ADMISSIONS
Philosophy appeals to people with a wide range of interests and
aptitudes, with backgrounds in the sciences or the arts. To help
you decide if Philosophy is the right choice of subject for you, we
list some of the key features of studying the subject, some of the
personal qualities we look for in our students and how you might
demonstrate these in your application on the page Is Philosophy the Right Subject for Me?
Because of its wide appeal, unless indicated in the table below,
we do not have any special requirements in terms of which
qualifications we accept for entry. We are also happy to accept A
level General Studies for entry to any of our undergraduate study
programmes. The level of offer will vary from programme to
programme and sometimes from individual to individual: hence, in
the table below, we give examples of typical offers (not
standard offers), in terms of A level grades. We would
like to add an important caveat: we like to look at an application
‘in the round', taking into account factors other than simply the
level of grades (such as special circumstances, the personal
statement, the reference), and therefore may be prepared to vary
offers in individual case.
We are happy to accept a variety of other qualifications for
admissions purposes, including the European Baccalaureate, the
International Baccalaureate, the Irish Leaving Certificate, the
Scottish Certificate of Education and the appropriate university
matriculation examinations for all European Union countries.
Applications from those taking vocational qualifications such as
the Advanced GNVQ or VCE A levels are considered on an individual
basis.
Apart from applications to part-time programmes, all applications
should be made through the Universities and Colleges Admissions
Service (UCAS).
| Degree Programme |
UCAS Code |
Duration |
Requirements |
Typical Offer |
| American Studies & Philosophy |
TV75 BA/ASP |
3 years |
- |
260-280 |
| Creative Writing & Philosophy |
WV85 BA/CWP |
3 years |
- |
260-300 |
| English & Philosophy |
QV35 BA/EPh |
3 years |
A2 English |
300-320 |
| Law with Philosophy |
M1V5 LLB/LP |
3 years |
- |
320 |
| Ethics, Religion & Educational Studies |
VX63 BA/ERES |
3 years |
- |
240 |
| BA Philosophy |
V500 BA/Ph |
3 years |
- |
320 |
| BSc Philosophy |
V502 BSc/Ph |
3 years |
- |
280-300 |
| Philosophy with Creative Writing |
V5W8 BA/PCW |
3 years |
- |
280-300 |
| Philosophy & Film Studies |
VP53 BA/PF |
3 years |
- |
280 |
| Philosophy with Gender Studies |
V5L3 BA/PGS |
3 years |
- |
280-300 |
| Philosophy & Modern Languages: |
|
4 years |
- |
280-300 |
| Philosophy & French |
VR51 BA/PFr |
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| Philosophy & German |
VR52 BA/PGer |
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| Philosophy & Italian |
VR53 BA/PIt |
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| Philosophy & Spanish |
VR54 BA/PSp |
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| Philosophy & Politics |
LV25 BA/PhP |
3 years |
- |
300 |
| Philosophy with Psychology |
V5C8 BA/PPsy |
3 years |
- |
300-320 |
| Philosophy & Sociology |
LV35 BA/PhS |
3 years |
- |
280-300 |
| Philosophy & Theology |
VV56 BA/PhT |
3 years |
- |
280-300 |
| Physics & Philosophy |
FV35 BSc/PP |
3 years |
A2 Physics & Maths |
240-300 |
| Politics, Philosophy & Economics |
L0V0 BA/PPE |
3 years |
- |
320 |
| Politics, Philosophy & Law |
LVMO BA/PPL |
3 years |
- |
320 |
| Psychology with Philosophy |
C8V5 BSc/PsyPh |
3 years |
- |
280 |
| Programmes including Foundation English
Language |
| Philosophy |
V5Q3 BA/PFEL |
4 years |
IELTS 5.0 |
280-320 |
| Politics, Philosophy & Economics |
LVQ0 BA/PPEFEL |
4 years |
IELTS 5.0 |
320 |
| Politics, Philosophy & Law |
VLMO BA/PPL |
4 years |
IELTS 5.0 |
280-320 |
UCAS Entry Profiles
Entry Profiles are written and compiled by staff at the
university, and are designed to help you make an informed choice
when making that important decision about which universities and
which courses to apply to. As well as providing information about
our admissions policy, academic entry requirements and other
selection criteria, the Entry Profile will also give you some
general information about the University and what studying
Philosophy at Hull would be like.
To access the Entry Profile for our programmes, please click on
this link.
Scholarships
In terms of A level grades, for the year 2008/2009 the
scholarship threshold for philosophy programmes is AAB, except for
Joint Physics and Philosophy, where it is BBB. This means that if
the University of Hull is your first-choice (CF) institution for
philosophy and you achieve ≥ AAB / BBB at A level (not including
General Studies), you will be automatically awarded a scholarship
of £1500 (for the first two years; renewable for the third/forth
year, depending on satisfactory performance on the degree
programme). For further information about tuition fees,
scholarships, bursaries and other financial issues, please go to
the University's
Money Matters webpage.
Further Admissions Information
If you require further information please contact
Mr Wayne Williams
Tel: +44 01482 465653
Email: w.williams@hull.ac.uk
And look at the University's Admissions
webpage. (If you have a UCAS number, please quote it in all
correspondence.)