History and Philosophy

About this course

History and philosophy together constitute one of the most enduring combinations in the humanities, bringing together two disciplines that have always been in close conversation. History asks what happened, why it happened and what it meant; philosophy asks what knowledge is possible, what makes an action right, what is the nature of reality and consciousness, and whether we can be certain of anything at all. The two disciplines illuminate each other: historical study raises deep philosophical questions about evidence, interpretation, progress and causation, while philosophy provides the conceptual tools to think more precisely about what history is and what it can tell us. At the University of Nottingham, this three-year programme allows you to develop genuine competence in both disciplines, moving between the empirical and archival work of historical research and the argumentative and

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 44% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 9% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 8% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 17% of graduatescards →
• 45 / 100Media Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

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