP modules to progress to the next year of the programme.

Candidates are required to pass a minimum of 40 credits in English (ENGL) and 40 credits in Philosophy (PHIL or PRHS).

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Philosophy Basket 1: Candidates will be required to study at least 1 module from the following optional modules:

English Basket 1: Candidates may study 1 or 2 modules from the following optional modules:

Philosophy Basket 2: Candidates may study 1 or 2 modules from the following optional modules:

Discovery modules:

Candidates may study 10-20 credits of Discovery modules in place of optional modules from the Philosophy Basket 2.

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Candidates must study 120 credits which may include up to 20 credits of Discovery modules.

Candidates must pass at least 100 credits and any PFP modules to progress to the next year of the programme.

Candidates are required to pass a minimum of 40 credits in English (ENGL) and 40 credits in Philosophy (PHIL or PRHS).

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Philosophy Basket 1: Candidates must study 1 module from the following optional modules:

- How Do You Know? Topics in Epistemology (20 credits)

- Do the Right Thing: Topics in Moral Philosophy (20 credits)

- Past Thinkers: History of Modern Philosophy (20 credits)

Philosophy Basket 2: Candidates must study 1 module from the following optional modules:

- Reality Check: Topics in Metaphysics (20 credits)

- How To Live Together: Topics in Political Philosophy (20 credits)

- Does Science Work? Topics in Philosophy of Science (20 credits)

- God, Thought and the World: Topics in Philosophy of Religion (20 credits)

English Basket 1: Candidates may study 1 module from the following optional modules:

English Basket 2: Candidates may study 1 module from the following optional modules:

Broadening Basket: Candidates may study 20 credits of modules from the following optional or Discovery modules:

Discovery modules:

Candidates may study 20 credits of Discovery modules in place of modules from the Broadening Basket.

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Candidates must study 120 credits which may include 20 credits of Discovery modules.

Candidates must pass at least 100 credits and any PFP modules specified in the programme.

Candidates are required to pass a minimum of 40 credits in English (ENGL) and 40 credits in Philosophy (PHIL or PRHS).

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study ONE module from the following compulsory modules:

If taking ENGL3041 or ENGL3005, candidates must study at least 2 Philosophy optional modules (PHIL or PRHS codes).

If taking one of PRHS3000, PRHS3001, or PRHS3700, candidates must study at least 2 English optional modules (ENGL code).

Candidates may choose their remaining credits from the following optional Philosophy modules:

Candidates may choose their remaining credits from the following optional English modules:

Discovery modules:

Candidates may choose to study 20 credits of Discovery modules

Last updated: 25/08/2023 13:26:49

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