International Relations and Philosophy (joint honours) Oxford Brookes University

Overview

At the International Relations and Philosophy (joint honours) programme at the Oxford Brookes University you will be able to choose from a selection of modules from both of these courses to create a programme that is tailor made for you.

You will also study persistent world problems such as:

• poverty
• development
• environment 

• human rights issues.

 We also offer Work-Based Modules with MPs and local councillors to prepare you for today's employment market.

You won't just learn ‘about’ philosophy, we'll encourage you to become a philosopher in your own right.We teach philosophy from a western, analytical perspective. But we also offer modules in eastern philosophy and issues around continental philosophy.

We offer modules exploring the work of:

• Plato and Aristotle
• the Hellenistic Philosophers

• Medieval Philosophy

Career prospects:

In addition to building a resource of discipline-based skills, International Relations and Politics encourages the development of abilities that will prove valuable in future careers. Some of our graduates go on to postgraduate study, while others go directly into the workplace. Our graduates from this course enter a variety of careers, for example:

• the diplomatic service
• management
• teaching
• lecturing

Studying philosophy will help you to develop reasoning and communication skills that are highly prized by employers. Philosophy graduates work in a wide range of sectors including journalism and the media, the civil and diplomatic services, law, marketing, computing, management consultancy and counselling.