Economics and Philosophy: University of Southampton

Course overview

These are both subjects requiring rigorous analytical thought, exploring fundamental questions about human welfare and social justice.

There are four units from each subject every year, or you can substitute one unit from a third subject. You will generally divide your time equally between these two subjects and in your final year you will have the opportunity to undertake a supervised economics project on a topic of your choosing.

• The mixture of compulsory and optional units will enable you to plan a programme which reflects your own interests and ambitions
• You can study a wide range of economics courses covering the theoretical, applied and empirical aspects of the subject
• You will study in depth the work of some of the great philosophers, from Plato to Wittgenstein and beyond, who have addressed a wide range of issues. The course content is exceptionally broad and includes most of the serious areas of philosophy in the Western tradition
• During your degree you will be given ample opportunity to develop your own thoughts on philosophical subjects and engage in philosophical debate

Career Opportunities

Their graduates go on to a wide variety of careers - as journalists, solicitors, accountants, teachers, stockbrokers, actors, producers, and quite a number continue into postgraduate study.

Course content

• Ethics and value theory

• Metaphysics

• Philosophy of religion

• Philosophy of mathematics

• Philosophy of film

• Aesthetics

• Kant, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Wittgenstein, Sartre

Entry requirements

• A levels: ABB; and B in AS Level Mathematics
• IB: 30 points including 15 at Higher Level with 6 in Mathematics

Main University Contact

• Postal Address: University of Southampton
  University Road
  Southampton
  SO17 1BJ
• Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 5000
• Fax: +44 (0)23 8059 3131
• Email: admissns@soton.ac.uk
• Website: http://www.soton.ac.uk/