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Degree Programme Table: Philosophy and Psychology (MA Hons) (UTPHIPS)

Year 1, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: September


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


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
PHIL08016 Greats: From Plato to the Enlightenment As available 20
PHIL08015 Morality and Value As available 20
PSYL08001 Psychology 1 As available 40
PHIL08004 Logic 1 As available 20




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


Overarching rule collection group: A  
Select exactly 20 credits from these collections:  

Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
Code   Course Name   Credits
PHIL08005    Philosophy of Science 1   20  

 
OR   

Select exactly 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

 



Year 2, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August


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


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
PHIL08014 Mind, Matter and Language Semester 1 20
PHIL08017 Knowledge and Reality Semester 2 20
PSYL08002 Psychology 2 As available 40




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


Overarching rule collection group: B  
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: For students entering the programme in 2014, Logic 1 is compulsory. It is strongly recommended that students take Logic, 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.
 
OR   

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 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Progression to Honours requires (1) an *average* of 50% across both the mandatory Philosophy courses standardly taken in the second year, Mind, Matter and Language (MML) and Knowledge and Reality (K&R) achieved at the first attempt, and (2) a minimum of 40% in each course (MML and K&R) achieved at the first attempt; also required, a pass at 50% or above at the first attempt in Psychology 2, and a pass in the combined mark of the statistics components of the Psychology 2 exams.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PSYL10034 Psychology Methodology 1 As available 10
    PSYL10035 Psychology Methodology 2 As available 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 5 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 psychology must complete this dissertation preparation course in year 3.


     

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PSYL10113    Biological Psychology   10  
    PSYL10106    Development of language, literacy and communication   10  
    PSYL10105    Human Personality   10  
    PSYL10115    Individual Differences in Intelligence and Related Constructs   10  
    PSYL10108    Learning and Memory   10  
    PSYL10116    Perception   10  
    PSYL10109    Psychology of Language   10  
    PSYL10112    Social Psychology: The Social Psychology of Identities   10  
    PSYL10110    Social Psychology: Experimental and Applied Approaches   10  
    PSYL10111    Thinking and Reasoning   10  
    PSYL10121    Cognitive and Social Development in Children   10  

     

    Select exactly 40 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  
    PHIL10072    Themes in Epistemology   20  
    PHIL10078    Normative theory   20  
    PHIL10081    Philosophy of Psychology   20  
    PHIL10099    The Nature of Moral Understanding   20  
    PHIL10101    Ancient Ethics   20  
    PHIL10111    British Idealism and Immaterialism   20  
    PHIL10113    Philosophy of Time   20  
    PHIL10125    Philosophy of Time Travel   20  
    PHIL10005    Philosophy of Language   20  
    CLTR10015    Socrates and Plato: Five Dialogues   20  
    PHIL10047    The Early Continentals: Hegel and Nietzsche   20  
    PHIL10131    Social Cognition   20  
    HIST10197    Intellectual History from Antiquity to the Renaissance   20  
    PHIL10049    Ancient Theories of Existence   20  
    PHIL10140    Formal Methods in Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10139    Scepticism   20  
    PHIL10134    The Computational Mind   20  
    PHIL10137    Formal Semantics for Philosophers   20  
    PHIL10143    Philosophy: Fun and Games   20  
    PHIL10148    Perception and Action: From Inner Zombies to the Predictive Brain   20  
    PHIL10146    The Philosophy of David Hume   20  
    PHIL10090    Free Will and Moral Responsibility   20  
    PHIL10022    Feminism   20  
    PHIL10133    Logic, Computability and Incompleteness   20  
    THET10029    God in Kant's Critique of Pure Reason 3/4   20  
    PHIL10150    Reason and Experience: 17th Century Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10138    Realism, relativism, and reality   20  
    PHIL10077    Metaphysics of Mind   20  
    PHIL10116    History of Analytic Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10112    The Structure of Being   20  
    PHIL10117    Aesthetics   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   

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 20 credits from these collections:  


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 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  
    PHIL10072    Themes in Epistemology   20  
    PHIL10078    Normative theory   20  
    PHIL10081    Philosophy of Psychology   20  
    PHIL10099    The Nature of Moral Understanding   20  
    PHIL10101    Ancient Ethics   20  
    PHIL10111    British Idealism and Immaterialism   20  
    PHIL10113    Philosophy of Time   20  
    PHIL10125    Philosophy of Time Travel   20  
    PHIL10005    Philosophy of Language   20  
    CLTR10015    Socrates and Plato: Five Dialogues   20  
    PHIL10047    The Early Continentals: Hegel and Nietzsche   20  
    PHIL10131    Social Cognition   20  
    HIST10197    Intellectual History from Antiquity to the Renaissance   20  
    PHIL10049    Ancient Theories of Existence   20  
    PHIL10140    Formal Methods in Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10139    Scepticism   20  
    PHIL10134    The Computational Mind   20  
    PHIL10137    Formal Semantics for Philosophers   20  
    PHIL10143    Philosophy: Fun and Games   20  
    PHIL10148    Perception and Action: From Inner Zombies to the Predictive Brain   20  
    PHIL10146    The Philosophy of David Hume   20  
    PHIL10090    Free Will and Moral Responsibility   20  
    PHIL10022    Feminism   20  
    PHIL10133    Logic, Computability and Incompleteness   20  
    THET10029    God in Kant's Critique of Pure Reason 3/4   20  
    PHIL10150    Reason and Experience: 17th Century Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10138    Realism, relativism, and reality   20  
    PHIL10077    Metaphysics of Mind   20  
    PHIL10116    History of Analytic Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10112    The Structure of Being   20  
    PHIL10117    Aesthetics   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 Psychology Level 10 courses, as available

     




    Year 4, Academic year 2014/15, Starting month: August

  • Notes: PSYL10034 Psychology Methodology 1 and PSYL10035 Psychology Methodology 2 MUST be taken if it was not taken 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
    PSYL10018    Critical Social Psychology   10  
    PSYL10091    Development of Core Domains of Thought   10  
    PSYL10041    Clinical Neuropsychology: a Cognitive Perspective   10  
    PSYL10025    Mind, Body and Consciousness   10  
    PSYL10026    Parapsychology   10  
    PSYL10064    Causes and Consequences of Personality   10  
    PSYL10014    Children with Language Impairments   10  
    PSYL10092    Marxist Psychology   10  
    PSYL10033    Psychological Therapies   10  
    PSYL10094    Human Cognitive Abilities   10  
    PSYL10095    Memory, Ageing and the Brain   10  
    PSYL10097    Multisensory Integration   10  
    PSYL10075    Frontal Lobe Functions   10  
    PSYL10061    Sentence Processing and Psycholinguistics   10  
    PSYL10100    Moral Judgment and Behaviour   10  
    PSYL10099    Consciousness and Perceptual Awareness   10  
    PSYL10101    Intelligence, Personality and Health   10  
    PSYL10098    Emotions and Emotional Intelligence   10  
    PSYL10117    Working Memory   10  
    PSYL10118    Psychology of Counselling   10  
    PSYL10119    Developing Relational Concepts   10  
    PSYL10120    Debates in Current Personality   10  
    PSYL10096    Eye Movements and Visual Cognition   10  

     
    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  
    PHIL10024    Theories of Mind (Philosophy Hons)   20  
    PHIL10072    Themes in Epistemology   20  
    PHIL10078    Normative theory   20  
    PHIL10081    Philosophy of Psychology   20  
    PHIL10101    Ancient Ethics   20  
    PHIL10113    Philosophy of Time   20  
    PHIL10125    Philosophy of Time Travel   20  
    PHIL10099    The Nature of Moral Understanding   20  
    PHIL10005    Philosophy of Language   20  
    PHIL10047    The Early Continentals: Hegel and Nietzsche   20  
    PHIL10131    Social Cognition   20  
    PHIL10049    Ancient Theories of Existence   20  
    PHIL10134    The Computational Mind   20  
    PHIL10137    Formal Semantics for Philosophers   20  
    PHIL10139    Scepticism   20  
    PHIL10140    Formal Methods in Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10146    The Philosophy of David Hume   20  
    PHIL10148    Perception and Action: From Inner Zombies to the Predictive Brain   20  
    PHIL10143    Philosophy: Fun and Games   20  
    PHIL10022    Feminism   20  
    PHIL10090    Free Will and Moral Responsibility   20  
    PHIL10133    Logic, Computability and Incompleteness   20  
    PHIL10117    Aesthetics   20  
    PHIL10112    The Structure of Being   20  
    PHIL10150    Reason and Experience: 17th Century Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10077    Metaphysics of Mind   20  
    PHIL10116    History of Analytic Philosophy   20  

     
    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
    PHIL10026    Dissertation in Philosophy   40  
    PSYL10004    Dissertation in Psychology   40  

    Notes:A dissertation MUST be taken in Final Year in either Philosophy or Psychology. 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  
    PHIL10072    Themes in Epistemology   20  
    PHIL10078    Normative theory   20  
    PHIL10081    Philosophy of Psychology   20  
    PHIL10101    Ancient Ethics   20  
    PHIL10113    Philosophy of Time   20  
    PHIL10125    Philosophy of Time Travel   20  
    PHIL10099    The Nature of Moral Understanding   20  
    PHIL10005    Philosophy of Language   20  
    PHIL10047    The Early Continentals: Hegel and Nietzsche   20  
    PHIL10131    Social Cognition   20  
    PHIL10049    Ancient Theories of Existence   20  
    PHIL10134    The Computational Mind   20  
    PHIL10137    Formal Semantics for Philosophers   20  
    PHIL10139    Scepticism   20  
    PHIL10140    Formal Methods in Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10146    The Philosophy of David Hume   20  
    PHIL10148    Perception and Action: From Inner Zombies to the Predictive Brain   20  
    PHIL10143    Philosophy: Fun and Games   20  
    PHIL10022    Feminism   20  
    PHIL10090    Free Will and Moral Responsibility   20  
    PHIL10133    Logic, Computability and Incompleteness   20  
    PHIL10117    Aesthetics   20  
    PHIL10112    The Structure of Being   20  
    PHIL10150    Reason and Experience: 17th Century Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10077    Metaphysics of Mind   20  
    PHIL10116    History of Analytic 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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