Program Description
This BA Philosophy and English Language degree allows students to examine the nature of language, through two distinct approaches. They’ll develop a range of skills in analysing the structure of the English language and how it is used in a variety of situations, while exploring and challenging the assumptions about the nature of language, its limits and how it functions.
In their first year, alongside core linguistics modules, students will learn to think critically by examining how language may be used – and misused – in reasoning and persuasion. Students will also study social and political philosophy, covering topics such as freedom of speech, and examine the nature of mind and reality.
All philosophy lecturers are active researchers, so they’ll share the excitement of doing original work in a supportive and highly-rated academic community. Our Philosophy team is in the top 15 in the Guardian League Table 2019 and rates as one of the 100 best Philosophy departments worldwide in the 2017 QS rankings.
