World of opportunities
Congratulations on becoming an offer-holder in Philosophy at The University of Manchester.
We are one of the largest philosophy departments in the country with a wide range of specialisms, where you will gain important transferable skills.
Explore your interests, learn from experts and unlock a world of opportunities.
Work placement
Gain first-hand experience with paid work placements through Q-Step at World Bank, YouGov, and more.
Lively community
Join a lively student community with societies that host debates, discussion groups and socials.
Your next steps
Accept your offer
Received all of your offers? You can accept your place at university now via UCAS Hub.
Your questions answered
We're supporting you through the application process by answering your frequently asked questions.
Chat to a student
Discover what it's like to study at Manchester by talking to a current student online.
Explore Manchester
A brilliant campus, at the heart of the UK's most liveable city.
Careers and employability
Make your mark at Manchester
Philosophy at Manchester opens a whole world of career opportunities.
Develop your skills in analytical thinking, reasoned argument and systematic expression of ideas, and gain first-hand experience through the paid work placements our Q-Step programme offers.
Philosophy alumni
Hear more from our BA Philosophy alumni.
Helen and Ben share their experience of studying Philosophy at Manchester.
Study abroad
Read the first-hand experiences of students studying abroad.
Find out more : about their experiences of studying abroad as part of their Philosophy degree
Q-Step at Manchester
Read about Zvi's project working on real-world research through the Q-Step programme or listen to Zvi talking about the experience.
Learning and support
Your learning experience
Your course units and example timetable
Learn more about your course units and view an example course timetable.
BA Philosophy course information PDF download (359kb)
BA Social Sciences course information PDF download (405kb)
A week in the life of a BA Philosophy student PDF download (314kb)
Student support
Support on your course
We foster a vibrant learning community among our staff and students in our Philosophy department.
You’ll make friends through our many student societies, activities, and receive support from students through our peer-assisted support scheme.
Providing high-quality education
Philosophy in 60 seconds
Conrad Pope, a second-year student, talks about his experiences on the BA Philosophy course.
Why Philosophy?
Learn more about why Kitty chose to study Philosophy at Manchester.
Study Philosophy at Manchester
Niall explains why he chose to study Philosophy at Manchester.
Find out more : about why Niall chose to study Philosophy at Manchester
Lockdown Lectures
Filmed during lockdown in 2020, watch Politics and International Relations student Megan Ritchie interview sociologists Gary Younge and Claire Alexander on lockdown, ethnicity, race and inequality.
Student blogs
Students and staff from the Faculty of Humanities have been sharing their thoughts about studying here in Manchester.
Contact us
Get in touch
Our admissions staff are here to answer any questions you have.
Email: socialsciences@manchester.ac.uk
Social media
Twitter: @MancPhilosophy
YouTube: School of Social Sciences on YouTube
Instagram: @uomsocialsciences
Facebook: @mancphilosophy
Coronavirus
You probably have concerns about the effect of the coronavirus outbreak on your application and what the next academic year will look like.
The University aims to answer your questions as best we can at this time. We have compiled a set of Frequently Asked Questions to help.
If you have any further questions, you can contact our admissions team at socialsciences@manchester.ac.uk.
Your course
Courses within this subject area
Remind yourself how much your course at Manchester has to offer you.
Courses
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Joint courses
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