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

Year 1, Academic year 2012/13, 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
LASC08015 Linguistics & 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, 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 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.
 
AND   

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

 



Year 2, Academic year 2012/13, Starting month: August


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


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
PHIL08014 Mind, Matter and Language Semester 1 20
PHIL08017 Knowledge and Reality Semester 2 20
LASC08017 LEL2A: Linguistic Theory and the Structure of English Semester 1 20
LASC08019 LEL2C: English in Time and Space Semester 2 20




COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 3 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, 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 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.
 
AND   

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
Code   Course Name   Credits
LASC08018    LEL2B: Phonetic Analysis and Empirical Methods   20  
LASC08020    LEL2D: Cross-linguistic Variation: Limits and Theories   20  
LASC08021    LEL2E: Structure and History of European Languages   20  

Notes:Although further LEL2 courses are not compulsory it is recommended that students take at least 20 credits from these options.
 
AND   

Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

 



Year 3, Academic year 2012/13, 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 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.
     
    AND   

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


    Select a minimum of 40 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    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  
    PHIL10024    Theories of Mind (Philosophy Hons)   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  
    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  
    PHIL10088    History of Modern Philosophy: Epistemology   20  
    PHIL10005    Philosophy of Language   20  
    CLTR10015    Socrates and Plato: Five Dialogues   20  
    PHIL10132    Irrational Animals   20  
    PHIL10047    The Early Continentals: Hegel and Nietzsche   20  
    PHIL10131    Social Cognition   20  
    HIST10197    Intellectual History from Antiquity to the Renaissance   20  
    PHIL10050    Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Science   20  
    PHIL10049    Ancient Theories of Existence   20  
    PHIL10140    Formal Methods in Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10139    Scepticism   20  
    PHIL10134    The Computational Mind   20  
    PHIL10135    Distributive Justice   20  
    PHIL10137    Formal Semantics for Philosophers   20  
    PHIL10070    Perception   20  
    PHIL10106    Philosophical Issues in Evolution   20  
    PHIL10064    Philosophy and the Environment   20  
    PHIL10138    Realism, relativism, and reality   20  
    PHIL10062    Topics in Hellenistic Philosophy   20  

    Notes:In order for a student from out with Classics to be enrolled on course CLTR10015 Socrates and Plato: Five Dialogues, contact must be made with a Classics Secretary on 650 3580 for approval to be obtained.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PHIL10081    Philosophy of Psychology   20  
    PHIL10082    Self, Agency and the Will   20  
    PHIL10007    Philosophy of Religion   20  
    PHIL10092    Theories of Truth   20  
    PHIL10024    Theories of Mind (Philosophy Hons)   20  
    PHIL10052    Philosophy of Mathematics   20  
    PHIL10005    Philosophy of Language   20  
    PHIL10072    Themes in Epistemology   20  
    PHIL10077    Metaphysics of Mind   20  
    PHIL10113    Philosophy of Time   20  
    PHIL10125    Philosophy of Time Travel   20  
    PHIL10131    Social Cognition   20  
    PHIL10050    Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Science   20  
    PHIL10137    Formal Semantics for Philosophers   20  
    PHIL10139    Scepticism   20  
    PHIL10134    The Computational Mind   20  
    PHIL10140    Formal Methods in Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10106    Philosophical Issues in Evolution   20  
    PHIL10138    Realism, relativism, and reality   20  

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

    Select a minimum of 40 credits and maximum of 80 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LASC10005    Modern English Phonology 1   20  
    LASC10007    English Word-Formation   20  
    LASC10065    Syntactic Theory and English Syntax   20  
    LASC10009    Middle English   20  
    LASC10049    Reading Old English   20  
    LASC10056    Global Englishes   20  
    LASC10011    Lexical Semantics   20  
    LASC10072    Scots and Scottish English   20  
    LASC10033    Statistics and Experimental Design   20  
    LASC10017    English Historical Syntax   20  
    LASC10055    Corpus Linguistics   20  
    LASC10069    Current Issues in Semantics and Pragmatics   20  
    LASC10071    Current Issues in Syntax   20  
    LASC10068    Dialectology in the British Isles   20  
    LASC10052    Linguistic Reconstruction and Language Classification   20  
    LASC10008    Modern English Phonology II   20  
    LASC10067    Pragmatics   20  
    LASC10078    The Sociolinguistics of Bilingualism   20  

    Notes:The LEL Honours handbook giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available to students entering the course to facilitate advance planning. Students MUST consult this handbook regarding the selection of 'core' courses.
     




    Year 4, Academic year 2012/13, 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 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  
    PHIL10024    Theories of Mind (Philosophy Hons)   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  
    PHIL10101    Ancient Ethics   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  
    PHIL10088    History of Modern Philosophy: Epistemology   20  
    PHIL10005    Philosophy of Language   20  
    PHIL10047    The Early Continentals: Hegel and Nietzsche   20  
    PHIL10132    Irrational Animals   20  
    PHIL10131    Social Cognition   20  
    PHIL10049    Ancient Theories of Existence   20  
    PHIL10050    Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Science   20  
    PHIL10062    Topics in Hellenistic Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10064    Philosophy and the Environment   20  
    PHIL10070    Perception   20  
    PHIL10134    The Computational Mind   20  
    PHIL10135    Distributive Justice   20  
    PHIL10137    Formal Semantics for Philosophers   20  
    PHIL10138    Realism, relativism, and reality   20  
    PHIL10139    Scepticism   20  
    PHIL10140    Formal Methods in Philosophy   20  

    Notes:Students MUST take a course from the Epistemology cluster if not taken in 3rd year.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LASC10005    Modern English Phonology 1   20  
    LASC10007    English Word-Formation   20  
    LASC10065    Syntactic Theory and English Syntax   20  
    LASC10009    Middle English   20  
    LASC10049    Reading Old English   20  
    LASC10056    Global Englishes   20  
    LASC10011    Lexical Semantics   20  
    LASC10072    Scots and Scottish English   20  
    LASC10033    Statistics and Experimental Design   20  
    LASC10017    English Historical Syntax   20  
    LASC10055    Corpus Linguistics   20  
    LASC10069    Current Issues in Semantics and Pragmatics   20  
    LASC10071    Current Issues in Syntax   20  
    LASC10068    Dialectology in the British Isles   20  
    LASC10052    Linguistic Reconstruction and Language Classification   20  
    LASC10008    Modern English Phonology II   20  
    LASC10067    Pragmatics   20  
    LASC10078    The Sociolinguistics of Bilingualism   20  

    Notes:The LEL Honours handbook giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available to students entering the course to facilitate advance planning. Students MUST consult this handbook regarding the selection of 'core' courses.
     
    AND   

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


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LASC10024    Dissertation in Language Sciences   40  
    PHIL10026    Dissertation in Philosophy   40  

    Notes:Notes: A dissertation MUST be taken in Final Year in either Philosophy or English Language. Where the dissertation is taken in Philosophy, students can either do a single long 8000 word dissertation, or two 5000 word essays ( short dissertations). If the two 5000 word essays are selected students should choose two courses from Philosophy honours Programme Collection (ROU_I_UTPHIECY4_10), as available.
     
    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  
    PHIL10024    Theories of Mind (Philosophy Hons)   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  
    PHIL10101    Ancient Ethics   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  
    PHIL10088    History of Modern Philosophy: Epistemology   20  
    PHIL10005    Philosophy of Language   20  
    PHIL10047    The Early Continentals: Hegel and Nietzsche   20  
    PHIL10132    Irrational Animals   20  
    PHIL10131    Social Cognition   20  
    PHIL10049    Ancient Theories of Existence   20  
    PHIL10050    Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Science   20  
    PHIL10062    Topics in Hellenistic Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10064    Philosophy and the Environment   20  
    PHIL10070    Perception   20  
    PHIL10134    The Computational Mind   20  
    PHIL10135    Distributive Justice   20  
    PHIL10137    Formal Semantics for Philosophers   20  
    PHIL10138    Realism, relativism, and reality   20  
    PHIL10139    Scepticism   20  
    PHIL10140    Formal Methods in Philosophy   20  

    Notes:Where the dissertation is taken in Philosophy as the two 5000 word essays students should choose two courses from this collection not taken in Year 3.
     




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