Philosophy and Politics BA (Hons)

Course Overview - Philosophy and Politics BA (Hons)

**Course details**
Studying BA Philosophy and Politics will allow you to develop critical capacities and gain insight into how political theories, organisations and communities work. You will learn skills from both subjects that employers value, including how to analyse evidence, assess experts’ arguments, work collaboratively to solve difficult problems, and write with clarity and precision.
Rather than learning a body of work, the philosophical element of your degree will equip you with the reasoning skills needed to formulate, present, defend and criticise philosophical a...

Course Information

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Study Mode

Full-time

Duration

3 Years

Start Date

28/09/2026

Campus

Durham City

Course Address
Palatine Centre
Durham
DH1 3HP

Application Details

Course Code

LV25

Institution Code

D86

Points of Entry

Year 1

Entry Requirements

UCAS Tariff

Not Accepted

Scottish Higher

A,A,A,A,B

We normally make offers based on Advanced Highers. If you’ve not been able to take three Advanced Highers, then we’ll consider a combination of Advanced Highers and Highers, or just Highers (if your school doesn’t offer Advanced Highers at all). Specific subjects/grades required for entry: An Advanced Higher in a social science or humanities subject at grade A. or A Higher in a social science or humanities subject at grade A, if Advanced Higher in a social science or humanities subject wasn't available for study.

Access to HE Diploma

D:30,M:15

Specific subjects/grades required for entry: At least 12 credits must be taken in social science or humanities subjects at Level 3 and passed with Distinction.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

37

To include 6, 6, 6 from Higher Level subjects. Specific subjects/grades required for entry: A Higher Level in a social science or humanities subject at grade 6.

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

DDD

Other BTEC level 3 qualifications are also accepted in combination with each other or with other qualifications. See our website for more information on our BTEC qualification equivalencies. Specific subjects/grades required for entry: An A level or BTEC Level 3 in a social science or humanities subject at grade A or Distinction.

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

H2,H2,H2,H2,H2

Specific subjects/grades required for entry: A Higher Level social science or humanities subject at grade H2.

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma

DDD

Other level 3 Cambridge Technical qualifications are also accepted in combination with each other or with other qualifications. See our website for more information on our Cambridge technical qualification equivalencies. Specific subjects/grades required for entry: An A level or Cambridge Technical Level 3 in a social science or humanities subject at grade A or Distinction.

Scottish Advanced Higher

A,A,A

Specific subjects/grades required for entry: An Advanced Higher in a social science or humanities subject at grade A.

Extended Project

Not Accepted

A level

A,A,A

Specific subjects/grades required for entry: An A level social science or humanities subject at grade A.

T Level

T levels will be considered on a case-by-case basis where the subject area aligns with the course applied to. Please note that additional A levels or equivalent may be required to study certain courses. If you’re interested in applying, then please Ask Us and we’ll see if we’re able to consider this for you: www.durham.ac.uk/study/ask-us/ 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.

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)

Not Accepted

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