English Studies and Philosophy

About this course

English studies and philosophy is a combination that places two of the most rigorous and wide-ranging of the arts disciplines alongside one another. English studies develops your ability to read literary and other texts with care and precision, to situate them within their historical and cultural contexts, and to construct interpretive arguments that are sensitive to language and form. Philosophy trains you to examine ideas and arguments with logical rigour, to identify assumptions that others take for granted, and to reason carefully about fundamental questions concerning knowledge, ethics, language, mind, and value. The two disciplines share a deep concern with language and argument, and each enriches the other in ways that make the combination more than the sum of its parts. At the University of Stirling, this four-year full-time programme includes a year abroad, giving you the oppor

Where its graduates go

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

• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
• 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 10% of graduatescards →

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