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Degree Programme Table: Philosophy and English Language (MA Hons) (UTPHIEL)


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


COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
PHIL08016 Greats: From Plato to the Enlightenment As available 20
PHIL08015 Morality, Rationality and Value As available 20
LASC08001 English Language 1 As available 40




COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


Overarching rule collection group: A  
Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences- Multiple UG Courses- Level 8' (ROU_I_UGINFO1_8) , as available.
     
Code   Course Name   Credits
PHIL08004    Logic 1   20  
PHIL08005    Philosophy of Science 1   20  

Notes:Although Logic 1 is not a compulsory course for single-honours philosophy students it is strongly recommended, particularly for students who think that they might go on to study philosophy at postgraduate level. It is also a prerequisite for some honours-level philosophy courses. If you choose not to take Logic 1 this year you will have the option to take it in your second year.
 

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to Q, T and W level 8' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_8) , as available.

 


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


COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
LASC08002 English Language 2 As available 40
PHIL08014 Mind, Matter and Language Semester 1 20
PHIL08017 Knowledge and Reality Semester 2 20




COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


Overarching rule collection group: A  
Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences- Multiple UG Courses- Level 8' (ROU_I_UGINFO1_8) , as available.
     
Code   Course Name   Credits
PHIL08004    Logic 1   20  
PHIL08005    Philosophy of Science 1   20  

Notes:Although Logic 1 is not a compulsory course for single-honours philosophy students it is strongly recommended, particularly for students who think that they might go on to study philosophy at postgraduate level. It is also a prerequisite for some honours-level philosophy courses. If you choose not to take Logic 1 this year you will have the option to take it in your second year.
 

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to Q, T and W level 7 or 8' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_7/8) , as available.

 


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

  • Notes: Entry into honours requires passes at 50% or above at the first attempt in English Language 2, in Mind, Matter, and Language and in Knowledge and Reality.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




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


    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 dissertation in philosophy rather than English language must complete this dissertation preparation course in their third year.
     

    Select a minimum of 40 credits and maximum of 80 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) I - Language Sciences ( Hons courses) - Level(s) 10' (ROU_I_UTLINGS1_10) , as available.
                                                                                       
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LASC10005    Modern English Phonology 1   20  
    LASC10007    English Word-Formation   20  
    LASC10009    Middle English   20  
    LASC10011    Lexical Semantics   20  
    LASC10017    English Historical Syntax   20  
    LASC10018    Simulating Language   20  
    LASC10019    Bilingualism   20  
    LASC10021    Historical Linguistics   20  
    LASC10030    Second Language Acquisition (Honours)   20  
    LASC10031    Origins and Evolution of Language (Hons)   20  
    LASC10033    Statistics and Experimental Design   20  
    LASC10035    Psycholinguistics   20  
    LASC10045    English grammar: a cognitive account   20  
    LASC10049    Reading Old English   20  
    LASC10050    Linguistic Fieldwork and Language Description   20  
    LASC10052    Linguistic Reconstruction and Language Classification   20  
    LASC10054    Optimality Theory   20  
    LASC10055    Corpus Linguistics   20  
    LASC10056    Global Englishes   20  
    LASC10057    Prosody (Honours)   20  
    LASC10059    Third-year Project in Language Sciences   40  
    LASC10061    Speech Processing (Hons)   20  
    LASC10062    Speech Synthesis   20  
    LASC10065    Syntactic Theory and English Syntax   20  
    LASC10068    Dialectology in the British Isles   20  
    LASC10071    Current Issues in Syntax   20  
    LASC10075    Principles and Applications of Medieval Dialectology   20  
    LASC10076    Language, Politics and Identity   20  

     
    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select a minimum of 40 credits and a maximum of 80 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following "Philosophy" Subject Collection:
    'Subject Collection schedule Philosophy level 10' (SUB_PHIL_10) , as available.
    Code   Description / Course Name   Credits
    HIST10176    Republicanism and the Social Contract: History of Political Thought from Milton to Locke   (20 Credits)  
    HIST10257    Intellectual History from Montesquieu to Marx   (20 Credits)  
    (PHIL10*)   All Level 10 courses with a primary subject of 'Philosophy'   (as selected)  

     

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Epistemology Group - Philosophy Level 10' (ROU_I_EPIST_10) , as available.
                                                   
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PHIL10081    Philosophy of Psychology   20  
    PHIL10082    Self, Agency and the Will   20  
    PHIL10085    Language and The Natural Mind   20  
    PHIL10007    Philosophy of Religion   20  
    PHIL10092    Theories of Truth   20  
    PHIL10075    Philosophy of Action   20  
    PHIL10076    The Ontology of Mind   20  
    PHIL10024    Theories of Mind (Philosophy Hons)   20  
    PHIL10052    Philosophy of Mathematics   20  
    PHIL10005    Philosophy of Language   20  
    PHIL10072    Themes in Epistemology   20  
    PHIL10074    Semantic Externalism   20  
    PHIL10077    Metaphysics of Mind   20  
    PHIL10080    Paradoxes of decision   20  
    PHIL10113    Philosophy of Time   20  
    PHIL10125    Philosophy of Time Travel   20  

    Notes:At least one course from this group must be taken in either the third of fourth year.
     


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


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




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


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following "Philosophy" Subject Collection:
    'Subject Collection schedule Philosophy level 10' (SUB_PHIL_10) , as available.
    Code   Description / Course Name   Credits
    HIST10176    Republicanism and the Social Contract: History of Political Thought from Milton to Locke   (20 Credits)  
    HIST10257    Intellectual History from Montesquieu to Marx   (20 Credits)  
    (PHIL10*)   All Level 10 courses with a primary subject of 'Philosophy'   (as selected)  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) I - Language Sciences ( Hons courses) - Level(s) 10' (ROU_I_UTLINGS1_10) , as available.
                                                                                       
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LASC10005    Modern English Phonology 1   20  
    LASC10007    English Word-Formation   20  
    LASC10009    Middle English   20  
    LASC10011    Lexical Semantics   20  
    LASC10017    English Historical Syntax   20  
    LASC10018    Simulating Language   20  
    LASC10019    Bilingualism   20  
    LASC10021    Historical Linguistics   20  
    LASC10030    Second Language Acquisition (Honours)   20  
    LASC10031    Origins and Evolution of Language (Hons)   20  
    LASC10033    Statistics and Experimental Design   20  
    LASC10035    Psycholinguistics   20  
    LASC10045    English grammar: a cognitive account   20  
    LASC10049    Reading Old English   20  
    LASC10050    Linguistic Fieldwork and Language Description   20  
    LASC10052    Linguistic Reconstruction and Language Classification   20  
    LASC10054    Optimality Theory   20  
    LASC10055    Corpus Linguistics   20  
    LASC10056    Global Englishes   20  
    LASC10057    Prosody (Honours)   20  
    LASC10059    Third-year Project in Language Sciences   40  
    LASC10061    Speech Processing (Hons)   20  
    LASC10062    Speech Synthesis   20  
    LASC10065    Syntactic Theory and English Syntax   20  
    LASC10068    Dialectology in the British Isles   20  
    LASC10071    Current Issues in Syntax   20  
    LASC10075    Principles and Applications of Medieval Dialectology   20  
    LASC10076    Language, Politics and Identity   20  

     
    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: D  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences- Multiple UG Courses-Level 10' (ROU_I_UGPHPYLA1_10) , as available.
         
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LASC10024    Dissertation in Language Sciences   40  
    PHIL10026    Dissertation in Philosophy   40  

     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following "Philosophy" Subject Collection:
    'Subject Collection schedule Philosophy level 10' (SUB_PHIL_10) , as available.
    Code   Description / Course Name   Credits
    HIST10176    Republicanism and the Social Contract: History of Political Thought from Milton to Locke   (20 Credits)  
    HIST10257    Intellectual History from Montesquieu to Marx   (20 Credits)  
    (PHIL10*)   All Level 10 courses with a primary subject of 'Philosophy'   (as selected)  

    Notes: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. All students who take the dissertation in philosophy must have completed the Philosophy Dissertation Preparation course in year 3.
     

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