Bachelor's Degree Final Project
Code: 100323Credits: 6
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | TFE | 4 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Laura Benitez Valero
- Email :
- laura.benitez@uab.cat
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
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
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.
Learning outcomes
- CM36 (Apply a critical and inclusive look to the contents covered, integrating the gender perspective transversally and valuing the social dimension of philosophical knowledge.) Apply a critical and inclusive look to the contents covered, integrating the gender perspective transversally and valuing the social dimension of philosophical knowledge.
- CM37 (Develop an introductory project to philosophical research autonomously, managing time, sources and resources with academic and ethical responsibility.) Develop an introductory project to philosophical research autonomously, managing time, sources and resources with academic and ethical responsibility.
- CM38 (Show initiative, commitment and capacity for self-reflection in the learning process, actively contributing to the development of a rigorous, original and situated philosophical practice.) Show initiative, commitment and capacity for self-reflection in the learning process, actively contributing to the development of a rigorous, original and situated philosophical practice.
- KM40 (Identify a relevant philosophical problem, placing it in its historical context, in its appropriate theoretical framework and methodological approach.) Identify a relevant philosophical problem, placing it in its historical context, in its appropriate theoretical framework and methodological approach.
- KM41 (Delimit the main conceptual approaches of the discipline, including the gender perspective and other contemporary critical approaches.) Delimit the main conceptual approaches of the discipline, including the gender perspective and other contemporary critical approaches.
- KM42 (Illustrate the epistemological specificity of the study of philosophy, distinguishing its forms of argumentation, textual analysis and conceptual elaboration.) Illustrate the epistemological specificity of the study of philosophy, distinguishing its forms of argumentation, textual analysis and conceptual elaboration.
- SM41 (Formulate a philosophical problem in a clear and coherent way, developing a viable work plan and an appropriate argumentative structure.) Formulate a philosophical problem in a clear and coherent way, developing a viable work plan and an appropriate argumentative structure.
- SM42 (Prepare a rigorous philosophical project and defend it orally before an evaluation committee, adapting the language and discourse to the academic context.) Prepare a rigorous philosophical project and defend it orally before an evaluation committee, adapting the language and discourse to the academic context.
- SM43 (Critically use primary and secondary philosophical sources, using academic criteria of quality, relevance, and citation.) Critically use primary and secondary philosophical sources, using academic criteria of quality, relevance, and citation.
Contents
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:
- 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.
- Page of self-responsible declaration of not committing plagiarism (the form will be uploaded to Moodle).
- Index, on the first odd page after the Front page and the commitment not to plagiarise.
- 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.
- Summary translated into English. Keywords translated into English.
- Introduction.
- 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.
- Conclusions.
- Bibliography, which is mandatory and must include all the references mentioned in the text, and only these.
- 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.
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face-to-face or virtual sessions with the supervisor | 15 | 0.6 | |
| Preparation of the oral presentation | 6 | 0.24 | |
| Research, reading, study | 87 | 3.48 | |
| Writing of proposal and of final paper | 19 | 0.76 | |
| Follow-up | 15 | 0.6 |
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.
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of written work | 50% | 0 | 0 | CM36, CM37, CM38, KM40, KM41, KM42, SM41, SM42, SM43 |
| Control of bibliographic research, readings and drafts | 15% | 6 | 0.24 | CM37, CM38, SM43 |
| Oral presentation | 30% | 2 | 0.08 | SM41, SM42 |
| Compliance of targets | 5% | 0 | 0 | CM36, CM37, CM38, KM40, KM41, KM42, SM41, SM42, SM43 |
The written and oral parts of the Bachelor’s Final Project (TFG) are assessed separately. The written part and its preparation account for 70% of the final grade, while the oral part accounts for 30%. A continuous assessment is also conducted, representing 20%, included within the 70% of the written part. The evaluation structure for the TFG in the Philosophy Degree is as follows:
| ActivityTutoringOral Presentation | ||
| Evaluated by | Tutor + second reviewer | Faculty Committee |
| Percentage of final grade | 70% | 30% |
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 2026-2027 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 2026, 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 severe sanctions 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.
Course groups and languages
The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE
| Type of teaching | Group | Language | Semester | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TFG) Treball de fi de grau | 1 | Catalan/Spanish | annual | morning-mixed |