Psychology and Philosophy

About this course

Psychology and philosophy together constitute one of the most intellectually demanding combinations in the humanities and sciences. Psychology seeks to explain human thought, behaviour, perception, and emotion through empirical enquiry, drawing on biology, neuroscience, and the social sciences. Philosophy addresses the foundations of knowledge, the nature of the mind, the basis of ethical judgement, and the structure of rational argument. At their intersection, you encounter some of the deepest questions about what it means to be a thinking, feeling person in the world. At the University of Oxford, this four-year full-time programme places you at a genuinely productive boundary between these disciplines. Psychology addresses questions such as how we perceive and categorise the world around us, how language is acquired, what underlies social and antisocial behaviour, and what the mechani

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 75% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Research and Development (RandD) and Other Research Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →

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