Program Overview

Overview

The programme is designed to provide students with an intellectual training in the disciplines of Philosophy and Anthropology which, while discrete subjects, are complementary and mutually enriching. The combination of Philosophy and Anthropology allows for the development of an in-depth appreciation of the ideas that help to explain the foundations of the current world, human behaviour, and thinking across and beyond cultural difference.

Course Structure

The programme is structured around four innovative, engaged themes:

• What Makes Us Human?
• Conflict, Peacebuilding and Identity
• Arts, Creativity and Music
• Morality, Religion and Cognition

Modules

Year 1

• Being Human: Culture and Society (20 credits)
• A World on the Move: Historical and Anthropological Approaches to Globalization (20 credits)
• Us And them: Why do we have ingroups and outgroups? (20 credits)
• Introductory Logic (20 credits)
• Philosophy and The Good Life (20 credits)
• 'Understanding Northern Ireland: History, Politics and Anthropology' (20 credits)
• Perspectives on Politics (20 credits)
• Being Creative: Music Media and the Arts (20 credits)
• Philosophy and Human Nature (20 credits)

Year 2

• Key Debates in Anthropology (20 credits)
• Human Morality (20 credits)
• Hanging out on Street Corners: Creative, Public and applied Anthropology (20 credits)
• Northern Ireland: Past, Present and Future (20 credits)
• Introduction to the Philosophy of Science (20 credits)
• Philosophy of Race (20 credits)
• Anthropology of Media (20 credits)
• Apocalypse: Cultures, communities, and the end of the world (20 credits)
• Modern Political Thought (20 credits)
• Moral Theories (20 credits)
• Skills in the Field: Ethnographic methods (20 credits)
• History of Philosophy (20 credits)
• Knowledge and Reality (20 credits)

Year 3

• Anthropology and Roma (20 credits)
• Remembering the Future: Violent Pasts, Loss and the Politics of Hope (20 credits)
• Philosophy of Technology and Environment (20 credits)
• Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art (20 credits)
• Music, Power and Conflict (20 credits)
• Anthropology Dissertation (40 credits)
• In Gods We Trust: The New Anthropology of Religion (20 credits)
• The Politics of Performance: From Negotiation to Display (20 credits)
• Dissertation (40 credits)
• Applied Ethics (20 credits)
• Philosophy for Children (20 credits)
• Contemporary Political Philosophy (20 credits)

Assessment

A variety of assessment methods are used throughout the programme, including:

• Coursework essays (submitted during or at the end of the semester)
• Oral presentations by individual students
• Video logs
• Artwork and performance workshops
• Weekly online commentaries on set readings
• Written examinations
• Dissertations

Career Prospects

The programme provides students with skills to enhance employability, including:

• Critical thinking
• Cross-cultural understanding
• Researching
• Interviewing
• Writing
• Presenting

Career pathways typically lead to employment in:

• User Experience
• Consultancy
• Civil Service
• Development, NGO work, International Policy, Public Sector
• Journalism, Human Rights, Conflict Resolution, Community Work
• Arts Administration, Creative Industries, Media, Performance, Heritage, Museums, Tourism
• Market Research
• Public and Private Sector related to: Religious Negotiation, Multiculturalism/Diversity
• Teaching in schools
• Academic Teaching and Research
• Human Rights, Conflict Resolution, Community Work, Journalism

Entrance Requirements

• ABB
• A maximum of one BTEC/OCR Single Award or AQA Extended Certificate will be accepted as part of an applicant's portfolio of qualifications with a Distinction* being equated to grade A at A-Level and a Distinction being equated to a grade B at A-level.
• Successful completion of Access Course with an average of 70%.
• International Baccalaureate Diploma with 33 points overall, including 6,5,5 at Higher Level.
• BTEC Level 3 Extended/National Extended Diploma with overall grades D*DD.

Tuition Fees

• Northern Ireland (NI): £4,855
• Republic of Ireland (ROI): £4,855
• England, Scotland or Wales (GB): £9,535
• EU Other: £20,800
• International: £20,800

Additional Course Costs

• Students have the option to take the Social Anthropology dissertation module, which involves undertaking fieldwork in the summer vacation period between years 2 and 3. The cost will vary depending on the location of the fieldwork, ranging from £100-£500. The School will provide financial support up to a maximum of £300.