Philosophy (Hons) University of Nottingham

Overview

You might be full of curiosity and wonder, anger and injustice, confusion or a desire to make sense of yourself and the world. Philosophy (Hons) covers all these bases. And more.

The first year of the Philosophy degree from the University of Nottingham introduces you to the essentials of ethics, reasoning and logic while also expanding your sense of what philosophy can do. 

In later years you're free to choose from our unusually wide range of optional topics. You can:

• explore crime and justice, race and gender, politics and theology
• examine emerging areas like environmental and social philosophy
• investigate global philosophical traditions - Western, Indian and Chinese
• take our distinctive modules on sex, illness, recreation, and mental health

Philosophy 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. 

The 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

Philosophy doesn’t lead to a single specific career - it leads into a huge range of professions!

A degree in philosophy will equip you with key professional skills, including:

• analytical reasoning
• articulating complex arguments and lines of reasoning
• constructive criticism and discussion
• seeing the things your colleagues miss
• presenting and persuading

A person with good philosophical skills is:

• resilient - as the nature of work changes you can adapt
• flexible - you can choose across different sectors as you develop and grow and opportunities arise
• creative - come up with new ideas and responses to developing situations

Philosophers 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.