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Description
Philosophy and Business Administration enables you to study some of the worlds leading thinkers alongside a programme giving you solid understanding of how the business world works.
What is philosophy? Why is it important? Is it relevant? As a student of Philosophy at Kent, you do not so much learn about philosophy as learn to do it yourself. This includes not only studying major philosophies and philosophers, but also contributing your own ideas to an ongoing dialogue. You develop the ability to connect the most abstract ideas to the most concrete things in our experience.
Philosophy at Kent has passionate teachers who are international experts, with interests ranging from philosophers such as Hegel, Kant and Wittgenstein to topics such as philosophy of mind, ethics, aesthetics, logic, political philosophy, metaphysics and artificial intelligence.
Business Administration gives you the academic foundation you need for a career in business or management by equipping you with the fundamental skills and knowledge essential for managing the key areas of organisations: accounting, human resource management, quantitative methods, marketing, strategy and operations management.
Kent Business School students and staff come from a variety of backgrounds and nationalities, which leads to a multicultural learning environment with a supportive and flexible approach to teaching.
So this joint honours equips you with the skills of thought and problem solving, and will enable you to apply them in the competitive world of business.
Independent rankings
Philosophy at Kent ranked 4th in the UK in the most recent National Student Survey (2014), with 98% student satisfaction.
In the National Student Survey 2013, Business Studies was ranked 9th for student satisfaction. And according to The Guardian University Guide 2014, 90% of Business and Management students at Kent were satisfied with the quality of their course.
Detailed Course Facts
Application deadline January 15 Tuition fee- GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
- GBP 12450 Year (Non-EEA)
Duration full-time 36 months Languages Take an IELTS test
- English
Course Content
The course structure below gives a flavour of the modules that will be available to you and provides details of the content of this programme. This listing is based on the current curriculum and may change year to year in response to new curriculum developments and innovation. Most programmes will require you to study a combination of compulsory and optional modules, you may also have the option to take wild modules from other programmes offered by the University in order that you may customise your programme and explore other subject areas of interest to you or that may further enhance your employability.
Stage 1
Possible modules may include:
CB312 - Introduction to Management
CB343 - Global Business Environment
PL302 - Introduction to Philosophy: Knowledge and Metaphysics
PL303 - Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics
PL310 - Introduction to Philosopy: Logic and Reasoning
PL315 - Philosophical Reading and Writing (core)
CB675 - Financial Accounting, Reporting and Analysis
EC313 - Microeconomics for Business
Stage 2
Possible modules may include:
CB676 - Strategy Analysis and Tools
CB677 - Accounting for Management Control and Decision Making
CB681 - Managing Human Resources in Contemporary Organisations
CB682 - Managing People
PL616 - Philosophical Issues in Quantum Mechanics
PL618 - Political Philosophy
PL620 - Justice, Violence and the State
PL584 - Knowledge and Metaphysics:Descartes-Kant
PL585 - Contemporary Theory of Knowledge
PL588 - Metaphysics, Truth and Relativism
PL592 - Hegel and Marx
PL595 - Metaethics
PL596 - Philosophy of Medicine
PL598 - Greek Philosophy: Plato and Aristotle
PL599 - Wittgenstein
PL601 - Philosophy of Religion
PL602 - Philosophy of Language
PL604 - Advanced Topics in Mind and Langauge
PL605 - Logic
PL608 - Paradoxes
PL609 - Philosophy of Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence
PL610 - Aesthetics
PL611 - Metaphysics
PL630 - Social Epistemology
PL627 - Philosophical Texts 2: Normative Ethics
PL628 - Continental Philosophy: Subject, Identity and the Political
You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage
Stage 3
Possible modules may include:
PL629 - Continental Philosophy: Subject , Identity and the Political
PL631 - Social Epistemology
PL612 - Metaphysics
PL621 - Justice, Violence and the State
PL626 - Philosophical Texts 2: Normative Ethics
PL619 - Political Philosophy
PL617 - Philosophical Issues in Quantum Mechanics
PL514 - Knowledge and Metaphysics: Descartes to Kant
PL526 - Aesthetics
PL527 - Contemporary Theory of Knowledge
PL552 - Metaphysics, Truth and Relativism
PL569 - Metaethics
PL570 - Philosophy of Medicine
PL572 - Greek Philosophy:Plato and Aristotle
PL573 - Wittgenstein
PL575 - Philosophy of Religion
PL576 - Philosophy of Language
PL578 - Advanced Topics in Mind and Language
PL579 - Logic
PL582 - Paradoxes
PL583 - Philosophy of Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence
CB501 - International Employment Relations and Human Resource Management
CB520 - Service Management
CB523 - International Business
CB542 - Business/Management Project
CB544 - International Marketing
CB545 - Marketing Research
CB546 - Marketing Communications
CB587 - E-Commerce and Business
CB602 - E-Marketing
CB610 - The Psychology of the Workplace
CB612 - New Enterprise Startup
CB613 - Enterprise
CB658 - Diversity in Organisations
CB667 - Simulation Modelling
EC566 - Macroeconomics for Business
CB684 - Strategic Human Resource Management
CB709 - Buyer Behaviour
CB678 - Contemporary Management Challenges
CB679 - Corporate and Business Strategy
SE584 - The Anthropology of Business
You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage
English Language Requirements
IELTS band : 6.5
To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to
take an IELTS test.Requirements
The University will consider applications from students offering a wide range of qualifications, typical requirements are listed below, students offering alternative qualifications should contact the Admissions Office for further advice. It is not possible to offer places to all students who meet this typical offer/minimum requirement.
Qualification Typical offer/minimum requirement- A level: ABB
- GCSE: C in Mathematics
- Access to HE Diploma: The University of Kent will not necessarily make conditional offers to all access candidates but will continue to assess them on an individual basis. If an offer is made candidates will be required to obtain/pass the overall Access to Higher Education Diploma and may also be required to obtain a proportion of the total level 3 credits and/or credits in particular subjects at merit grade or above.
- BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (formerly BTEC National Diploma): The university will consider applicants holding BTEC National Diploma and Extended National Diploma Qualifications (QCF; NQF;OCR) on a case by case basis please contact us via the enquiries tab for further advice on your individual circumstances.
- International Baccalaureate: 34 points overall or 16 points at HL including Mathematics 4 at HL or SL
Work Experience
No work experience is required.
Related Scholarships*
- Academic Excellence Scholarship
"The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."
- Access Bursary
Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.
- Alumni Bursary
Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students
* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of Kent.
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