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Politics and Philosophy, BA, Cardiff University

the United Kingdom

Cardiff University

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The award How you will study Study duration Course start Domestic course fees International course fees
BAFull-time3 yearsSeptemberGBP 9000 per yearGBP 18700 per year

About Politics and Philosophy, BA - at Cardiff University

Tailored to you

With primarily optional modules you have freedom to choose a personalised degree.

Industry experience

Gain skills, confidence and connections through a variety of cultural internships.

Links to political institutions

Benefit from links to Westminster parliament, Senedd Cymru, the European Union and NATO.

Experience politics in action

Choose a module taught in-conjunction with Westminster which includes teaching by clerks of the House of Commons and study visits.

Study Britain and beyond

Explore politics in Britain & further afield as well as the influence of multi-national organisations.

Combining Philosophy with Politics enhances your ability to explore and test the basic beliefs and values that underpin our ideas about politics, and gives you sophisticated intellectual tools with which to do it.

In your first year you will concentrate on core modules. In your second and final years you can choose from a wide range of optional modules.

Politics as an area of study develops your knowledge and understanding of governments, governance and societies. Politics is central to our everyday lives. It explores people and power and involves drama and events of great significance both today and historically. Think of the electoral struggle between Left and Right, the power play of the Cold War, and the great enterprise of European integration.

Studying for a politics degree means investigating how politics works and delves into how parliaments and governments function while also allowing you to evaluate political ideas such as power, freedom, democracy, conflict, legitimacy and accountability.

Philosophy at Cardiff covers the full range of philosophical concerns, with a particular emphasis on ethics and aesthetics. Modules cover both the analytic and Continental styles of Western philosophy, which is unusual in the UK.

Entry requirements

A Levels

ABB-BBB

Extended/International Project Qualification: Applicants with grade A in the EPQ/IPQ will typically receive an offer one grade lower than the standard A level offer. Please note that any subject specific requirements must still be met.

English requirements

Grade B or grade 6 in GCSE English Language.

At least 6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in writing and a minimum of 6.0 in all other subskills.

At least 90 overall with a minimum of 22 for writing and 20 in all other subskills.

At least 62 overall with a minimum of 69 in writing and a minimum of 62 in all other communicative skills.

II: a Distinction in Writing and at least one Distinction and two Merits in other components. III: at least a Pass in all components.

Please visit our English Language requirements page for more information on our other accepted language qualifications.

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