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Philosophy BA Hons
Philosophy can be transformative. You can do it for its own sake as well as for its ability to shape lives, institutions, and society.
You might be full of curiosity and wonder, anger and injustice,
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Philosophy, BA Hons FullTime
I think Nottingham made the most of a terrible situation with online learning. Obviously it was never going to be as good as in-person teaching but it was fine online. read more
Philosophy, BA Hons FullTime
Fascinating degree with lots of different module choices read more
Philosophy, BA Hons FullTime
It’s a good course with interesting lectures read more
Philosophy, BA Hons FullTime
Philosophy is not worth learning. It’s fun at A level, it’s not fun at uni. You will realise you have wasted your time, this is not a useful degree. Please just go do engineering or something read more
Philosophy, BA Hons FullTime
Great department very willing to help but not many contact hours so have to fill time independently a lot read more
Philosophy, BA Hons FullTime
Philosophy lecturers at Nottingham are incredibly intelligent and very passionate when they teach, it encourages me to work hard. There is also a lot of choice, there are a few core modules and the rest you get to pick. read more
Philosophy, BA Hons FullTime
I found it very difficult & extremely fast paced. read more
Philosophy, BA Hons FullTime
Too much focus on analytical philosophy, if you're into existentialism this is not the course for you. Teaching can be good as there are some lecturers who try, but the majority of the department struggle to communicate well in lectures and as a result attendance is fairly low. read more
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Biblical Studies and Theology, BA Hons FullTime
The course is fantastic. The core modules are well balanced and the teaching is of a high standard. The staff always go above and beyond to support students. read more
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Philosophy and Psychology, BA Hons FullTime
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Philosophy and Psychology, BA Hons FullTime
Really enjoy my course, such a wide range of modules and topics to choose from. Teachers are mostly super helpful read more
Philosophy, BA Hons FullTime
I think Nottingham made the most of a terrible situation with online learning. Obviously it was never going to be as good as in-person teaching but it was fine online. read more
Philosophy, BA Hons FullTime
Fascinating degree with lots of different module choices read more
Philosophy, Politics and Economics, BA Hons FullTime
Broad scope and interesting topics read more
Philosophy, BA Hons FullTime
It’s a good course with interesting lectures read more
Philosophy, BA Hons FullTime
Philosophy is not worth learning. It’s fun at A level, it’s not fun at uni. You will realise you have wasted your time, this is not a useful degree. Please just go do engineering or something read more
Philosophy, BA Hons FullTime
Great department very willing to help but not many contact hours so have to fill time independently a lot read more
Physics and Philosophy, BSc Hons FullTime
Not a fan of tutor as he only did Physics read more
Religion, Philosophy and Ethics, BA Hons FullTime
The course is very interesting however some modules I do not enjoy and wish to resist my year so I can focus on things I know I like as I really didn’t do well this year. read more
Philosophy, BA Hons FullTime
Philosophy lecturers at Nottingham are incredibly intelligent and very passionate when they teach, it encourages me to work hard. There is also a lot of choice, there are a few core modules and the rest you get to pick. read more
Religion, Philosophy and Ethics, BA Hons FullTime
It’s a good course to pick if you’re worried about what you can do with a philosophy degree and to keep your options open and it’s easy to transfer to either side at any point during the degree read more
Physics and Philosophy, BSc Hons FullTime
Interesting lectures and good style of teaching read more
Philosophy, BA Hons FullTime
I found it very difficult & extremely fast paced. read more
Philosophy, BA Hons FullTime
Too much focus on analytical philosophy, if you're into existentialism this is not the course for you. Teaching can be good as there are some lecturers who try, but the majority of the department struggle to communicate well in lectures and as a result attendance is fairly low. read more
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