General information
| Study programme title | Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) programme in Philosophy (Joint Honours) |
| Type of study programme | University |
| Length | 3 years (6 semesters) |
| ECTS | 90 |
| Academic qualification | Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (univ. bacc. phil.) |
| Title and qualification code in the C.Q.F. Register | – |
| Study completion requirements | Passing all the exams and successfully completing the undergraduate dissertation. |
| Possibilities of continuing education | At the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, students can enrol on the M.A. in Philosophy (Joint Honours) – Modules: Teaching and General |
| Employment possibilities | Students will have acquired a degree of literacy and education that enables them to work in the media, publishing, the civil sector, and management in public administration. They can also work in other areas where there is a need for transferable skills, such as the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, to engage in critical thinking and complex analysis. Such skills can be used in cross-sectoral collaborations between science, education and research, the advancement of democratic political culture and human rights, making connections between governmental bodies and civil society, or anywhere where the acquired philosophical knowledge and skills can be actively applied to solve social problems. |
| Enrolment conditions | Further details about enrolment can be found on: Postani student |
Course list
| Year 1 | |||
| Semester I | Semester II | ||
| Logic | 6 ECTS | Analytical Philosophy | 6 ECTS |
| Introduction to Philosophy | 6 ECTS | Ethics | 6 ECTS |
| Physical Education 1 | 1 ECTS | Philosophical Research and Writing | 3 ECTS |
| Elective Course | 3 ECTS | Elective Course 2 | 1 ECTS |
| Year 2 | |||
| Semester III | Semester IV | ||
| Aesthetics | 6 ECTS | Modern Philosophy from Kant to Descartes | 6 ECTS |
| Physical Education 3 | 1 ECTS | Symbolic Logic | 6 ECTS |
| Elective Course 1 | 3 ECTS | Physical Education 4 | 1 ECTS |
| Elective Course 2 | 3 ECTS | Elective Course 1 | 3 ECTS |
| Elective Course 3 | 3 ECTS | ||
| Year 3 | |||
| Semester V | Semester VI | ||
| Epistemology | 6 ECTS | Metaphysics | 6 ECTS |
| Philosophy as a System. The History of Classical German Idealism | 6 ECTS | Contemporary Philosophy of the 20th Century | 6 ECTS |
| Elective Course | 3 ECTS | Undergraduate Dissertation | 3 ECTS |
| Elective courses (The offer of elective courses will be decided and specified in the syllabus for each academic year) | |
| A priori Classical Texts | 3 ECTS |
| Analytical Marxism | 3 ECTS |
| Antique Philosophy of the Soul | 3 ECTS |
| Antique Scepticism | 3 ECTS |
| Arguments | 3 ECTS |
| Bioethics and the Female Question | 3 ECTS |
| Bioethics | 3 ECTS |
| Democracy, the Internet, Fake News | 3 ECTS |
| Democratic Theory | 3 ECTS |
| Cognition and Neurodiversity | 6 ECTS |
| Existentialism | 3 ECTS |
| Economy and Cognition | 3 ECTS |
| Emotions | 3 ECTS |
| Ethics of International Relations | 3 ECTS |
| Philosophy of Biology | 3 ECTS |
| Philosophy of Wellbeing | 3 ECTS |
| Philosophy of Film and the Arts | 3 ECTS |
| Philosophy of History | 3 ECTS |
| Philosophy of Language | 3 ECTS |
| Philosophy of Literature | 3 ECTS |
| Philosophy of Logic | 3 ECTS |
| Philosophy of Psychiatry | 3 ECTS |
| Philosophy of Psychology | 3 ECTS |
| Philosophy of Psychopathy | 3 ECTS |
| Philosophy of Sexuality | 3 ECTS |
| Philosophy of Sport | 3 ECTS |
| Philosophy of Art | 3 ECTS |
| Philosophy of Anthropology | 3 ECTS |
| Philosophical Problems of Science | 3 ECTS |
| Croatian Philosophy | 3 ECTS |
| Kantian Critique of Pure Reason | 3 ECTS |
| Christian Philosophy | 3 ECTS |
| Libertarianism: Ethics and Politics of the Free Market | 3 ECTS |
| Logical Positivism | 3 ECTS |
| Thought Experiments | 3 ECTS |
| Moral Responsibility | 3 ECTS |
| Moral Psychology | 3 ECTS |
| Moral Reasons | 3 ECTS |
| Moral Reasoning | 3 ECTS |
| Narrative, Mind, and World | 3 ECTS |
| Naturalism and Ethics | 3 ECTS |
| Naturalism and the Mind | 3 ECTS |
| Selected Questions in the Philosophy of Religion | 3 ECTS |
| The Ontology and Ethics of Nicolai Hartmann | 3 ECTS |
| Rudimentary Problems in Antique Ethics | 3 ECTS |
| Personal Identity | 3 ECTS |
| Paradoxes | 3 ECTS |
| Political Ideas and Public Policy | 3 ECTS |
| The History of Political Philosophy I | 3 ECTS |
| The history of Political Philosophy II | 3 ECTS |
| Practical Ethics | 3 ECTS |
| Overcoming Nihilism: Friedrich Nietzsche | 3 ECTS |
| The Problem of Intentionality in Continental Philosophy in the 19th and 20th Centuries | 3 ECTS |
| Relativism | 3 ECTS |
| The Meaning of Life | 3 ECTS |
| Free will | 3 ECTS |
| Death | 3 ECTS |
| Social Justice and Public Policies | 3 ECTS |
| Cognition in the Real World | 3 ECTS |
| Comprehension and Neurodiversity | 3 ECTS |
| Philosophy of the Middle Ages | 3 ECTS |
| Consciousness and Naturalism | 3 ECTS |
| Consciousness and Content | 3 ECTS |
| Theories of Distributive Justice | 3 ECTS |
| Art and Moral Learning | 3 ECTS |
| Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion | 3 ECTS |
| Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind | 3 ECTS |
| Introduction to Critical Thought | 3 ECTS |
| Wittgenstein | 3 ECTS |
| Science and Explanation | 3 ECTS |
| Science and Politics | 3 ECTS |
| Science and Value | 3 ECTS |
| Star Trek | 3 ECTS |
| Note: The list of elective courses, which are part of the Erasmus/YUFE module ‘Interdisciplinary Studies of the Mind’ offered jointly by the Department of Philosophy and the Department of Psychology for Erasmus/YUFE students (primarily for Erasmus/YUFE students of philosophy, psychology and related disciplines) | |
| Philosophy of Psychiatry | 6 ECTS |
| Topics in Philosophy of Mind | 6 ECTS |
| Introduction to the Philosophy of psychology | 6 ECTS |
Learning outcomes
Core learning outcomes
| Collective learning outcomes | Individual learning outcomes |
|---|---|
| HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY | 1. List and explain the main historical periods, directions, representatives, and approaches in philosophy. 2. Explain the development of philosophical disciplines and the central debates within them. 3. Identify and separate the main concepts and debates in specific historical periods, directions, and approaches. 4. Contextualise philosophy’s position in relation to other closely related sciences and disciplines. |
| PHILOSOPHICAL DISCIPLINES – FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS AND THEORETICAL DIRECTIONS | 1. Present, explain, and analyse foundational philosophical concepts, problems, and their solutions in specific disciplines. 2. Comprehend, analyse, and compare dominant philosophical theories in particular disciplines and independently assess which of them most successfully responds to selected problems. 3. Provide a contextualised historical overview of philosophical approaches in particular disciplines. 4. Describe and explain the basic positions of the most important philosophers in specific disciplines. |
| CRITICAL-ANALYTICAL SKILLS AND METHODOLOGY | 1. Apply the tools of informal and formal logic to identify, analyse and evaluate arguments and their structure. 2. Evaluate the validity of arguments and assess their persuasiveness and strength. 3. Analyse and evaluate the logical structure of texts, prove logical relationships, and recognise typical errors in argumentation. 4. Critically apply and demonstrate the basic methods and strategies of critical thinking. 5. Acquire basic skills in the independent reading and interpretation of classical philosophical texts. 6. Comprehend, analyse, and compare foundational methodological approaches within different philosophical domains. 7. Independently produce an academic article using the relevant literature, and applying academic conventions for quoting, paraphrasing, referencing, and writing a bibliography. 8. Apply basic theoretical principles found in different philosophical domains to real life social problems and situations. |