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Our courses
- English/Philosophy (BA)
- History/Philosophy (BA)
- Language, Logic and Communication (BSc)
- Philosophy/Linguistics (BA)
- Philosophy with Languages and Cultures (French) (with a year abroad) (BA)
- Philosophy with Languages and Cultures (German) (with a year abroad) (BA)
- Philosophy with Languages and Cultures (Italian) (with a year abroad) (BA)
- Philosophy with Languages and Cultures (Spanish) (with a year abroad) (BA)
- Social and Political Sciences with Philosophy (BA)
- Philosophy/Sociology (BA)
- Neuroscience (BSc)
- Neuroscience (MSci)
- Mathematics and Philosophy (BA/BSc)
- Physics with Philosophy (BSc)
- Physics with Philosophy (with a year abroad) (BSc)
- Physics with Philosophy (MPhys)
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Why I chose to study philosophy at York
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Reflections on placement life at York: five months in
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How to manage studying a joint Philosophy degree
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