BA Philosophy and Politics

at University of Exeter

The Philosophy and Politics degree programme is made up of compulsory (core) and optional modules, which are worth 15 or 30 credits each. Full-time undergraduate students need to complete modules worth a total of 120 credits each year.

Depending on your programme you can take up to 30 credits each year in another subject, for instance a language or business module, to develop career-related skills or just widen your intellectual horizons.

The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.

Year 1
 

• Knowledge and Reality 1
• Knowledge and Reality 2
• Evidence and Argument 1
• Introduction to Philosophical Analysis
• Classical Political Thought
• Early Modern Political Thought

Year 2
 

• Philosophy of Mind 1
• The Philosophy of Nature 1
• Social Philosophy
• Body and Mind
• Metaphysics
• Philosophy of Language
• Political Thought of Modernity

Study Abroad (year if taken)

Students will spend the third year of their studies in a partner university [on an Erasmus/Socrates exchange or other approved programme of study]. The year abroad comprises 120 credits and assessment is based on the credits gained at the partner institution.
 

• Year Abroad    

Final year

The centre-point of the final year is the dissertation. This provides you with the opportunity to explore an area of interest and to demonstrate what you have learned over the previous years of your degree. You will also take up to three other specialist modules to create a programme of work fully reflecting your interests.
 

• Philosophy Dissertation [Option 1] -OR-    
• Dissertation [Option 2]    

A-Level    
AAA    

IB    
36/666    

BTEC    
DDD    

GCSE    
C or 4    

Contextual Offer
 

• A-Level: ABB
• IB: 32
• BTEC: DDM

• UK students: £9,250 per year
• International students: £20,000 per year

The broad range of transferable skills gained on a Philosophy and Politics degree enable graduates to pursue further study or employment in a wide range of careers including:
 

• Teaching and research
• Local or national government
• The Civil Service
• Business and finance
• Charities and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the UK and abroad
• Marketing and public relations
• Management and administration