Philosophy

This dynamic new course takes an innovative approach to perennial philosophical problems. The programme is aimed at students who wish to explore their passion for ideas in the context of contemporary global issues.

Beginning with a broad sweep of major philosophical problems - from the ancient world to contemporary, from Plato to Judith Butler - students will build an interdisciplinary philosophical toolkit in specialist philosophy modules taught by experts in their fields.

Key Course Benefits

The BA (Hons) Philosophy course at Coventry University has five distinctive features:

* Students will explore the major issues that confront them as twenty-first-century human beings.

* A particular focus is placed throughout the degree on comparative philosophy—taking in key ideas, problems and thinkers from the local to the global.

* The course will foster student application of new and cutting-edge theories and philosophical approaches to problems, including though not limited to posthumanism, critical race theory and ecocriticism.

* Opportunities will be created whereby students engage in original digital research so that students can become researchers in their own right.

* Students will learn alongside specialist researchers and teachers, through innovative digital pedagogies such as digital publishing, filmmaking and podcasts (Staff may be subject to change) .