Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Philosophy and Media (with Sandwich Year)
University of Hertfordshire - De Havilland Campus
UK,England
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48 Months
Duration
CAD 15,500/year
Tuition Fee
CAD 0 FREE
Application Fee
Sep 2025
Apply Date
UK, England
Type: University
Location Type: Semi-Urban
Founded: 1952
Total Students: 30,000 +
Int. Students: 10,000 +
Campus Detail
Main Campus Address
De Havilland Campus, Mosquito Way, Hatfield AL10 9EU, United Kingdom
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Philosophy and Media (with Sandwich Year)
Program Overview
Our BA Philosophy and Media degree allows you to learn more about how various media function and to examine the philosophical issues surrounding our attempts to represent the world. You’ll develop practical and theoretical knowledge of how various media techniques are implemented, whilst exploring and challenging the assumptions that frame the way we think, act and see the world around us.
In your first year, you’ll be introduced to a variety of ways in which communication can be achieved. You will learn to think critically by examining reasoning and persuasion and how that might be inflected by the medium in which it is conveyed, including the use of rhetoric and propaganda. You’ll also study social and political philosophy, covering topics such as freedom of speech, as well as examine the nature of knowledge and reality. There is also a philosophy module dedicated to exploring the scope and limits film and literature in what they can represent about reality.
All our philosophy lecturers are active researchers, so you’ll share the excitement of doing original work in a supportive and highly-rated academic community. Our Philosophy team is in the top 15 in the Guardian League Table 2019 and rates as one of the 100 best Philosophy departments worldwide in the 2017 QS rankings. The media staff are academics and practitioners in the creative industries and will give you the knowledge and understanding to be successful for a career in media.
In your second year, you’ll be able to select areas on which to focus, such as on influential works of philosophy, ethics, metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, and social and political philosophy. There is also a philosophy of art module, which tackles the question of the relation between artistic representations (in various media) and reality. You’ll also gain knowledge of research methods in the communications industry and learn about publishing.
In your final year, you’ll delve deeper into the media industry and into more specialist areas of Philosophy, including the opportunity to develop your understanding of the nature of communication in the philosophy of language module, or on the nature of the representation of women in the module on feminist philosophy.
- A flexible programme of study, allowing you to concentrate on areas you find especially interesting
- An exceptional academic team, conducting internationally renowned research
- Stimulating, innovative courses that allow you to make rewarding connections between two disciplines
- CV-building potential through work placements and extra-curricular activities
Application Fee
Application Fee: CAD 0 FREE Tuition Fee
CAD 15,500 per year
*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change
Living Cost in University of Hertfordshire - De Havilland Campus
CAD 9,207 per year
*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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