Freestanding Philosophy units
The following freestanding units were previously part of a course.
Please note these units no longer contribute to the achievement of a National Course.
SCQF level 5
- Philosophy: Knowledge and Doubt (SCQF level 5) Unit Specification
July 2019 - Philosophy: Arguments in Action (SCQF level 5) Unit Specification
July 2019 - Philosophy: Moral Philosophy (SCQF level 5) Unit Specification
July 2019
SCQF level 6
Deliver these units
Centres need to apply for approval before delivering the qualification for the first time, and must consider the resources that are available to them to do this.
In order to deliver this qualification in the next academic session, and in order for candidates to be certificated in August the following year, centres must apply for approval by the end of September of the previous year (for example, the deadline for applications for approval must be submitted by September 2020 in order to deliver and certificate the qualification by August 2021).
Subject-specific requirements for the course
Teachers and lecturers delivering or assessing Philosophy are required to have completed at least two years successful study of Philosophy at University or Higher National Diploma (HND) level.
Find out about our approval process
Verification
In 2019, a single qualification verification summary report replaced the verification key messages.
- Philosophy Qualification Verification Summary Report Round 2 July 2024
- Philosophy Qualification Verification Summary Report June 2023
- Philosophy Qualification Verification Summary Report June 2019
Unit assessment support packages (UASPs) for freestanding units
UASPs are available on SQA's secure website. Please contact your SQA co-ordinator to access them. Multiple packs are available at each level, and each pack contains:
- unit assessment tasks
- approaches to gathering evidence
- judging evidence against outcomes and assessment standards.
Alongside further information on the particular unit(s).