BA Philosophy and English
About this course
BA (Hons) in English and Philosophy. Core topics include Research Methods. The programme engages with both analytic and continental philosophical traditions alongside western and non-western perspectives, covering modules from epistemology and metaphysics to postcolonial literature and global modernisms.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB or BBB IB: 32 points
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What students say
Based on about 15 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 88%
- Learning opportunities: 80%
- Assessment and feedback: 77%
- Academic support: 93%
- Organisation and management: 89%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 67%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 15 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 85%
- Left higher education: 15%
What graduates do next
Based on about 11 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 65%
- Further study: 15%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Secretarial and related occupations: 15%
- Sales occupations: 10%
- Teaching Professionals: 10%
- Elementary occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 75%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 70%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 45%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 40 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East of England: 15%
- London: 35%
- South East: 35%
- South West: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Access course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Silver overall, Bronze for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Burning to Read
- Reason and Argument
- Truth and Morality
- Science & Religion
- World Making
- Ancient Philosophy
- Early Modern Philosophy
- Epistemology and Metaphysics
- Feminist Philosophy
- In the Embers of Empire: Reading Postcolonial Texts Today
- Language for Life
- Liberty and Horror
- Literature and Philosophy
- Novels (how to read them and why)
- Philosophy and Professional Life
- The Art of Short Fiction
- Word & Image
- (Re)thinking Civilization
- Global Modernisms
- Kant
- Life Story
- Phenomenology
- Philosophy of AI
- Philosophy of Language
- Philosophy of Mind
- Queer Brighton and Sussex: Histories, Heritage, and Aesthetics
- Right Here! Right Now! Twenty-First Century Literature and Culture
- Romance
- Sexuality and the Rise of Fiction
- Staging the Renaissance: Shakespeare
- Writing Poetry
- English Literature Dissertation
- Philosophy Dissertation
- Analytic Philosophy
- Modern European Philosophy
- Philosophy of Art & Literature
- Posthuman/Premodern
- Psychoanalysis and Literature
- Serial Fictions
- Social & Political Philosophy
- Topics in African American Literature
- Virginia Woolf
- Wollstonecraft and After: Gender, Writing and the Public Sphere
- Writing Race, Gender, and the Social: Experiments Beyond Representation
- Championing Literacy Placement
- Decolonial Literature, Politics, Writing
- Ethics
- Gender, Race and Society in Early Modern Drama
- Islamic Philosophy
- Modern Nature
- Post-Kantian Philosophy
- Queer Fictions
- Sussex Modernism
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BA Philosophy and English at University of Sussex earn?
The median salary is £24,000 after 3 years, £30,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £23,500 and £40,000. The £30,000 median after five years is £1,000 more than the UK median for English studies.
What do graduates of BA Philosophy and English at University of Sussex do next?
75% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BA Philosophy and English at University of Sussex?
88% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BA Philosophy and English at University of Sussex?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 121 UCAS points.
Does BA Philosophy and English at University of Sussex include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BA Philosophy and English at University of Sussex?
85% of students continued into their second year, and 15% left higher education.