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Description
Studying Philosophy and Politics enables you to engage with the worlds major philosophies and thinkers who describe the processes shaping our lives from within, alongside the global political environment that shapes our lives from without.
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.
There is active research culture in the Department of Philosophy at Kent, with internationally recognised experts whose interests range from philosophers such as Hegel, Kant and Wittgenstein to topics such as the philosophy of the mind, ethics, aesthetics, logic, political philosophy, metaphysics and artificial intelligence.
Politics is an exciting, fast-changing, broad-based discipline. Our programmes are extremely flexible and offer extensive module choice, reflecting the research interests of our staff, including conflict resolution, federalism, comparative politics, European integration, ethnic conflict, terrorism, the theory of international relations, political theory, and the politics of countries such as China, Japan, Russia and the USA.
The School of Politics and International Relations is one of the UK's most exciting and dynamic places to study. This programme gives you a solid grounding in politics as well as focusing on the international and global dimension of contemporary world politics and international relations.
This is an ideal combination for anyone wanting to appreciate the breadth and complexities of our ideas as well as engage with the fast-changing key issues of today's world.
Independent rankings
Philosophy at Kent ranked 4th in the UK in the most recent National Student Survey (2014), with 98% student satisfaction.
In the 2013 National Student Survey, 90% of Politics students were satisfied with the quality of their course. And in The Guardian University Guide 2014, Politics was ranked 4th for student satisfaction.
Detailed Course Facts
Application deadline January 15 Tuition fee- GBP 9000 Year (EEA)
- GBP 12450 Year (Non-EEA)
Start date September 2015 Credits (ECTS) 180 ECTS
Credits Total Kent credits: 360
Duration full-time 36 months Partnership Joint 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:
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)
PO326 - Introduction to Political Science
PO327 - Introduction to Comparative Politics
You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage
Stage 2
Possible modules may include:
PO661 - Comparative Politics: Dictatorship and Democracy
PO657 - Political Research and Analysis
PL584 - Knowledge and Metaphysics: Descartes to Kant
PL588 - Metaphysics, Truth and Relativism
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
PL606 - Philosophy of Science
PL608 - Paradoxes
PL609 - Philosophy of Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence
PL610 - Aesthetics
PL618 - Political Philosophy
PL620 - Justice, Violence and the State
PL625 - Continental Philosophy: Kant's Critique of Pure Reason
PL628 - Continental Philosophy: Subject, Identity and the Political
PL638 - Schopenhauer and Nietzsche
PL640 - Normative Ethics
You have the opportunity to select wild modules in this stage
Stage 3
Possible modules may include:
PO658 - The Rise of China
PO659 - Resistance, Suffering and Leadership: The Political Lives of DGandhi, M
PO660 - International Conflict and Cooperation
PO662 - The International Politics of Global Climate Change
PO664 - Conflict Analysis and Northern Ireland: History, Politics & Culture
PO665 - Advanced Topics in Politics and International Relation
PO666 - Religion and International Politics
PO667 - War and Peace in International Society
PO668 - International Political Economy
PO669 - Conservatism: Politics and International Relations of the Right
PO671 - International Security
PO672 - Advanced Analysis of British Politics
PO555 - International Organisation: The UN System
PO557 - Japan in the World
PO558 - The Contemporary Politics of Japan
PO559 - Ethics in International Relations
PO563 - Foreign Policy Analysis and Management
PO566 - Europe and the World
PO579 - Post Communist Russia
PO590 - Specialist Dissertation (2 units)
PO592 - Rights, Freedoms and Individualism:Contemporary Liberalism in Question
PO593 - Engendering Politics:Feminist Contributions to Political Theory
PO597 - Governance & Politics of Contemporary China
PO599 - European Security Co-operation since 1945
PO607 - Comparative European Politics
PO611 - Politics of the European Union
PO612 - Policy-making in the EU
PO616 - The Politics of Trust (in the USA)
PO617 - Contemporary Politics and Government in the United States
PO618 - East European Politics
PO623 - Modern Political Thought
PO629 - Terrorism and Political Violence
PO630 - Politics of The Middle East
PO634 - Understanding US Foreign Policy: War, Trans- formation and Terror
PO636 - Conflict and Security in Africa
PO638 - Political Behaviour in Britain
PO639 - Humanitarian Communication
PO645 - Market States and Post Democracy
PO646 - Presidents, Parliaments and Democracy
PO652 - Politics in the Classroom
PO653 - Marxism
PO654 - Politics of Deeply Divided Societies
PO656 - Humans at War
PL641 - Normative Ethics
PL639 - Schopenhauer and Nietzsche
PL629 - Continental Philosophy: Subject , Identity and the Political
PL621 - Justice, Violence and the State
PL624 - Continental Philosophy: Kant's Critique of Pure Reason
PL619 - Political Philosophy
PL514 - Knowledge and Metaphysics: Descartes to Kant
PL526 - Aesthetics
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
PL580 - Philosophy of Science
PL582 - Paradoxes
PL583 - Philosophy of Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence
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
- 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 at HL including Philosophy 5 at SL or 4 at HL
Work Experience
No work experience is required.
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- ✔️ Flexible study schedule
- ✔️ Experienced teachers
- ✔️ Certificate upon completion
📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.
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