Philosophy and Psychology BA (Hons)

Course Overview - Philosophy and Psychology BA (Hons)

Studying BA Philosophy and Psychology allows you to confront and study profound questions concerning human psychology and the nature of the human mind. There are numerous areas of overlap making these subjects particularly suitable to study alongside each other.

Within philosophy you will confront questions such as ‘What does a flourishing human life look like?’ Embarking on this subject will equip you with the skills needed to think carefully and deeply about what matters in a good life, and how individual happiness is related to friendships, relationships, family, society...

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Course Information

Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

3 Years

Start Date

29/09/2025

Campus

Durham City

Course Address
Palatine Centre
Durham
DH1 3HP

Application Details

Course Code

CV85

Institution Code

D86

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not Accepted

Scottish Higher

A,A,A,A,B

Departments will normally make offers based on Advanced Highers. In the absence of 3 Advanced Highers, where these are not offered by the applicant’s school, offers comprising of Advanced Highers and Highers or a number of Highers may be made on a case by case basis.

Access to HE Diploma

D:30,M:15

We require 60 credits with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3 (or equivalent). Applicants may be required to meet additional subject-specific requirements for particular courses at Durham.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

37

General information on subjects/grades required for entry: Eighteen points (6, 6, 6) in Higher Level subjects and to include Standard Level Mathematics - both Maths Analysis and Approaches and Maths Applications and Interpretation are accepted.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DDD

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H2,H2,H2,H2,H2

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Grade B or Grade 5 in GCSE Mathematics.

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma

DDD

Scottish Advanced Higher

A,A,A

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

D3,D3,D3

Extended Project

Not Accepted

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)

Not Accepted

A level

A,A,A

Specific subjects excluded for entry: General Studies and Critical Thinking. Information: Applicants taking Science A-levels that include a practical component will be required to take and pass this as a condition of entry. This refers only to English A Levels.

T Level

At Durham we welcome applications from students of outstanding achievement and potential from all educational backgrounds.  We will consider applicants studying T level qualifications for entry to many of our courses. Where a course requires subject specific knowledge and this is not covered within the T level being studied, you may need to supplement your T level studies with a suitable qualification to meet this requirement, for example at A level.  Where this is needed this will be clearly stated in our entry requirements. Detailed entry requirements can be found on individual course entries on our courses database. https://www.durham.ac.uk/study/courses/cv85/#entry-requirements-1237469

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Fees and funding

England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland £9,250
EU, International £27,500

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