University of York

BA (Hons) Philosophy with German (with a year abroad)

University of YorkYork, United Kingdom

Course overview

Develop your own answers to major philosophical questions and increase your cultural awareness with German studies.

Key highlights

  • Develop your own answers to major philosophical questions
  • German studies to increase your cultural awareness
  • Includes a year abroad
  • Taught jointly by Philosophy and Language and Linguistic Science departments

Entry requirements

  • A-level: AAB — A levels: AAB
  • Access to HE Diploma: Distinction — Obtain Access to HE Diploma with 36 credits at Distinction and 9 credits at Merit or higher
  • BTEC: DDD — BTEC National Extended Diploma: DDD
  • International qualifications — European Baccalaureate: 80% overall average
  • International Baccalaureate: 35 — International Baccalaureate: 35 points
  • T-level: Distinction — overall including grade A in the Core T Level subjects in Accounting
  • Scottish Highers: AABBB — Scottish Highers; Advanced Highers - not required for entry We may also be able to consider three Advanced Highers or a combination of Highers and Advanced Higher

Scholarships

  • Architecture Academic Excellence Scholarships

    Funding: £1,000

    Up to £1,000

  • Choral Scholarship

    £1,000. 6 total (1 per year group) £3,000

    Up to £1,000

  • Dean's Global Excellence Scholarship

  • English and Related Literature International Scholarships

    Funding: £1,000.

    Up to £1,000

  • Equal Access Scholarship (Undergraduate)

  • International Undergraduate Achievement Scholarship

    Funding: up to £10,000 (for first year of study only).

  • Robert Ackrill Haigh Scholarship

    One payment of £1000

    Up to £1,000

  • York Minster Choral Scholarships

    Up to £8,000 per annum

Careers this course leads to

  • Translator
  • Teacher of modern foreign languages
  • Policy analyst
  • Civil servant
  • Journalist
  • Management consultant

Cost of study

UK/Home: £9,535 (TBC) | International: £26,900

Admission

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