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Degree Programme Table: Cognitive Science (Humanities) (MA) (UTCOSCS)


Year 1, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: September

  • Notes: In year 1, students who intend to take courses from within the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences (PPLS) for all four years of the programme, must take Logic 1.

    Logic 1 is not compulsory for students who intend to take courses from PPLS and the Schools of Informatics and Mathematics, but in year 1 such students who choose not to take Logic 1 must take 20 credits of courses from the Schools of Informatics or Mathematics instead.

    Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Director of Studies.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    INFR08020 Informatics 1 - Cognitive Science As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) I - Logic (MA Hons) - Level(s) 8' (ROU_I_UTPHILY2_8) , as available.
         
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PHIL08004    Logic 1   20  
    INFR08011    Computational Foundations of Cognitive Science 1   20  

     
    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 80 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) I -Cognitive Science (Humanities) (MA Hons) - Level(s) 8-8' (ROU_I_UTPHILY1_8-8) , as available.
               
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    INFR08012    Informatics 1 - Computation and Logic   10  
    INFR08013    Informatics 1 - Functional Programming   10  
    INFR08014    Informatics 1 - Object-Oriented Programming   10  
    INFR08015    Informatics 1 - Data and Analysis   10  

     

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) I - Linguistics (MA Hons) - Level(s) 8' (ROU_I_UTPHILY1_8) , as available.
         
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LASC08004    Linguistics 1A   20  
    LASC08012    Linguistics 1B   20  

     

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following course level 08, as available.
    PSYL08001     Psychology 1     (40 credits)

     


    Year 2, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Courses in 2nd Year must follow on from 1st year.

    In year 2, students who intend to take courses from within PPLS for all four years of the programme, must take Mind, Matter and Language, Knowledge and Reality, Linguistics 2A & 2B and Psychology 2.

    Students who intend to take courses from PPLS and the Schools of Informatics and Mathematics have the choice of taking Mathematics for Informatics 1A & 2A, only if these were not taken in Year 1.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 5 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 120 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) I - Cog Sci ( Humanities) Philosophy (MA Hons) - Level(s) 8' (ROU_I_UTPHILY3_8) , as available.
         
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PHIL08014    Mind, Matter and Language   20  
    PHIL08017    Knowledge and Reality   20  

     

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) I - Informatics Cog Sci (MA Hons) - Level(s) 8' (ROU_I_UTPHILY5_8) , as available.
         
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    INFR08008    Informatics 2A - Processing Formal and Natural Languages   20  
    INFR08009    Informatics 2B - Algorithms, Data Structures, Learning   20  

     

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) A - Informatics Cog Sci (MA Hons) - Level(s) 8' (ROU_A_UTPHILY2_8) , as available.
         
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    INFR08008    Informatics 2A - Processing Formal and Natural Languages   20  
    INFR08010    Informatics 2D - Reasoning and Agents   20  

     

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) I - Cog Sci Linguistics (MA Hons) - Level(s) 8' (ROU_I_UTPHILY4_8) , as available.
         
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LASC08006    Linguistics 2A   20  
    LASC08013    Linguistics 2B   20  

     

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following course level 08, as available.
    PSYL08002     Psychology 2     (40 credits)

     


    Year 3, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Criteria for entry to Level 9/10 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 Mind Matter and Language & Knowledge and Reality, Psychology 2 or two Informatics 2 courses.

    In year 3, students must take Level 10 courses in three different subject areas with the aim of ensuring that, by the end of year 4, they have accrued a minimum of 40 credits of passes at Honours level in each of these three subjects.

    Exceptionally, in year 3, students who intend to take courses from PPLS and the Schools of Informatics and Mathematics may take Informatics and Mathematics courses at level 8 in order to gain the pre-requisites for further Honours level courses in Informatics.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 5 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 120 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 80 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) I - Cog Sci Philosophy (MA Hons) - Level(s) 10' (ROU_I_UTPHILY2_10) , as available.
                                    
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PHIL10080    Paradoxes of decision   20  
    PHIL10085    Language and The Natural Mind   20  
    PHIL10072    Themes in Epistemology   20  
    PHIL10113    Philosophy of Time   20  
    PHIL10092    Theories of Truth   20  
    PHIL10077    Metaphysics of Mind   20  
    PHIL10125    Philosophy of Time Travel   20  
    PHIL10081    Philosophy of Psychology   20  
    PHIL10082    Self, Agency and the Will   20  
    PHIL10052    Philosophy of Mathematics   20  
    PHIL10007    Philosophy of Religion   20  

     

    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 80 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) I - Cog Sci Psychology (MA Hons) - Level(s) 10' (ROU_I_UTPHILY3_10) , as available.
    Code   Course Name   Credits

     

    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 80 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) I - Cog Sci Language Sciences (MA Hons) - Level(s) 10' (ROU_I_UTPHILY4_10) , as available.
    Code   Course Name   Credits

     

    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 80 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule O level 9' (SCH_O_9) , as available.

     

    Select exactly 0 credits from the following course level 10, as available.
    PHIL10109     Philosophy Dissertation - Part 1: Preparation     (0 credits)

    Notes: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.
     


    Year 4, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: September


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 5 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) I - Dissertation Cog Sci (MA Hons) - Level(s) 10' (ROU_I_UTPHILY5_10) , as available.
               
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PHIL10119    Philosophy Dissertation - Part 2: Completion   40  
    LASC10024    Dissertation in Language Sciences   40  
    PSYL10004    Dissertation in Psychology   40  
    INFR10044    Honours Project (Informatics)   40  

    Notes:The choice of dissertation topic must by appropriate to Cognitive Science and span at least two of the subject areas of Philosophy, Psychology, Language Sciences or Informatics
     

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 80 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) I - Cog Sci Philosophy (MA Hons) - Level(s) 10' (ROU_I_UTPHILY2_10) , as available.
                                    
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PHIL10080    Paradoxes of decision   20  
    PHIL10085    Language and The Natural Mind   20  
    PHIL10072    Themes in Epistemology   20  
    PHIL10113    Philosophy of Time   20  
    PHIL10092    Theories of Truth   20  
    PHIL10077    Metaphysics of Mind   20  
    PHIL10125    Philosophy of Time Travel   20  
    PHIL10081    Philosophy of Psychology   20  
    PHIL10082    Self, Agency and the Will   20  
    PHIL10052    Philosophy of Mathematics   20  
    PHIL10007    Philosophy of Religion   20  

     

    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) I - Cog Sci Psychology (MA Hons) - Level(s) 10' (ROU_I_UTPHILY3_10) , as available.
    Code   Course Name   Credits

     

    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) I - Cog Sci Language Sciences (MA Hons) - Level(s) 10' (ROU_I_UTPHILY4_10) , as available.
    Code   Course Name   Credits

     

    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection Informatics level 10' (SCH_O_10) , as available.

     

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