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BA (Hons)

Philosophy (Foundation Entry)

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

4 Years

Start

September 2022

UCAS Code

P257

Delivery

Campus Taught

On our fascinating Philosophy Foundation Entry course you’ll study both traditional and modern European Philosophy as you interrogate what it means to be human and wrestle with some of the most profound issues that have occupied leading thinkers throughout the history of civilisation.

You’ll explore traditional areas of theoretical philosophy including metaphysics, epistemology, moral theory, and the philosophy of mind and language. You’ll also explore modern European philosophy and applied ethics.

As the course progresses, you’ll develop the personal and intellectual skills needed for any career that involves thinking, talking or writing about your ideas.

Our Foundation Entry degree courses are ideal if you’ve got the ability to study for a degree, but don’t have the necessary formal qualifications to directly join an honours programme. It’s a great stepping stone to a full degree.

Why study with us

Philosophy at our University is ranked 1st in the UK for overall student satisfaction, assessment and feedback, and academic support - National Student Survey (NSS) 2019.
Our Philosophy courses were ranked top in the North West in the 2019 Guardian League Table.
Our academics are active researchers, working in areas such as bioethics, professional ethics, philosophy of mind and mental health.

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What you'll do

Immerse yourself in another culture and learn another language through our Worldwise Learning Centre.
Build a work placement into your studies through the University’s Centre for Volunteering and Community Leadership.
Study core modules in epistemology – the theory of knowledge - and many optional modules ranging from ethics to popular culture.

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Module Overview

Course Delivery

Following the pandemic, we have found that some courses benefit from a blended learning and teaching approach. Therefore, the majority of your teaching will be face-to-face on campus aside from a small amount of online teaching where we have learnt it works best.

90%Face-to-face

10%Online

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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Fees and Funding

2021/22

First year£5500 for the first year

Full-time£9250 per year

First year£7800 for the first year

Full-time£13000 per year

International

First year£7800 for the first year

Full-time£13000 per year

2022/23

First year£6000 for the first year

Full-time£9250 per year

International

First year£10000 for the first year

Full-time£14250 per year

Scholarships and Bursaries

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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Higher education is not just about extending our knowledge and developing skills, but also about pursuing more searching questions – questions about what is really worth striving for, about how we should conduct ourselves, about the place of thought and reasoning in a successful human life, and about the nature and limits of our knowledge. Philosophers have a longstanding and uniquely-focused interest in these questions, and this makes philosophy the higher education subject par excellence. Such questions challenge us to learn how to really think. Addressing them requires an approach that differs from the approaches of the natural and social sciences: not observation and experiment, but the analysis of concepts, and the exercise of autonomous reason. The study of philosophy also helps to develop more general transferable skills - such as the ability to construct analytically well-honed arguments, to express ourselves unambiguously, and to defend our views rigorously.

You will explore the various foundational issues concerning knowledge, reality, the nature of the self, ethics and politics that constitute the scope of philosophy. The course will develop your capacity for autonomous, self-initiated and independent intellectual enquiry.

You will attend a mixture of lectures and tutorials. On occasion you will be expected to engage in philosophical discussions and debates. Independent study is also an important aspect of this course.

Philosophy modules are typically assessed by a combination of coursework (including essays) and examinations.

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This course is based in the School of Humanities, Language & Global Studies located in the Faculty of Culture and Creative Industries

For information on possible changes to course information, see our Essential and Important Course Information

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