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General higher education qualification.
Prerequisites for direct admission to the second year: A one-year study in philosophy or the equivalent. A minimum of 40 ECTS credits must be courses in philosophy (not including Exphil/Exfac). For conditional admission a minimum of 30 ECTS credits in philosophy must be passed.
Do you often question the things around you? Are you often interested in understanding a problem better? Philosophy is asking the big questions and reflecting on the basis of our reality, knowledge, argumentation and ethical choices. Applied philosophy is philosophy with a particular focus on its application possibilities to concrete practical and theoretical issues.
The bachelor's programme in Applied Philosophy provides broad knowledge of philosophy as a discipline and of its application in areas such as ethics, religion, psychology, economics and society. The programme gives you the opportunity to acquire a clearer, more critical and deeper understanding of current issues. The specialization in philosophy (90 credits) consists of six introductory courses at level 1 and three supplementary courses at level 2, one of which is the bachelor's thesis. Of particular interest are supplementary courses in, for example, societal, economic and psychological issues.
In the second year (breadth unit 60 credits), students can choose from a number of relevant one-year programmes and course groups. Choose either one-year programme (60 credits), 2 course groups (of 30 credits), or 1 course group (30 credits) and freely chosen courses (30 credits).
In the third year, students can, among other things, choose the courses Humanists in Practice or Entrepreneurship for Humanists, which provide experience of how humanities competence can be applied in working life.
The study programme provides competence relevant to the following sustainability goals:
| 1. sem | FIL100-1 Epistemology and Philosophy of Science 10 sp | FIL103-1 History of Philosophy 10 sp | FIL104-1 Logic and Argumention 10 sp | |||||||||
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| 2. sem | FIL101-1 Philosophy of religion and existentialism 10 sp | REL119-1 Ethics 10 sp | FIL107-1 Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Mind 10 sp | |||||||||
| 3. sem | Minor subject (60 credits) | |||||||||||
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| 5. sem | EX-100-1 Exam Philosophicum 10 sp | EX-102-1 Examen Facultatum, Humanities 10 sp | Major subject/other courses | |||||||||
| 6. sem | FIL202-1 Bachelor's Thesis in Philosophy 10 sp | Other courses | ||||||||||
Upon completion of the programme, the candidates shall
Knowledge
Skills
General competence
Emphasis has been placed on students encountering a variety of teaching methods throughout their studies. The teaching is given as lectures and seminars and supplemented with supervision in connection with the bachelor's thesis, study groups and self-study.
Several different forms of assessment are used during the bachelor's course: bachelor's thesis, home exam, written and oral exam. Several courses also have written delivery or an oral presentation as a condition for taking the exam. The forms of assessment are adapted to the goal that the programme will provide training in independent critical reflection and discussion.
Virtually all curriculum at all levels is in English. This is standard in the internationally oriented philosophy today, and there are few textbooks and relevant texts in the philosophy in Norwegian. In two of the courses at level 2, the lectures are given in English when needed (i.e. when international students are registered).
We encourage all our students to take their broad-based subject (60 credits) in their bachelor's degree in applied philosophy as an exchange student abroad. UiA facilitates this through its established mobility programmes.
With a bachelor's degree in applied philosophy, you are equipped for a job that requires critical and independent thinking. This applies in particular to jobs in the cultural sector, publishing, journalism and dissemination.
With a bachelor's degree in applied philosophy, you can apply for admission to the master's programme in religion, philosophy and society at UiA, which in turn may qualify you for admission to the PhD specialisation in Religion, philosophy and history. The programme may also qualify you for master's programmes in philosophy at other universities at home and abroad.
Programme coordinator: Hilde Vinje (hilde.vinje@uia.no)
Study adviser: Silje Ramfjord Lykkedrang (silje.lykkedrang@uia.no)
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Faculty of Humanities and Education