Study Philosophy at Birmingham
Challenge and change the status quo with the University of Birmingham's philosophy programmes. Our courses dive deep into context, theory and real-world application, encouraging you to use your voice, lead debates, and address global challenges from a philosophical perspective. Study with us and experience world-class teaching, career-boosting opportunities, and a vibrant student life at Birmingham.
Why study Philosophy with us?
- Explore an idea instead of taking it at face value. Philosophy teaches us to develop arguments whilst analysing the flaws in them, and to ask the big questions around existence, purpose and reality.
- Choose to combine Philosophy with a number of other subjects, from Politics to History to English Literature and more. At Birmingham, you can build a degree that fits with your interests and career goals.
- Focus on philosophy with real-world relevance and contemporary application. Delve into current topics such as mental health, sex, sustainability, ethics and more.
- Like you, a Philosophy degree is versatile. Take your career in any number of directions - from law, to education, to communications, marketing and the creative industries, to business, government and beyond.
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Forge your future at Birmingham
As the most targeted UK university by top graduate employers (High Fliers report, The Graduate Market 2024), the University of Birmingham prepares graduates for a variety of careers after university.
Our Philosophy graduates have gone on to secure roles such as Human Resources Officer, Visiting Scholar, Executive Officer, Paralegal, and Bid Writer, working for organisations such as:
- BBC
- UK Civil Service
- National Grid
- University of Oxford
- Virgin
The University has commissioned Cturtle as our data partner for tracking our alumni destinations. The data above is a subset from 43,666 alumni who completed their course up to 31 July 2024.
Charlotte Hill
CEO of the Felix Project - BA Philosophy and Political Science Alumni
Read Charlotte's full profile"My top tip would probably be don't just stay within the university campus, the city itself has got so much to offer in terms of the communities and the neighbourhoods. I did some amazing volunteering out in the community whilst I was there for three years and that's probably what I got a huge amount out of. So don't just stay on the campus, get out and meet the rest of the community in Birmingham."