Programme Requirements for 2026/27 Session

B.A. Philosophy with English Language with Year in Computer Science Full-time

Year: 4
2026/27 Session

Students must take either:

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LH Language Dissertation	09 26703	40	Full Term
LH Philosophical Project	08 27860	40	Full Term

Students choose 80 credits in Philosophy and/or in English Language. The lists below are indicative.

Students must choose a 40-credit Dissertation. Students choose 80-credits of optional modules. Students must take a minimum of 40-credits in Philosophy and a minimum of 40-credits in English Language. Students may take a Professional Skills Module in place of 20-credits of optional modules in semester 1. It is not permitted to only take a Dissertation in one subject. Students must take 40-credits of optional modules in each semester.

Students taking 80 credits in English Language and 40 credits in Philosophy.
English Language: 40 credit English Language Dissertation, one semester 1 option and one semester 2 option.
Philosophy: one semester 1 option and 1 semester 2 option.

Students taking 60 credits in English Language and 60 credits in Philosophy:
EITHER
English Language: 40 credit English Language Dissertation and one semester 1 option
Philosophy: one semester 1 option and two semester 2 options
OR
English Language: 40 credit English Language Dissertation and one semester 2 option
Philosophy: two semester 1 options and one semester 2 option
OR
English Language: two semester 1 options and one semester 2 option
Philosophy: 40 credit Philosophy dissertation and one semester 2 option
OR
English Language: one semester 1 option and two semester 2 options.
Philosophy: 40 credit Philosophy dissertation and one semester 1 option

Students taking 40 credits in English Language and 80 credits in Philosophy:
EITHER
English Language: one semester 1 option and one semester 2 option
Philosophy: 40 credit Philosophy dissertation, one semester 1 option and one semester 2 option

English Language optional modules:

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LH A Common Language? English in the U.K. and the U.S.A. (and beyond)	09 31802	20	Semester 2
LH Animal Communication and Language Evolution	09 32240	20	Semester 2
LH Authorship Analysis	09 30672	20	Semester 2
LH Business Discourse and Communication	09 31805	20	Semester 2
LH Clinical Linguistics	09 28696	20	Semester 1
LH Exploring Linguistic Diversity	09 28649	20	Semester 1
LH Language Change	09 29697	20	Semester 2
LH Narratives across Media	09 36984	20	Semester 1
LH Phraseology	09 29572	20	Semester 1

Philosophy optional modules:

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LH Bodies and Beauty	09 30158	20	Semester 2
LH Fantastic Beasts and How to Understand them: Topics in Philosophy of Biology	09 30840	20	Semester 1
LH It’s About Time!	09 30950	20	Semester 2
LH Just War	09 29256	20	Semester 1
LH Nietzsche	09 26095	20	Semester 1
LH Philosophy of Mathematics	09 26094	20	Semester 2
LH Prejudice Race + Gender	08 26796	20	Semester 1
LH Reason and Belief	09 31431	20	Semester 2
LH Social Justice	09 30837	20	Semester 1
LH Topics in Philosophy of Religion	08 26825	20	Semester 2

Students may also apply to undertake a Professional Skills module at level H. If successful this will be taken in place of one of their semester 1 taught modules The placement can be taken either during the summer vacation (part-time or full-time) or during semester 1 (part-time only). The placement must be completed prior to the Christmas vacation. Students who undertook a Professional Skills module at level I will not be able to undertake a Professional Skills module at level H.

Module Title	Code	Credits	Semester
LH Professional Skills	09 36876	20	Semester 1
LH Professional Skills - Freelance	09 37013	20	Semester 1