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The Department of Philosophy brings together stimulating teaching and original research in an informal, friendly setting. Engage with key issues at the centre of contemporary debates across a broad range of topics.

Undergraduate students

Academic requirements

If your home degree does not include philosophy, or includes it but only as a minor component, please choose Year 1 modules only.

Undergraduate English language requirements

ELTS: 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component (the language requirements are part way down this page. The other requirements are not relevant).

For more information see our undergraduate English language requirements.

Postgraduate English language requirements

IELTS: 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component (the language requirements are part way down this page. The other requirements are not relevant).

For more information see our postgraduate English language requirements.

Choosing your modules

Please see the list of modules below. This list is indicative of the type of modules which may be available during your study period. Please note that not all modules advertised in the module catalogue are available to exchange and visiting students. Some of the modules indicated may not run, please check our module catalogue. Module choice and registration will take place during the first supervisory meeting. Learning agreements (if applicable) cannot be signed until this meeting.

Teaching schedule

You can study in our department for the following periods:

  • Full academic year
  • Semester 1 only
  • Semester 2 only

Examination and assessment

Assessment is mainly by essay and/or open exam during the Common Examination Periods at the end of each semester.

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Contact us

Christian Piller
International Officer

christian.piller@york.ac.uk

Andzelika Skarupa-McShane
Department office contact

philosophy@york.ac.uk

Jo Hawksworth
Student Services Manager

philosophy@york.ac.uk

Related links

Department of Philosophy

Undergraduate and postgraduate modules

Module Code Module Description Year / Stage Semester Credits ECTS Pre-requisites or experience required
PHI00008C Knowledge and Perception 1 1 20 10 None
PHI00015C Philosophical Analysis 1 1 20 10 None
PHI00018C Power and Consent 1 1 20 10 None
PHI00016C Beginning Philosophical Research 1 2 20 10 None
PHI00007C Ethics 1 2 20 10 None
PHI00017C Free Will 1 2 20 10 None
PHI00005C Reason and Argument 1 2 20 10 None
PHI00079I Applied Ethics 2 1 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00066I Aristotle
This module is taught solely on-line
2 1 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00121I Logic and Paradox 2 1 20 10 Must be approved by module convenor
PHI00123I Love, Law, and Solidarity: Recognition from Rousseau to Honneth 2 1 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00074I Metaphysics 2 1 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00118I Politics and Freedom: Anarchism and Conservatism 2 1 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00072I Religious Ethics 2 1 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00082I Ethical Theory 2 2 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00117I Lived Experiences: An Introduction to Phenomenology 2 2 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00073I Philosophy of Language 2 2 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00078I Philosophy of Mind 2 2 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00080I Philosophy of Science 2 2 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00122I Philosophy of Social Science 2 2 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00013H Philosophy of Physics 3 1 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00143H Experimental Philosophy: The Psychology of Philosophy 3 2 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00123H Mind & Morality 3 1 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00002H Contemporary Issues in Bioethics 3 1 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00139H Buddhism as Philosophy 3 1 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00095H Causation and Laws 3 1 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00144H World and Mind
This module is taught solely on-line
3 1 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00122H Happiness, Utility, and Wellbeing 3 1 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00058H Philosophy of Christianity 3 1 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00017H Foundations of Mathematics 3 2 20 10 Must be approved by module convenor
PHI00121H Further Topics in Ethics 3 2 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00018H Consciousness 3 2 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00073H German Idealism 3 2 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00112H Theories of Social Justice 3 1 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00119H Cognitive Anomalies, Decision-Making, and Democracy 3 2 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00146H Nine Art Works, Nine Philosophical Problems 3 2 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00049H Action and Agency
This module is taught solely on-line
3 2 20 10 For students taking Philosophy as part of their degree
PHI00074M Reading Philosophy 4 1 20 10
PHI00083M Advanced Topics Political Philosophy 4 1 20 10
PHI00080M Comparative Analytic Theology 4 1 20 10
PHI00077M Topics in the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence 4 1 20 10
PHI00102M Data Privacy Problem Based Learning 1: Health and Government Data 4 1 20 10
Tbc Thinking About Happiness 4 1 20 10
Tbc Freedom and Metaphysics 4 1 20 10
PHI00064M Phenomenology and Psychiatry
There is a minimum enrolment number on this module
4 1 20 10
PHI00086M Medieval Jewish Philosophy
There is a minimum enrolment number on this module
4 1 20 10
PHI00097M Freedom, Right, and Revolution
There is a minimum enrolment number on this module
4 1 20 10
PHI00099M Fictionalism
There is a minimum enrolment number on this module
4 1 20 10
PHI00091M Topics in the Perception and Emotion
There is a minimum enrolment number on this module
4 2 20 10
PHI00104M Data Privacy Problem Based Learning 2: Health and Government Data 4 2 20 10
PHI00070M Time, Tense, and Existence
There is a minimum enrolment number on this module
4 1 20 10
Tbc Truth 4 2 20 10
PHI00072M Science-Engaged Analytic Theology
There is a minimum enrolment number on this module
4 2 20 10
PHI00084M Advanced Topics in Ethics
There is a minimum enrolment number on this module
4 2 20 10
PHI00098M Ancient Philosophy
This module is taught solely on-line. There is a minimum enrolment number on this module
4 2 20 10
PHI00087M Topics in Consciousness and Representation
There is a minimum enrolment number on this module
4 2 20 10
PHI00071M Social Justice and Political Economy
There is a minimum enrolment number on this module
4 2 20 10
PHI00093M Ethics and Epistemology of Digital Methods in Science
There is a minimum enrolment number on this module
4 2 20 10

Contact us

Christian Piller
International Officer

christian.piller@york.ac.uk

Andzelika Skarupa-McShane
Department office contact

philosophy@york.ac.uk

Jo Hawksworth
Student Services Manager

philosophy@york.ac.uk

Related links

Department of Philosophy