The third year
Going deeper into the subject
By this point in your studies, you will have received a thorough grounding in a host of important areas of philosophy. You will therefore be ready to encounter philosophical ideas from the forefront of the subject.
Bringing it all together
The third year of your Philosophy degree marks the point when everything comes together: your increased knowledge of the subject combines with your increased aptitude for independent critical thought, yielding the ability sharply to assess philosophical - and non-philosophical - forms of reasoning.
By the end of your Philosophy degree, you will have learned powerful intellectual skills which you will exercise for the rest of your life.
Research-led modulesOur third year modules are shaped by the research interests of our lecturers. The unusually wide research expertise in our department means that your third year modules - which include more than 30 different choices - range very widely indeed. Some modules focus on traditional areas of importance, such as metaphysics, the mind, moral and political philosophy. Others concentrate on major philosophers and movements, such as Aristotle, Kant and Pragmatism. You can also study recent areas of concern, such as feminism and the philosophy of film. Sample modules
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AssessmentYou can be assessed in a couple of ways for our third year modules: you may submit a coursework essay during the relevant semester and then take an exam during the exam period at the end of the semester; or you may submit a single long essay for the module. Single honours students can choose to submit up to three long essays, while Dual honours students may choose to submit up to two long essays. The flexibility provided by the long essay option is welcomed by a lot of third year students; by the third year of your studies in Philosophy you are ready to make your own contribution to the subject and the long essay gives you an opportunity to really explore a philosophical issue in depth. |