University of Wolverhampton, BA (Hons), Philosophy and Media and Cultural Studies

Philosophy Year 1: Introduction to critical thinking and philosophy; explores ways of living that are thought to be immoral, dangerous or unhealthy, and asks why we often find certain kinds of bad behaviour exciting and attractive. Year 2: Key traditions in moral philosophy and students get the chance to assess their own moral intuitions and concepts; students acquaint themselves with classical epistemology - the theory of knowledge - and its problems and difficulties; they may also investigate the Enlightenment - widely regarded as the movement that formed the central institutions and structures of the modern western world. Year 3: Embraces the ethical issues arising from relations between the individual and the state/the law, and the means used to bring about legal and political change; students explore current understanding of conscious intelligence, or explore the traditional place of women within philosophy; they may also investigate what it is to be true to yourself, with the freedom to determine who you really want to be. Media and cultural studies Year 1: Introduction to media and cultural studies; students can examine key visual aspects of the media and popular culture; they may also investigate some of the more controversial aspects of the 'borderless world' idea. Year 2: Students explore how media and popular cultural practices are significant in the expression of different senses of identity, such as gender and ethnicity; students develop their ability to analyse how cultural values are represented in the media; they also cultivate the relevant core skills to undertake and complete an independent research project. Year 3: Students look at the process of globalisation in relation to media and cultural identities; they have the opportunity to focus your study on a specialist area such as television soap operas or the production of fashion; the completion of an independent project allows students to explore a topic which particularly interests you in greater depth.