Access to Higher Education: Philosophy ADED11414E

  • Academic Session: 2024-25
  • School: Short Courses
  • Credits: 20
  • Level: Level 1 (SCQF level 7)
  • Typically Offered: Runs Throughout Semesters 1 and 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: No
  • Taught Wholly by Distance Learning: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No

Short Description

The course provides an introduction to the academic discipline of Philosophy, focusing on key skills and ideas essential to Level 1 courses in the College of Arts.

Timetable

Blocks 1 and 2

2 hours per week for 22 weeks

Access courses are available at different days and times throughout the week. For timetable details, please see our 'Access to Higher Education' web pages at University of Glasgow - Study - Short courses - Access courses

Requirements of Entry

None

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

Two essays (each up to 1500 words) (40% each)

Informal logic exercise (20%)

Course Aims

To introduce students to the discipline of Philosophy and to enable them to develop academic literacies necessary for Level 1 undergraduate study in the College of Arts.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Identify and explain key concepts and theories in philosophy  

■ Read and analyse philosophical material.

■ Recognise and construct arguments and respond in appropriate academic form to philosophical questions.

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.