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Degree Programme Table: Philosophy and Theology (MA Hons) (UTPHITH)


Year 1, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Philosophy offers two further 20 credit courses: Logic 1 and Philosophy of Science 1. These courses are optional. Although Logic 1 is optional, a pass in Logic 1 (or equivalent) is a pre-requisite for some Honours courses in Philosophy.
    Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Director of Studies.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 5 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    THET08006 Christian Theology 1 As available 20
    THET08011 Christian Ethics: Sources As available 20
    PHIL08016 Greats: From Plato to the Enlightenment As available 20
    PHIL08015 Morality, Rationality and Value As available 20
    DIVI07003 Academic Skills for Divinity Students As available 0




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     

    Year 2, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August

  • Notes: For entry to honours, students much achieve a pass of 50% or above, at the first attempt, in both Mind, Matter & Language and Knowledge & Reality. From session 2011/12, student must additionally pass the course 'Academic Skills for Divinity Students'.
    Philosophy offers two further 20 credit courses: Logic 1 and Philosophy of Science 1. These courses are optional. Although Logic 1 is optional, a pass in Logic 1 (or an equivalent) is a pre-requisite for some Honours courses in Philosophy.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PHIL08014 Mind, Matter and Language As available 20
    PHIL08017 Knowledge and Reality As available 20
    THET08010 God in Philosophy: Plato to Hume As available 20
    THET08001 Systematic Theology 2Bh: Dogmatic Theology As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     

    Year 3, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Where the dissertation in Year 4 is taken in Philosophy, students have two options: (i) to take two further option courses in philosophy and be examined on 5,000 word essays for each course, or (ii) to register for the dissertation completion course and write one 8,000 word essay on a topic to be arranged with the department. All students who take the dissertation in philosophy must complete the Philosophy Dissertation course in Year 3.


    • 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 list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    HIST10176    Republicanism and the Social Contract: History of Political Thought from Milton to Locke   20  
    HIST10257    Intellectual History from Montesquieu to Marx   20  
    PHIL10007    Philosophy of Religion   20  
    PHIL10014    The Philosophy of Wittgenstein   20  
    PHIL10017    Applied Ethics   20  
    PHIL10019    Meta-Ethics   20  
    PHIL10022    Feminism   20  
    PHIL10023    Moral Psychology   20  
    PHIL10024    Theories of Mind (Philosophy Hons)   20  
    PHIL10052    Philosophy of Mathematics   20  
    PHIL10067    History of Modern Philosophy Texts (British)   20  
    PHIL10072    Themes in Epistemology   20  
    PHIL10077    Metaphysics of Mind   20  
    PHIL10078    Normative theory   20  
    PHIL10081    Philosophy of Psychology   20  
    PHIL10082    Self, Agency and the Will   20  
    PHIL10090    Free Will and Moral Responsibility   20  
    PHIL10092    Theories of Truth   20  
    PHIL10093    Political Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10099    The Nature of Moral Understanding   20  
    PHIL10101    Ancient Ethics   20  
    PHIL10111    British Idealism and Immaterialism   20  
    PHIL10113    Philosophy of Time   20  
    PHIL10115    Philosophy of the Scottish Enlightenment   20  
    PHIL10125    Philosophy of Time Travel   20  
    PHIL10096    Ancient Theories of Knowledge   20  
    PHIL10116    History of Analytic Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10088    History of Modern Philosophy: Epistemology   20  
    PHIL10053    Mathematical Logic   20  
    PHIL10005    Philosophy of Language   20  
    PHIL10021    Philosophy of Mind and Language   40  
    PHIL10095    The Nature of Value   20  
    CLTR10015    Socrates and Plato: Five Dialogues   20  
    PHIL10132    Irrational Animals   20  
    PHIL10130    Aristotle   20  
    PHIL10047    The Early Continentals: Hegel and Nietzsche   20  

     

    AND   


    Select exactly 40 credits from Theology and Ethics Level 10 courses, as available

     

    AND   

    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, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    HIST10176    Republicanism and the Social Contract: History of Political Thought from Milton to Locke   20  
    HIST10257    Intellectual History from Montesquieu to Marx   20  
    PHIL10007    Philosophy of Religion   20  
    PHIL10014    The Philosophy of Wittgenstein   20  
    PHIL10017    Applied Ethics   20  
    PHIL10019    Meta-Ethics   20  
    PHIL10022    Feminism   20  
    PHIL10023    Moral Psychology   20  
    PHIL10024    Theories of Mind (Philosophy Hons)   20  
    PHIL10052    Philosophy of Mathematics   20  
    PHIL10067    History of Modern Philosophy Texts (British)   20  
    PHIL10072    Themes in Epistemology   20  
    PHIL10077    Metaphysics of Mind   20  
    PHIL10078    Normative theory   20  
    PHIL10081    Philosophy of Psychology   20  
    PHIL10082    Self, Agency and the Will   20  
    PHIL10090    Free Will and Moral Responsibility   20  
    PHIL10092    Theories of Truth   20  
    PHIL10093    Political Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10099    The Nature of Moral Understanding   20  
    PHIL10101    Ancient Ethics   20  
    PHIL10111    British Idealism and Immaterialism   20  
    PHIL10113    Philosophy of Time   20  
    PHIL10115    Philosophy of the Scottish Enlightenment   20  
    PHIL10125    Philosophy of Time Travel   20  
    PHIL10096    Ancient Theories of Knowledge   20  
    PHIL10116    History of Analytic Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10088    History of Modern Philosophy: Epistemology   20  
    PHIL10053    Mathematical Logic   20  
    PHIL10005    Philosophy of Language   20  
    PHIL10021    Philosophy of Mind and Language   40  
    PHIL10095    The Nature of Value   20  
    CLTR10015    Socrates and Plato: Five Dialogues   20  
    PHIL10132    Irrational Animals   20  
    PHIL10130    Aristotle   20  
    PHIL10047    The Early Continentals: Hegel and Nietzsche   20  

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Theology and Ethics Level 10 courses, as available

     



    Year 4, Academic year 2011/12, 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 Theology and Ethics Level 10 courses, as available

     

    AND   


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PHIL10007    Philosophy of Religion   20  
    PHIL10014    The Philosophy of Wittgenstein   20  
    PHIL10017    Applied Ethics   20  
    PHIL10019    Meta-Ethics   20  
    PHIL10022    Feminism   20  
    PHIL10023    Moral Psychology   20  
    PHIL10024    Theories of Mind (Philosophy Hons)   20  
    PHIL10052    Philosophy of Mathematics   20  
    PHIL10067    History of Modern Philosophy Texts (British)   20  
    PHIL10072    Themes in Epistemology   20  
    PHIL10077    Metaphysics of Mind   20  
    PHIL10078    Normative theory   20  
    PHIL10081    Philosophy of Psychology   20  
    PHIL10082    Self, Agency and the Will   20  
    PHIL10090    Free Will and Moral Responsibility   20  
    PHIL10092    Theories of Truth   20  
    PHIL10093    Political Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10101    Ancient Ethics   20  
    PHIL10111    British Idealism and Immaterialism   20  
    PHIL10113    Philosophy of Time   20  
    PHIL10115    Philosophy of the Scottish Enlightenment   20  
    PHIL10125    Philosophy of Time Travel   20  
    PHIL10099    The Nature of Moral Understanding   20  
    PHIL10096    Ancient Theories of Knowledge   20  
    PHIL10116    History of Analytic Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10088    History of Modern Philosophy: Epistemology   20  
    PHIL10053    Mathematical Logic   20  
    PHIL10005    Philosophy of Language   20  
    PHIL10021    Philosophy of Mind and Language   40  
    PHIL10095    The Nature of Value   20  
    PHIL10047    The Early Continentals: Hegel and Nietzsche   20  
    PHIL10130    Aristotle   20  
    PHIL10132    Irrational Animals   20  

     

    AND   

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


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PHIL10026    Dissertation in Philosophy   40  
    DIVI10001    Theology and Religious Studies: Final Dissertation   40  

    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 5,000 word essays for each course, or (ii) to register for the dissertation completion course and write one 8,000 word essay on a topic to be arranged with the department. All students who take the dissertation in philosophy must complete the Philosophy Dissertation course in year 3.
     
    OR   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PHIL10007    Philosophy of Religion   20  
    PHIL10014    The Philosophy of Wittgenstein   20  
    PHIL10017    Applied Ethics   20  
    PHIL10019    Meta-Ethics   20  
    PHIL10022    Feminism   20  
    PHIL10023    Moral Psychology   20  
    PHIL10024    Theories of Mind (Philosophy Hons)   20  
    PHIL10052    Philosophy of Mathematics   20  
    PHIL10067    History of Modern Philosophy Texts (British)   20  
    PHIL10072    Themes in Epistemology   20  
    PHIL10077    Metaphysics of Mind   20  
    PHIL10078    Normative theory   20  
    PHIL10081    Philosophy of Psychology   20  
    PHIL10082    Self, Agency and the Will   20  
    PHIL10090    Free Will and Moral Responsibility   20  
    PHIL10092    Theories of Truth   20  
    PHIL10093    Political Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10101    Ancient Ethics   20  
    PHIL10111    British Idealism and Immaterialism   20  
    PHIL10113    Philosophy of Time   20  
    PHIL10115    Philosophy of the Scottish Enlightenment   20  
    PHIL10125    Philosophy of Time Travel   20  
    PHIL10099    The Nature of Moral Understanding   20  
    PHIL10096    Ancient Theories of Knowledge   20  
    PHIL10116    History of Analytic Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10088    History of Modern Philosophy: Epistemology   20  
    PHIL10053    Mathematical Logic   20  
    PHIL10005    Philosophy of Language   20  
    PHIL10021    Philosophy of Mind and Language   40  
    PHIL10095    The Nature of Value   20  
    PHIL10047    The Early Continentals: Hegel and Nietzsche   20  
    PHIL10130    Aristotle   20  
    PHIL10132    Irrational Animals   20  

    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 5,000 word essays for each course, or (ii) to register for the dissertation completion course and write one 8,000 word essay on a topic to be arranged with the department. All students who take the dissertation in philosophy must complete the Philosophy Dissertation course in year 3.
     


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