118 philosophy
minimum requirements SQA Higher: GCE A-Level: ILC Higher: IB Diploma:
Essential subjects: why study at dundee?
AABB BBB
AABB 30 points with 5, 5, 5 at HL
None, but see entry requirements for other joint Honours subject.
advanced entry (to Level 2) SQA Advanced Higher: AB + BB (H) in different subjects GCE A-Level: IB Diploma:
AAB 34 points with 6, 6, 5 at HL Essential subjects:
None, but see entry requirements for other joint Honours subject.
other qualifications
Please see ‘Humanities/Economic Studies’ on page 140 for details.
degree programmes (with UCAS Codes) MA Philosophy
MA European Philosophy
MA European Philosophy with... French
German Spanish
MA Philosophy and... American Studies English
European Studies Film
History
International Relations Politics
Psychology
MA Philosophy with… French
German Spanish
See making your application on page 32.
V500 V501
VR51 VR52 VR54
TV75 QV35 RV85 VP53 VV15 VL5G LV25 CV85
V5R1 V5R2 V5R4
Philosophy involves being open to new and different responses to familiar and unfamiliar questions. If you ever find yourself thinking about big questions beyond everyday experience - questions that may never have a single, final answer - then you would probably enjoy studying philosophy.
Dundee is unique in Scotland in specialising in continental philosophy. This means we teach philosophy primarily through reading and discussing key texts from the European tradition, including some of the most exciting thinkers of the last century: Nietzsche, Sartre, Foucault, Deleuze, and de Beauvoir, for example. These texts open up important questions about reality, freedom, knowledge and ethics.
We explore how philosophy is important to real-world concerns and contemporary issues by:
• drawing on films and artworks in our lectures • discussing important scientific developments • debating controversial ethical issues
• looking at how texts written three hundred years ago can be relevant to political situations today.
You will be encouraged to make links between philosophy and other subjects, such as politics, literature, film, the environment, psychology, and computer science. Specialist modules and independent study options will help you to explore philosophically the topics of special interest to you.
employability
A philosophy degree provides you with intellectual and perceptual skills which are an advantage in the pursuit of any professional career.
Studying philosophy will allow you to:
• Identify and explain the underlying issues in all kinds of debate
• Read closely and identify arguments from a variety of sources and traditions
• Offer clear and rigorous critical responses to arguments
• Summarise and assess points of view which are not your own
• Learn the self-discipline required for independent research.
Employers recognise that these skills are highly transferable. They mark out independent and thoughtful individuals, who are able to solve problems and deal with new situations as they arise.
As well as continuing to postgraduate study, recent graduates have gone on to work in publishing, social work, education, librarianship, the music industry, local councils and the civil service.
www.dundee.ac.uk/prospectus/philosophy
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