Global Philosophy & Worldviews and Philosophy & Ethics

Global philosophy and worldviews combined with philosophy and ethics is an intellectually ambitious degree that takes philosophy out of its conventional Western European setting and into genuine global dialogue. Global philosophies and worldviews, as Liverpool Hope describes it, explores the big questions of truth, value, and what it means to be human from a world-spanning perspective, moving from African philosophy and Chinese ethics to Hindu explorations of the soul, Islamic political thought, Jewish existentialism, and Buddhist mysticism. These are traditions that continue to evolve and shape the modern world, and engaging with them seriously deepens your understanding of philosophy itself.

Philosophy and ethics brings rigorous analytical tools to bear on both Western and non-Western traditions, developing your capacity for careful argument and your engagement with the moral questions that matter most.

Liverpool Hope's three-year full-time degree carries a typical entry tariff of 104 points and includes a sandwich year, a year abroad option, and work placement opportunities. You will develop both breadth and depth, studying the philosophical traditions of multiple cultures alongside the core areas of ethics, epistemology, metaphysics, and political philosophy. The year abroad offers the chance to experience another academic and cultural tradition directly, deepening the comparative and cross-cultural sensibility that the programme develops.

Work placement opportunities allow you to demonstrate the practical value of philosophical training in professional contexts.

Graduates of global philosophy and ethics programmes work in teaching, journalism, the civil service, international organisations, NGOs, ethics consultancy, healthcare, law, and a range of roles where the ability to reason carefully about values and engage across cultural traditions is important. The discipline is particularly relevant in contexts involving diversity, international engagement, and ethical decision-making. Postgraduate study in philosophy, ethics, religious studies, or international studies is a natural next step.