Philosophy (Hons) University of Nottingham

Overview

At Nottingham, you’ll be introduced to the essentials of ethics, reasoning and logic while also expanding your sense of what philosophy can do. Learn more at the  Philosophy (Hons) course offered by  University of Nottingham .

With the wide range of optional modules, you’ll be able to tailor your degree to the topics which interest you most, while also learning how to apply your knowledge in real world situations, developing your communication, project planning, and presentation skills.

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. They also have a good record of the undergraduates progressing to Masters and PhD study.