Philosophy, Politics & History BA (PPH) with a Politics major
Courses
In each year of your undergraduate programme, you will study the equivalent of four, 30-credit, courses for your honours degree, and three non-credit bearing courses for your NCH Diploma.
In your first year
Introduction to Concepts and Methods
This course is designed to introduce students to key concepts and methods… Read More
Modern Political Thought
Analyse the central texts in modern political thought… Read More
Britain & the Wider World
The history of Britain from the end of the Roman Empire to the 1980s… Read More
The NCH Diploma
Critical Reasoning: Formal & Informal
Studied in Michaelmas term, introduces students to formal and informal logic… Read More
Critical Reasoning: Scientific Reasoning
An introduction to key methodological ideas in the natural and social sciences… Read More
LAUNCH: Introductory Capabilities
LAUNCH provides students with an understanding of the world of work… Read More
In your second year
Old Powers, New Powers
This course examines the impact of empire on world history… Read More
The European Union in the World
This course focuses on the history, politics, policies and the nature of the European… Read More
Modern Philosophy (Advanced)
Study the break with ancient philosophy in the late 17th and early 18th centuries… Read More
History, Heritage & Memory
This course introduces students to the history of historical writing… Read More
The NCH Diploma
Science Literacy: Physics, Cosmology, Biology
Physics, Cosmology, Evolutionary Biology and Neuroscience literacy… Read More
Science Literacy: History of Science
Introduction to several key episodes in the history of science… Read More
LAUNCH: Applied Capabilities
Advanced Capabilities course runs over students’ final two years at the College… Read More
In your third year
International Organisations: Global & Local
Has global governance backfired?… Read More
Politics Dissertation
A dissertation is intended to enable a student to deepen his or her understanding… Read More
Power and Politics (Minors)
Investigate a series of conceptual issues and apply these to case studies… Read More
Plus one of:
Aesthetics
The aesthetic experience and aesthetic objects, their nature and their value… Read More
Kant to Nietzsche
In this course we study Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason and works of major thinkers.… Read More
Philosophy of Mind & Language
Foundational concepts, problems, & theories in the philosophy of mind and language… Read More
Political Philosophy
Study themes of huge interest: authority, liberty, democracy, justice, & the market… Read More
The NCH Diploma
Applied Ethics: Ethics in Public & Profession
A series of lectures on major ethical challenges and alternative responses… Read More
Applied Ethics: The Good Life
A series of lectures on major ethical challenges and alternative responses… Read More
LAUNCH: Applied Capabilities
Advanced Capabilities course runs over students’ final two years at the College… Read More