CK101 BA (Hons) Subject - Philosophy
Overview
See information on Timetable Groups and Subject Combinations on the BA (Hons) - CK101 page.
Status: Active
National Framework Of Qualifications (NFQ) Level: 8
NFQ Award Class: Major Award
Duration Full Time: 3 Academic Year(s)
Total Credits: NA
Delivery Method: In-Person
Connected Curriculum:
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
Graduate Attributes:
Work-Integrated Learning (Including Placement):
No
National Framework Of Qualifications (NFQ) Level: 8
NFQ Award Class: Major Award
Duration Full Time: 3 Academic Year(s)
Total Credits: NA
Delivery Method: In-Person
Connected Curriculum:
- Employability
- Inter-and Transdisciplinary
- Research Based Teaching
- Sustainability
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
- Climate Action
- Peace Justice Strong Institutions
- Reduced Inequality
- Clean Water and Sanitation
- Gender Equality
Graduate Attributes:
- Creator, evaluator and communicator of knowledge
- Effective global citizen
- Independent and creative thinker
- Socially Responsible
Work-Integrated Learning (Including Placement):
No
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | ||
| Students take 15 credits as follows: | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| PH1001 | Introduction to Philosophy | 15 |
| Year 2 | ||
| 50-credit Subject | ||
| Students take 50 credits as follows - all listed core modules (5 credits) and 45 credits of elective modules: | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| PH2002 | Reasoning and Argument | 5 |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Students take modules to the value of 45 credits from the following list: | 45 | |
| Animals and the Environment in Graeco-Roman Philosophy (5) | ||
| Feminist Philosophy (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Violence (5) | ||
| Applied Ethics (5) | ||
| Phenomenology and Mind (5) | ||
| Capitalism and Welfare (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Mind and Consciousness (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Knowledge (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Science (5) | ||
| An Introduction to Political Philosophy (5) | ||
| Chinese Philosophy (5) | ||
| Roman Political Thought: Cicero (5) | ||
| Existentialism (5) | ||
| 40-credit Subject | ||
| Students take 40 credits as follows - all listed core modules (5 credits) and 35 credits of elective modules: | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| PH2002 | Reasoning and Argument | 5 |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Students must take modules to the value of 35 credits from the following: | 35 | |
| Animals and the Environment in Graeco-Roman Philosophy (5) | ||
| Feminist Philosophy (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Violence (5) | ||
| Applied Ethics (5) | ||
| Phenomenology and Mind (5) | ||
| Capitalism and Welfare (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Mind and Consciousness (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Knowledge (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Science (5) | ||
| An Introduction to Political Philosophy (5) | ||
| Chinese Philosophy (5) | ||
| Roman Political Thought: Cicero (5) | ||
| Existentialism (5) | ||
| 30-credit Subject | ||
| Students take 30 credits as follows - all listed core modules (5 credits) and 25 credits of elective modules: | ||
| Core Modules | ||
| PH2002 | Reasoning and Argument | 5 |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Students must take modules to the value of 25 credits from the following: | 25 | |
| Animals and the Environment in Graeco-Roman Philosophy (5) | ||
| Feminist Philosophy (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Violence (5) | ||
| Applied Ethics (5) | ||
| Phenomenology and Mind (5) | ||
| Capitalism and Welfare (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Mind and Consciousness (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Knowledge (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Science (5) | ||
| An Introduction to Political Philosophy (5) | ||
| Chinese Philosophy (5) | ||
| Roman Political Thought: Cicero (5) | ||
| Existentialism (5) | ||
| 20-credit Subject | ||
| Elective Modules | ||
| Students take modules to the value of 20 credits from the following: | 20 | |
| Reasoning and Argument (5) | ||
| Animals and the Environment in Graeco-Roman Philosophy (5) | ||
| An Introduction to Political Philosophy (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Mind and Consciousness (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Knowledge (5) | ||
| Feminist Philosophy (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Violence (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Science (5) | ||
| Chinese Philosophy (5) | ||
| Applied Ethics (5) | ||
| Phenomenology and Mind (5) | ||
| Capitalism and Welfare (5) | ||
| Roman Political Thought: Cicero (5) | ||
| Existentialism (5) | ||
| 10-credit Subject | ||
| Students take modules to the value of 10 credits from the following: | 10 | |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Reasoning and Argument (5) | ||
| Animals and the Environment in Graeco-Roman Philosophy (5) | ||
| An Introduction to Political Philosophy (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Mind and Consciousness (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Knowledge (5) | ||
| Feminist Philosophy (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Violence (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Science (5) | ||
| Chinese Philosophy (5) | ||
| Applied Ethics (5) | ||
| Phenomenology and Mind (5) | ||
| Capitalism and Welfare (5) | ||
| Roman Political Thought: Cicero (5) | ||
| Existentialism (5) | ||
| Year 3 | ||
| 50-credit Subject | ||
| Students take modules to the value of 50 credits from the following: | 50 | |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Philosophy of Biology (5) | ||
| Evidence (5) | ||
| Advanced Phenomenology and Mind (5) | ||
| Religious and Philosophical Traditions of Korea (10) | ||
| Personal Development and Review (5) | ||
| Research Essay (5) 1 | ||
or PH3031 | Research Essay 2 (5) | |
| Political Philosophy in Theory and Practice (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence (5) | ||
| Moral Psychology 1 (5) | ||
| Japanese Philosophy (5) | ||
| Moral Psychology 2 (5) | ||
| Professional Ethics (5) | ||
| Social Ontology (5) | ||
| Moral Philosophy in Theory and Practice (5) | ||
| Violence and the Environmental Posthumanities (5) | ||
| Human Nature and Free Will (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Existence and Death (5) | ||
| 40-credit Subject | ||
| Students take modules to the value of 40 credits from the following: | 40 | |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Philosophy of Biology (5) | ||
| Evidence (5) | ||
| Advanced Phenomenology and Mind (5) | ||
| Religious and Philosophical Traditions of Korea (10) | ||
| Personal Development and Review (5) | ||
| Research Essay (5) 1 | ||
or PH3031 | Research Essay 2 (5) | |
| Political Philosophy in Theory and Practice (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence (5) | ||
| Moral Psychology 1 (5) | ||
| Japanese Philosophy (5) | ||
| Moral Psychology 2 (5) | ||
| Professional Ethics (5) | ||
| Social Ontology (5) | ||
| Moral Philosophy in Theory and Practice (5) | ||
| Violence and the Environmental Posthumanities (5) | ||
| Human Nature and Free Will (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Existence and Death (5) | ||
| 30-credit Subject | ||
| Students take modules to the value of 30 credits from the following: | 30 | |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Philosophy of Biology (5) | ||
| Evidence (5) | ||
| Advanced Phenomenology and Mind (5) | ||
| Religious and Philosophical Traditions of Korea (10) | ||
| Personal Development and Review (5) | ||
| Research Essay (5) 1 | ||
or PH3031 | Research Essay 2 (5) | |
| Political Philosophy in Theory and Practice (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence (5) | ||
| Moral Psychology 1 (5) | ||
| Japanese Philosophy (5) | ||
| Moral Psychology 2 (5) | ||
| Professional Ethics (5) | ||
| Social Ontology (5) | ||
| Moral Philosophy in Theory and Practice (5) | ||
| Violence and the Environmental Posthumanities (5) | ||
| Human Nature and Free Will (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Existence and Death (5) | ||
| 20-credit Subject | ||
| Students take modules to the value of 20 credits from the following: | 20 | |
| Elective Modules | ||
| Philosophy of Biology (5) | ||
| Evidence (5) | ||
| Advanced Phenomenology and Mind (5) | ||
| Religious and Philosophical Traditions of Korea (10) | ||
| Personal Development and Review (5) | ||
| Research Essay (5) 1 | ||
or PH3031 | Research Essay 2 (5) | |
| Political Philosophy in Theory and Practice (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence (5) | ||
| Moral Psychology 1 (5) | ||
| Japanese Philosophy (5) | ||
| Moral Psychology 2 (5) | ||
| Professional Ethics (5) | ||
| Social Ontology (5) | ||
| Moral Philosophy in Theory and Practice (5) | ||
| Violence and the Environmental Posthumanities (5) | ||
| Human Nature and Free Will (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Existence and Death (5) | ||
| 10-credit Subject | ||
| Elective Modules | ||
| Students take modules to the value of 10 credits from the following: | 10 | |
| Religious and Philosophical Traditions of Korea (10) | ||
| Personal Development and Review (5) | ||
| Research Essay (5) 1 | ||
or PH3031 | Research Essay 2 (5) | |
| Political Philosophy in Theory and Practice (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence (5) | ||
| Moral Psychology 1 (5) | ||
| Japanese Philosophy (5) | ||
| Moral Psychology 2 (5) | ||
| Professional Ethics (5) | ||
| Social Ontology (5) | ||
| Moral Philosophy in Theory and Practice (5) | ||
| Violence and the Environmental Posthumanities (5) | ||
| Human Nature and Free Will (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Existence and Death (5) | ||
| Philosophy of Biology (5) | ||
| Evidence (5) | ||
| Advanced Phenomenology and Mind (5) | ||
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Students who register for PH3002 Research Essay cannot register for PH3031 Research Essay 2 and vice-versa.
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.