BA Philosophy(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

Year 3

(Award available for year: Bachelor of Arts)

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the year, and so the programme, you will be able to:

1. Demonstrate a detailed and accurate understanding of a wide range of philosophical areas of enquiry, concepts, theories and arguments
2. Apply advanced skills of philosophical analysis to the writings of some major philosophers in contemporary theory and/or the history of philosophy
3. Demonstrate specialised knowledge and analysis of philosophical concepts, theories and arguments in a chosen area(s)
4. Articulate informed philosophical reflection on your own life and place in the world
5. Identify and reflect on the presuppositions of specific disciplines and practices, such as art, politics, the physical, life and social sciences
6. Apply your advanced understanding of areas of enquiry, and philosophical concepts and methodologies, to effectively develop and articulate a sophisticated philosophical view of your own
7. Undertake independent research in the form of an extended piece of work either in the form of a ‘traditional’ piece of philosophical analysis or analysis of the relevance of philosophy to a real world, non-academic context.


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. Search for, evaluate and use appropriate and relevant sources to strengthen the quality of academic work and independent research (Academic, Work Ready and Enterprise skill)
3. Interpret, present and synthesise other people's work to support ideas, argument and theories (Academic and Work Ready skill)
4. Identify when, why and how to appropriately acknowledge someone else’s work and ideas (Academic and Work Ready skill)
5. Manage your time, prioritise tasks, organise academic and personal commitments effectively to meet deadlines (Academic and Work Ready Skill)
6. Use reasoning and judgement to make decisions and solve problems (Academic, Work Ready and Enterprise skill)
7. Work independently, and on own initiative (Academic and Work Ready skill)
8. Learn proactively and adopt effective learning strategies (Academic and Work Ready skill)
9. Be aware of your own strengths and development needs and seek/accept feedback (Academic and Work Ready skill)
10. Set and achieve goals (Work Ready skill)
11. Collaborate with others, value their ideas, and build positive relationships which then enables successful projects (Work Ready and Enterprise skill)

Assessment

All final year students complete a research project – either an ‘integrated’ project, that provides the additional support of a scaffolding module, an ‘independent’ project or a project based around a placement with an external organisation, applying their subject knowledge in a real-world context. The final year project also develops work-ready and enterprise skills.

With respect to optional modules, as in the lower levels, assessment is streamlined so that LOs are not assessed more than once on each module. Again, as at lower levels, this is normally in the form of a coursework essay. Opportunities for explicit discussion and formative feedback will be made available by module leaders in office hours and in routine meetings with academic personal tutors. In addition to the platform provided by the final year project, the listed transferable skills will be exercised on all modules.