BA Hons Philosophy

Course overviewPhilosophy can be transformative. You can do it for its own sake as well as for its ability to shape lives, institutions, and society.You might be full of curiosity and wonder, anger and injustice, confusion or a desire to make sense of yourself and the world. Philosophy covers all these bases. And more.The first year introduces you to the essentials of ethics, reasoning and logic while also expanding your sense of what philosophy can do. You explore Western philosophies from ancient Greece onwards as well as world traditions. We’ll also teach you how to apply philosophy to contemporary issues.Looking to your futurePhilosophy trains you to argue persuasively and think deeply. Philosophy at Nottingham doesn't stop there. We also want you to live good lives and have good jobs. Our unique Communicating Philosophy module lets you work with professionals such as lawyers and journalists and see how you can apply your new philosophical skills to a range of careers. There's also plenty of opportunities to get practical work experience.Careers overviewPhilosophy doesn’t lead to a single specific career - it leads into a huge range of professionsA degree in philosophy will equip you with key professional skills, including:analytical reasoningarticulating complex arguments and lines of reasoningconstructive criticism and discussionseeing the things your colleagues misspresenting and persuadingA person with good philosophical skills is:resilient - as the nature of work changes you can adaptflexible - you can choose across different sectors as you develop and grow and opportunities arisecreative - come up with new ideas and responses to developing situationsPhilosophers go on to work in law, politics, the media, education, the charity sector, business, management, the arts – to name just a few. We also have a good record of our undergraduates progressing to Masters and PhD study.