BA Philosophy(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

Year 1

(Award available for year: Certificate of Higher Educ)

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the year, you will be able to

1. Accurately explain and critically respond to selected ideas of some major historical work in philosophy, through the reading of primary texts
2. Accurately explain ideas and debates within some of the main areas of the discipline, including epistemology and metaphysics, and ethics and political philosophy
3. Apply basic skills to critically evaluate and identify different forms of philosophical argument
4. Express your own views in the form of simple but coherent philosophical arguments

Skills Learning Outcomes

1. Express yourself orally and in written form in a clear, concise, focused and structured manner (Academic and Work Ready skill)
2. Gather, interpret and analyse information and ideas from a range of sources to aid understanding (Academic, Work Ready and Enterprise skill)
3. Identify when, why and how to appropriately acknowledge someone else’s work and ideas (Academic and Work Ready skill)
4. Manage your time, prioritise tasks, organise academic and personal commitments effectively to meet deadlines (Academic and Work Ready Skill)
5. Learn proactively and adopt effective learning strategies (Academic and Work Ready skill)
6. Be aware of your own strengths and development needs and seek/accept feedback (Academic and Work Ready skill)

Assessment

Four compulsory modules at L1 cover all four subject LOs and all Skills LOs at this level, so all students will have the opportunity to achieve these LOs regardless of optional modules taken.
Assessment is streamlined so that we only assess LOs once on each module. As is appropriate to our discipline, and with only a few exceptions, this is often in the form of a coursework essay. There will be a range of unassessed formative exercises on all modules, allowing students to make progress with the LOs and skills outside an assessment context. Opportunities for explicit discussion and support will be made available by module leaders in office hours and in routine meetings with academic personal tutors.