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 |
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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.