Arts and humanities

Bachelor of Philosophy

Since its beginnings in antiquity, philosophy has taken many different forms. But it can be defined as the effort to freely question the truth and value of discourse, which in law can relate to any area of human experience or activity. It's about learning to think for oneself: not to flatter one's own opinions, but to practice rational criticism and discussion, questioning the meaning, justification and inadequacies of common or learned ideas.
This is why the study of philosophy is divided into different fields or domains organized around fundamental notions (art, science, political power, the mind, language, justice...) and problems. As the historical dimension is also important, these studies include a study of the history of philosophy and its great authors (Plato, Descartes, Hume, Spinoza, Kant, Wittgenstein etc.).

Lessons learned

The bachelor's degree program at UGA is designed to cover all the fundamental areas of philosophical thought: political and moral philosophy, philosophy of knowledge and science, philosophy of language, logic, aesthetics, and the history of philosophy (ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary). It also includes assiduous study of a modern language and a number of special options.
Throughout the three years of the degree program, students are guided towards autonomy and the formulation of a personal project, with the possibility of completing a validated internship.

A demanding, versatile general education

The pursuit of philosophy's universal ambition requires the cultivation of invaluable intellectual virtues: clarity of expression, rigor of conceptual analysis and reasoning, precision and breadth of general culture, autonomy of thought and a sense of problem-solving. These qualities are valuable in their own right. But the study of philosophy also provides excellent general intellectual training that can be put to good use in other, more applied fields.

Double bachelor's degrees in Philosophy/Classical Literature and Philosophy/Modern Literature

The History of Art and Archaeology/Literature (Modern or Classical) double degree is a top-quality course that enables motivated students with good work capacity to acquire and master the fundamentals of several disciplines.
These are double courses organized jointly by UFR ARSH and UFR LLASIC (Language, Literature and Performing Arts, Information and Communication).

Foundation year