Undergraduate - Department of Philosophy

Undergraduate study in Philosophy

Philosophy is the perfect subject if you want to study the most profound questions facing humankind, while developing skills you can use every day, in your career and in your life.

Our undergraduate courses offer a modern, research-led curriculum taught by internationally renowned scholars. You can combine your study with a Year in Industry and with international experiences.

Our undergraduate provision allows you to embrace diverse topics, from literature to spirituality, Chinese and Indian philosophy to animal ethics, and neo-Platonism to feminism.

Philosophy BA (Hons)

God. Morality. Mind. Reality. Art. If you want to spend three years engaging with some of the most challenging and profound questions with which humanity has ever grappled, then Philosophy is the subject for you.

Mathematics and Philosophy BA (Joint Hons)

Mathematics and Philosophy BA (Joint Honours)

What are numbers? Do they exist? How can we know about them if they are not to be found in the familiar world of space and time that we inhabit? These are just some of the philosophical questions raised by the study of Mathematics.

Philosophy, Politics and Economics BA (Hons)

Philosophy, Politics and Economics unites three disciplines that are foundational to public life and policy.

Philosophy, Politics and Economics with a Year in Industry BA (Hons)

This programme offers the same content as our three-year BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, but with the addition of a year in industry after the second year.

Philosophy and Politics BA (Hons)

This programme offers a comprehensive, diverse, inclusive and intellectually stimulating education in philosophy and politics, two subjects which are enhanced when studied in tandem.