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Bachelor'S Degree Final Project

Code: 100323 ECTS Credits: 6
2025/2026
Degree Type Year
Philosophy OB 4

Contact

Name:
Laura Benitez Valero
Email:
laura.benitez@uab.cat

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Prerequisites

The student can enroll in the Final Degree Project (TFG) of Philosophy if he has passed 160 ECTS credits of the Degree in Philosophy.


Objectives and Contextualisation

The objective of the subject is to elaborate a work that must show the level of achievement of the competences acquired during the training in the Degree of Philosophy. The work consists of the written elaboration and oral presentation of a topic that allows a global and synthetic evaluation of the specific and transversal competences associated with the Degree in Philosophy.


Competences

  • Analysing and summarising the main arguments of fundamental texts of philosophy in its various disciplines.
  • Make changes to the methods and processes of the area of knowledge to provide innovative responses to the needs and wishes of society.
  • Placing the most representative philosophical ideas and arguments of a period in their historical background and relating the most important authors of each period of any philosophical discipline.
  • Recognising and interpreting topics and problems of philosophy in its various disciplines.
  • Students must be capable of applying their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and they should have building arguments and problem resolution skills within their area of study.
  • Students must be capable of collecting and interpreting relevant data (usually within their area of study) in order to make statements that reflect social, scientific or ethical relevant issues.
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
  • Students must develop the necessary learning skills to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
  • Students must have and understand knowledge of an area of study built on the basis of general secondary education, and while it relies on some advanced textbooks it also includes some aspects coming from the forefront of its field of study.
  • Thinking in a critical and independent manner on the basis of the specific topics, debates and problems of philosophy, both historically and conceptually.
  • Using the symbology and procedures of the formal sciences in the analysis and building of arguments.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Ability to maintain an appropriate conversation.
  2. Accurately drawing up normative texts.
  3. Accurately using the specific lexicon of science history.
  4. Analysing and summarising information.
  5. Analysing historical cases about scientific facts.
  6. Applying philosophical rigour in a written text following the international quality standards.
  7. Autonomously searching, selecting and processing information both from structured sources (databases, bibliographies, specialized magazines) and from across the network.
  8. Carrying out a planning for the development of a subject-related work.
  9. Carrying out oral presentations using an appropriate academic vocabulary and style.
  10. Communicating in the studied language in oral and written form, properly using vocabulary and grammar.
  11. Correctly, accurately and clearly communicating the acquired philosophical knowledge in oral and written form.
  12. Correctly drawing up a previously analysed non-regulatory text.
  13. Demonstrating a personal stance over a problem or controversy of philosophical nature, or a work of philosophical research.
  14. Discriminating the features that define the writer's place in the context of a problem and reorganising them in a consistent diagram.
  15. Distinguishing and analysing representative texts of the main genres of the philosophical literature.
  16. Distinguishing and outlining the fundamental content of a philosophical text.
  17. Distinguishing the topics of philosophical relevance in current debates.
  18. Documenting a philosophical issue and contrasting its sources.
  19. Effectively communicating and applying the argumentative and textual processes to formal and scientific texts.
  20. Engaging in debates about philosophical issues respecting the other participants' opinions.
  21. Establishing relationships between science, philosophy, art, religion, politics, etc.
  22. Explaining aspects of the history of science by using the discipline's specific terminology.
  23. Explaining the specific notions of the History of Philosophy.
  24. Expressing both orally and in written form, the issues and basic problems of the philosophical tradition.
  25. Identify situations that require improvement or change.
  26. Identifying the main ideas of a related text and drawing a diagram.
  27. Identifying the regulatory, stylistic or argumentative errors of a text.
  28. Indicating and discussing the main characteristics of the distinctive thought of a period and contextualizing them.
  29. Indicating and summarising the common content of several manifestations of various fields of culture.
  30. Indicating the main current topics of philosophical discussion.
  31. Indicating the main issues of the history of philosophy.
  32. Inferring the philosophical issues of a text about ethics or political theory and organising them in a way that allows the discrimination of assumptions and implications.
  33. Leading working groups, overseeing collective tasks and working with commitment in order to bring together various positions.
  34. Organizing their own time and work resources: designing plans with priorities of objectives, calendars and action commitments.
  35. Producing a philosophical work of analysis of relevant aspects of contemporary culture that includes an assessment of its value.
  36. Producing a work of philosophical research.
  37. Producing an individual work that specifies the work plan and timing of activities.
  38. Propose new methods or sound alternative solutions.
  39. Reading basic philosophical text thoroughly.
  40. Reading thoroughly philosophical texts of the History of Philosophy.
  41. Recognise and define the common thinking present in a multidisciplinary context.
  42. Recognising and implementing the following teamwork skills: commitment to teamwork, habit of cooperation, ability to participate in the problem solving processes.
  43. Recognising, with a critical eye, philosophical referents of the past and present and assessing its importance.
  44. Reflecting on their own work and the immediate environment's in order to continuously improve it.
  45. Regularising arguments of any source and calculating its logical correctness.
  46. Relating several ideas of the current philosophical debates.
  47. Relating the characteristic elements and factors of the philosophical tradition.
  48. Relating the various orders of the philosophical ideas of different authors and historical moments.
  49. Rigorously building philosophical arguments.
  50. Solving problems autonomously.
  51. Submitting works in accordance with both individual and small group demands and personal styles.
  52. Summarising the topics and arguments exposed in a classical philosophical debate.
  53. Using computing tools, both basics (word processor or databases, for example) and specialised software needed in the professional practice of archaeology.
  54. Using specialized knowledge acquired in an interdisciplinary context when debating.
  55. Using suitable terminology when drawing up an academic text.

Content

The TFG consists of an individual work (joint elaboration is not allowed) and is fundamentally academic; it is not a research work in the strict sense, character reserved for the Master's Final Project. The TFG of Philosophy also admits the modality of Service Learning (SL). SL is an educational proposal that trains students through participation in a project aimed at addressing a real community need, thereby improving people's living conditions or environmental quality.

Exceptionally, TFG may be carried out by two students, provided that this is announced at the beginning of the academic year and the nature of the proposed project justifies the joint work. Therefore, approval from the TFG coordination team and the supervisors will be required. In this case, both group members will receive the same grade."

1. Topic and assignment of tutor.

At the beginning of the academic year, a list of possible Final Degree Project topics will be provided, along with the assigned tutors. However, students will also have the option to propose a specific topic they wish to explore as a research focus.

2. Format.

The Final Degree Project consists of a written part and an oral part.

2.1. Written part.

The body of the work must be between 20 and 40 pages (approximately 2,100 characters per page), excluding the chapters of acknowledgements, motivation, and bibliography, as well as any complementary information (images, graphics,etc.).

The writing language can be Catalan, Spanish or English. To write it in any other language, the approval of the coordinator and tutor is required.

The structure of the text will be as follows, in the same order:

  1. Cover page, which must contain: the title of the work, the name of the author, the name of the tutor, and the following information: Final Degree Project, Degree in Philosophy, Course 2024-2025, Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, UAB.
  2. Page of self-responsible declaration of not committing plagiarism (the form will be uploaded to Moodle).
  3. Index, on the first odd page after the Front page and the commitment not to plagiarise.
  4. Summary of the TFG, in the same language as the work and with a maximum of 100 words. Keywords, between three and five, in the same language of work.
  5. Summary translated into English. Keywords translated into English.
  6. Introduction.
  7. Body of the text, divided into the appropriate sections, which will be numbered and titled in lower case and bold. The TFG of the SL modality must include the specific sections of this modality, following the particular instructions that will be posted in Moodle.
  8. Conclusions.
  9. Bibliography, which is mandatory and must include all the references mentioned in the text, and only these.
  10. Annexes, if applicable.

The format of the text must comply with the following rules: the base font will be of the aptos typology  or similar, size 11; footnotes, size 9, and fragments cited and indented inside the text, size 10. All paragraphs will be justified. The notes will be numbered consecutively at the bottom of the corresponding page and not at the end of the text. It is recommended to reduce its use to the maximum and that this use is explanatory and never of bibliographic citation. The pages will be numbered at the foot from the index page, starting with the number 1. Verbatim citations should be enclosed in quotation marks and followed by the corresponding reference in parentheses, which will necessarily include the pages cited; If the citation exceeds four lines, it will be transcribed in a separate paragraph, without quotation marks, with an indent larger than the body of the text and a smallerfont size (10 points). The non-textual elements (tables, tables, maps, graphs, illustrations, etc.) contained in the work will be inserted in the place of the corresponding text. All will be numbered and titled, the source will be specified at the foot and explicit reference will be made in the text.

The style of citations and references will follow the Chicago-Style Citation Quick Guide in its author-date version.

The evaluation of the written part and the work of its elaboration has a value of 60% of the final grade of the TFG and is done following the indications explained in the section "Evaluation" of this same Guide. In the TFG of the SL modality, the 60% corresponding to the evaluation of the written part is broken down into 50% of tutoring and 10% of the collaborating entity.

2.2 Oral part.

The TFG concludes with an oral presentation by the student in a face-to-face public session before a committee of the Department of Philosophy's teaching staff, designated by the coordinator.

The duration of the TFG presentation will be 30 minutes. The student will have a maximum of 20 minutes to make their presentation, which can be in any format (such as a PowerPoint presentation, a description of a Poster, an oral explanation, etc.) that the student considers fitting the criteria of their evaluation.

The evaluation of the oral part accounts for 40% of the final grade of the TFG and is conducted according to the guidelines outlined in the "Evaluation" section of this guide.


Activities and Methodology

Title Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
Type: Directed      
Face-to-face or virtual sessions with the supervisor 15 0.6 5, 11, 2, 21, 23, 27, 12
Type: Supervised      
Follow-up 15 0.6 11
Type: Autonomous      
Preparation of the oral presentation 6 0.24 4, 8, 10, 9
Research, reading, study 87 3.48 4, 14, 15, 16, 18, 37, 8, 27, 26, 32, 39, 40, 34, 43, 44, 48, 47, 50
Writing of proposal and of final paper 19 0.76 5, 49, 2, 36, 35, 21, 23, 12, 52

In this Final Degree Project (TFG) course, there are no classroom activities. The formative activities are detailed in the following section of this Guide, and students carry them out individually.

The students’ work is supervised and monitored by a tutor who is a member of the Philosophy Department faculty. The determination of the topic and the tutor for the TFG is done according to the procedure detailed in the “Contents” section of this Guide. In the case of TFGs in the Service-Learning (ApS) modality, students must follow the specific instructions of the tutor related to this modality.

The course will have a specific schedule for the assignment of Topic/Tutor/Committee, monitoring, tutorials, submissions, and evaluation, which will be published at the beginning of the academic year in the Final Studies Works [TFE] tool.

General Schedule

May - September
The coordination will disseminate a tentative list of topics (and, if applicable, tutors) through Moodle classrooms (virtual campus).

First half of October
Students will formally request the topic of their work, according to the published list or, if applicable, as outlined in their proposal. The request will be made through a standard document provided by the coordination of each degree program.

November
The TFG coordination will publish the assignment of the topic and tutor and communicate it to Academic Management. Both the student and the tutor must digitally sign the commitment document to maintain a record for accreditation purposes.

Incorporation of Gender Perspective and Use of Inclusive Language

Following the Gender Equality Action Plan of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, the integration of a gender perspective and the correct use of inclusive and non-sexist language are part of the methodological criteria that the Final Degree Project (TFG) must adhere to. This methodological incorporation will directly affect the evaluation of the work, assessing the student’s ability to apply these criteria both in content and writing appropriately. Absence or deficiencies in this area will be considered factors that may negatively affect the final grade of the TFG.

The possibility of working with the Service-Learning (ApS) methodology will be offered.

Note: Fifteen minutes of one class session will be reserved, within the schedule established by the centre/degree program, for students to complete evaluation surveys regarding faculty performance and course/module evaluation.

Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.


Assessment

Continous Assessment Activities

Title Weighting Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
Compliance of targets 5% 0 0 8, 34, 51, 44, 50
Control of bibliographic research, readings and drafts 15% 6 0.24 49, 14, 17, 16, 18, 45, 28, 48, 52
Evaluation of written work 40% 0 0 4, 6, 29, 7, 49, 13, 17, 15, 36, 35, 25, 38, 41, 46
Oral presentation 40% 2 0.08 5, 4, 11, 49, 2, 54, 14, 17, 15, 16, 18, 36, 35, 37, 21, 8, 22, 23, 24, 19, 10, 9, 55, 45, 27, 26, 30, 31, 28, 32, 33, 39, 40, 1, 34, 20, 51, 43, 42, 12, 44, 46, 48, 47, 50, 52, 3, 53

The written and oral parts of the Bachelor’s Final Project (TFG) are assessed separately. The written part and its preparation account for 60% of the final grade, while the oral part accounts for 40%. A continuous assessment is also conducted, representing 20%, included within the 60% of the written part. The evaluation structure for the TFG in the Philosophy Degree is as follows:

ActivityTutoringOral Presentation
Evaluated by Tutor Faculty Committee
Percentage of final grade 60% 40%

Students cannot pass the subject unless they achieve a minimum grade of 5 in the part evaluated by the tribunal, where the tutor does not participate.

All TFGs for the Philosophy Degree in the 2025-2026 academic year will be evaluated using the same rubrics. For TFGs under the Service-Learning (ApS) modality, as indicated previously, a specific rubric will be used. Coordination will publish them in a document before the end of November 2025, via TFE or Virtual Campus.

Please note that the Final Degree Project (TFG) does not have a September resit exam or recovery option. Students who do not submit the final written work within the established deadline will be graded as “Not Assessable.”

The TFG grade follows the same scale as any other subject in the curriculum. TFGs that achieve a minimum grade of 9 may be eligible for Honours Distinction, provided that evaluators agree. The awarding of Honours Distinction corresponds to the Degree Committee, which will consider 75% of the TFG grade and 25% of the student’s academic record from the last two years (3rd and 4th year).

Students may request an ordinary review of the TFG during the week following their evaluation.

In the event of any irregularity by the student that may significantly affect the grade of an assessment, that assessment will be graded with a 0, regardless of any disciplinary process that may be initiated. If multiple irregularities occur in the evaluation of the same subject, the final grade of that subject will be 0.

This subject allows the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies exclusively for bibliographic or information search, text correction, or translation tasks, at the discretion of tutors. Students must: (i) identify parts generated with AI; (ii) specify the tools used; (iii) include links and prompts; and (iv) include a critical reflection on how these influenced the process and final result of the activity. Both the critical reflection and the links/prompts will form part of an annexe. Lack of transparency in the use of AI in this evaluable activity will be considered academic dishonesty and result in a grade of 0, along with possible more severesanctions in extreme cases.

Since the 2017/2018 academic year, the TFG title has not been included in the student’s educational record. Students may request a certificate from the Academic Management Office of the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters confirming their TFG title.

Coordination recommends that TFGs with a minimum grade of 9 be published in the UAB Digital Document Repository (DDD), for which only the explicit consent of the tutor and the student is required.

Students who achieve a minimum grade of 8.5 on their TFG may be eligible for the TFG Awards by the Autonomous Solidarity Foundation - UAB Barcelona and the Best Gender Perspective TFG Awards by the UAB Equality Observatory - UAB Barcelona, provided the TFG content merits it. Evaluators may recommend candidacy. Additionally, the Service-Learning (ApS) Office at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), managed by the Autonomous Solidarity Foundation, annually awards the Best Final Degree Projects using ApS methodology for UAB students during the corresponding academic year.

Follow-up

A minimum of three mandatory tutoring sessions are established to ensure adequate monitoring of the Final Degree Project's development. These sessions will be complemented by follow-up meetings scheduled by the tutor as needed.

Deliveries

Students must make at least four mandatory submissions throughout the course via TFE (work plan, proposal, draft, and final report), which will follow criteria agreed upon with the tutor, provided they comply with the guidelines established in the course syllabus.

The tutor’s approval is a mandatory prerequisite for submitting the final project.

Oral presentations are held in person. Exceptionally, for students on Erasmus mobility who must defend their project virtually, they must inform the TFG coordination at the beginning of the corresponding semester, and approval is required.


Bibliography

The supervisor of the TFG will provide the expert support for the elaboration of the specific bibliography, which in any case will be the ultimate responsibility of the student.
For a generic bibliography on Degree Final Projects, the "bibliography" section of the Teaching Guide of the subject "Resources for Research in Philosophy" can be consulted.


Software

Not applicable.

 


Groups and Languages

Please note that this information is provisional until 30 November 2025. You can check it through this link. To consult the language you will need to enter the CODE of the subject.