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Post-offer Visit Day
Welcome to the Philosophy Department
The University of Durham’s mission is to achieve and sustain excellence in its teaching and research, whilst maintaining its character as a collegiate university. The Department’s aims and objectives are fully consistent with the University’s mission.
The Department aims to: recruit students of high academic ability with the potential to benefit from their chosen programme; offer students programmes informed by high-quality research; enable undergraduate students to understand important developments in the history of western philosophical thought and apply accepted methods of philosophical analysis and argument to philosophical problems; offer non-specialists the opportunity to engage with specific aspects of the discipline; enable postgraduates to study areas of the discipline in depth and in a way which will equip them to undertake original research in the subject.
On completion of a BA Single or Joint Honours programme, students will have demonstrated knowledge and understanding of significant developments in the history of western philosophical thought as well as a range of major philosophical texts, concepts, questions, arguments and methods.
In addition to the above all students will be able to demonstrate that they can correctly utilise specialist vocabulary; grasp, analyse, evaluate and deploy subject-specific concepts and arguments; locate, understand, assess and utilise pertinent sources; interpret and criticise relevant texts.
Students will also be able to demonstrate that they can express themselves clearly and succinctly; comprehend complex ideas, propositions and theories; defend their opinions by reasoned argument; seek out and identify appropriate sources of evidence and information; tackle problems in a clear-sighted and logical fashion.
Department information
Durham Philosophy department is amongst the most prestigious departments in the UK, and we pride ourselves on our excellence in research and teaching. The Durham Philosophy community is a lively, friendly group of people including undergraduates, postgraduates and staff.
More information
Schedule for the day - February / March / April 2025
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Information for Guests of Offer-holders
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19th February / 24th March / 26th April schedule 2025
Elvet Riverside - ER142
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 13.30 | Introduction to your degree and your degree programme. |
| 14.20 | Break |
| 14.30 | We have a variety of staff presentations that will be delivered to give you a flavour of what study a degree in the department will involve. |
| 15.30 | Break |
| 15.40 |
A current student will be on hand to tell you what it is like to be a student from their perspective, why they chose Durham and what student life is really like. |
| 16.00 | General Q&A with the opportunity to meet departmental staff. This is also the opportunity for guests of offer-holders to join in to find out more. |
Information for Guests of Offer-holders
We would like to extend a warm welcome to all of our offer-holders and invite you to attend our academic taster sessions taking place within the Elvet Riverside 1 (ER142) - Wednesday 19th February 2025, Monday 24th March 2025 and Saturday 26th April 2025.
Further details can be found here in our Post-offer Day guide 2025.
To see more information on where department buildings are located and self guided tours of Durham please visit: Self-guided Tours - Durham University
We look forward to seeing you there!