Philosophy (PLJ2)

Eligible students in a Philosophy major in BSc Social Sciences may apply to transfer to a single major: BA Philosophy after stage 2. See the programme listing for curriculum information.

Curricular information is subject to change

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Stage 3

Please ensure that you register to a minimum of 25 credits from the option list below. If you are studying abroad (Erasmus/non EU exchange) and/or undertaking an internship, please see registration guidelines here.

Stage 4

Please ensure that you register to a minimum of 25 credits from the option list below.


In order to complete your Undergraduate degree, you must earn at least 40 credits at level 3 or above. It is your responsibility to ensure that you meet this requirement. Note: You may have taken some level 3 modules in stage 3 already.

Module ID Module Title Trimester Credits
Stage 1 Core Modules
     
PHIL10160 Critical Thinking Autumn 5
PHIL10040 Introduction to Ethics Autumn and Spring (separate) 5
PHIL10030 Introduction to Modern Philosophy Spring 5
PHIL10100 Existentialism and Humanism: An Introduction to Continental Philosophy Spring 5
Stage 1 Core Modules
     
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN4OF:
Select a minimum of 4 of the following option modules.
     
PHIL20010 Rationalism and Empiricism Autumn 5
PHIL20020 Logic Autumn 5
PHIL20320 Philosophy of Science Autumn 5
PHIL20440 Feminism & Gender Justice Autumn 5
PHIL20490 Knowledge & Scepticism Autumn 5
PHIL20500 Phenomenology & Existentialism Autumn 5
PHIL20630 Art and Society Autumn 5
PHIL20720 Philosophy of Work Autumn 5
PHIL20240 Applied Ethics Spring 5
PHIL20570 Philosophy & Literature Spring 5
PHIL20580 Plato's Republic Spring 5
PHIL20640 Philosophy of Mind Spring 5
PHIL20710 Body, Mind, World Spring 5
PHIL20730 Revelation and Reason Spring 5
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN4OF:
Select a minimum of 4 of the following option modules.
     
Stage 3 Options - A)MIN5OF:
Please ensure that you register to a minimum of 25 credits from the option list below. If you are studying abroad (Erasmus/non EU exchange) and/or undertaking an internship, please see registration guidelines here.
     
PHIL30280 Philosophy of Interpretation Autumn 5
PHIL30490 History of Ethics: Eighteenth Century Autumn 5
PHIL30570 Matters of Life and Death Autumn 5
PHIL30590 Aristotle: Ethics & Politics Autumn 5
PHIL30820 Hume and Kant Autumn 5
PHIL30910 Irish Enlightenment Autumn 5
PHIL30970 Phenomenology and History Autumn 5
PHIL30070 Philosophy of Language Spring 5
PHIL30260 Philosophy of Law Spring 5
PHIL30520 Philosophy of Religion Spring 5
PHIL30650 History & Philosophy: Nazi Germany Spring 5
PHIL30670 Practical Philosophy: Work Experience Spring 5
PHIL30870 Philosophy of Fiction Spring 5
PHIL30880 Applied Epistemology Spring 5
PHIL30890 Wittgenstein and the Origins of Analytic Philosophy Spring 5
PHIL30900 Personal Identity Spring 5
PHIL30960 Love: A Philosophical Problem (in the Middle Ages and Modernity) Spring 5
Stage 3 Options - A)MIN5OF:
Please ensure that you register to a minimum of 25 credits from the option list below. If you are studying abroad (Erasmus/non EU exchange) and/or undertaking an internship, please see registration guidelines here.
     
Stage 4 Options - A)MIN5OF:
Please select a minimum of 25 credits from the following option modules.
     
PHIL30280 Philosophy of Interpretation Autumn 5
PHIL30490 History of Ethics: Eighteenth Century Autumn 5
PHIL30570 Matters of Life and Death Autumn 5
PHIL30590 Aristotle: Ethics & Politics Autumn 5
PHIL30820 Hume and Kant Autumn 5
PHIL30910 Irish Enlightenment Autumn 5
PHIL30920 Training as a Philosophy Researcher Part 1 Autumn 5
PHIL30970 Phenomenology and History Autumn 5
PHIL30070 Philosophy of Language Spring 5
PHIL30260 Philosophy of Law Spring 5
PHIL30520 Philosophy of Religion Spring 5
PHIL30650 History & Philosophy: Nazi Germany Spring 5
PHIL30870 Philosophy of Fiction Spring 5
PHIL30880 Applied Epistemology Spring 5
PHIL30890 Wittgenstein and the Origins of Analytic Philosophy Spring 5
PHIL30900 Personal Identity Spring 5
PHIL30930 Training as a Philosophy Researcher Part 2 Spring 5
PHIL30960 Love: A Philosophical Problem (in the Middle Ages and Modernity) Spring 5
Stage 4 Options - A)MIN5OF:
Please select a minimum of 25 credits from the following option modules.
     
See the UCD Assessment website for further details

Module Weighting Info  
  Award GPA
Programme Module Weightings Rule Description Description >= <=
BHSOC010 Stage 4 - 50.00%
Stage 3 - 30.00%
Stage 2 - 20.00%
Standard Honours Award First Class Honours

3.68

4.20

Second Class Honours, Grade 1

3.08

3.67

Second Class Honours, Grade 2

2.48

3.07

Pass

2.00

2.47


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