| Mind and Language (MA) |
| Degree Type: Group Honours |
| POS Code: A1005 |
| UCAS Code: QVC0 |
| NYT |
Course |
S |
L |
CT |
| 1* |
Linguistics 1A |
I |
8 |
20 |
| |
Logic 1 † |
I |
8 |
20 |
| |
EITHER |
|
|
|
| |
Linguistics 1B |
I |
8 |
20 |
| |
OR |
|
|
|
| |
Introduction to Philosophy 1B †† |
I |
8 |
20 |
| |
EITHER |
|
|
|
| |
Psychology 1 |
I |
8 |
40 |
| |
OR BOTH |
|
|
|
| |
Informatics 1A |
O |
8 |
20 |
| |
AND |
|
|
|
| |
Informatics 1B |
O |
8 |
20 |
| |
Mathematics for Informatics 1 |
P |
8 |
20 |
| |
OR |
|
|
|
| |
Mathematics for Informatics 2 |
P |
8 |
20 |
| |
OR |
|
|
|
| |
Computational Foundations of Cognitive Science 1 |
O |
8 |
20 |
| |
OR |
|
|
|
| |
Human Communication 1 |
O |
8 |
20 |
| |
OR |
|
|
|
| |
Philosophy of Science 1 †† |
I |
8 |
20 |
| 2* |
Linguistics 2A |
I |
8 |
20 |
| |
Linguistics 2B |
I |
8 |
20 |
| |
Philosophy 2A †† |
I |
8 |
40 |
| |
EITHER |
|
|
|
| |
Psychology 2 |
I |
8 |
40 |
| |
OR |
|
|
|
| |
Informatics 2A AND EITHER |
O |
8 |
20 |
| |
Informatics 2B |
|
|
|
| |
OR |
|
|
|
| |
Informatics 2D |
O |
8 |
20 |
| 3‡ |
Courses in Language Sciences, Philosophy and Psychology or Informatics |
I,O |
9/10 |
60 |
| |
Further courses in Language Sciences, Philosophy, Psychology and Informatics
(normally including either Introduction to Cognitive Science or Psychology
of Thinking and Language) |
I,O |
8/10 |
60 |
| |
Philosophy Dissertation - Part 1: Preparation (only if taking the
dissertation in Philosophy)** |
I |
10 |
0 |
| 4*** |
Dissertation in Philosophy, Psychology, or Language Sciences |
I |
10 |
40 |
| |
OR |
|
|
|
| |
Honours Project (Informatics) |
O |
10 |
40 |
| |
OR |
|
|
|
| |
Further courses in Philosophy** |
|
|
|
| |
Further courses in Language Sciences, Philosophy, Psychology and Informatics
(including Philosophy of Mind and Language and Introduction to Cognitive
Science if these were not taken in year 3) |
I,O |
10 |
80 |
| * Important: Mind and Language is one of two "Group
Honours" degrees linking the four subject areas Informatics, Language
Sciences, Philosophy, and Psychology. The central feature of these degrees
is that they involve a "breadth requirement" (a minimum of 80
credit points at Level 8 in each of three subject areas) and a "depth
requirement" (a minimum of 60 credit points at Level 9/10 in two of
those subjects). Although the specific Level 8 requirements for Mind and
Language are listed here under Years 1 and 2, note that up to 60 credits
of required courses in Years 1 and 2 may be postponed to Years 2 or 3,
in order to enable students to take other Level 7/8 courses from Schedules
A-Q and to permit changes of degree programme. |
| † Students who take Informatics 1A and Informatics
1B and Computational Foundations of Cognitive Science 1 are
not required to take Logic. |
| †† Students must take either Philosophy
of Science 1 or Introduction to Philosophy 1B before taking Philosophy
2A. |
| ‡ Criteria for entry to Level 10 courses: Normally,
a pass at the first attempt in Linguistics 2A and Linguistics
2B, with an average across these courses of 50% or above, a pass of
50% or above at the first attempt in Philosophy 2A, and either Psychology
2 or one of the second year Informatics sequences. |
| ** Students who plan to take the philosophy dissertation
in the fourth year must take the (not-for-credit) dissertation preparation
class in the third year. Where the dissertation is taken in Philosophy,
students have two options: (i) to take two further option courses in philosophy
and be examined on 5000 word essays for each course, or (ii) to register
for the dissertation completion course and write one 8000 word essay on
a topic to be arranged with the department. |
| *** Choice of Level 10 courses: students are required to
take a minimum of 60 credits points in each of two of the four subject
areas Philosophy, Psychology, Language Sciences and Informatics, and to
do their dissertation on a topic that links those two subject areas. See
degree handbook for further details. |
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