Postgraduate Course: Philosophy of Science: Contemporary Debates (PHIL11123)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The aim of this course is to offer MSc students an introduction to contemporary debates in philosophy of science. The course will run as a visiting speaker seminar series plus tutorials. The course will cover a range of key topics in philosophy of science and provide the springboard for the students to probe deeper into the subject matter covered in the seminars, through an analysis of further relevant sources in the tutorials, and in-depth investigation of a chosen topic for the coursework. The course is core to the MSc specialisation in Philosophy of Science. |
| Course description |
Here is the list of visiting speakers for 2015-16.
1st October: Wendy Parker
15th October: Ulrich Stegmann
29th October: Adam Toon
12th November: Emma Tobin
20th November: Katie Steele (Friday session)
14th January: Liz Irvine
28th January: Richard Pettrigrew
11th February: Matthew Tugby
25th February: Jonathan Birch
10th March: Christian Nimtz
24th March: Alastair Wilson
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 16.5,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
168 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One essay of up to 2,500 words on a chosen topic related to one of the speakers' seminars and agreed with the Course Organiser.
Essay deadline: Thursday 21st April 2016 by 12 noon.
Word limit: 2500 words maximum (excluding references)
Return deadline: Friday 13th May 2016 |
| Feedback |
- tutorials on the same weeks the seminars run
- Students have the opportunity to submit a formative essay by week 6 deadline on Turnitin via Learn. The essay cannot be draft of summative essay but it can be on the same topic.
Formative essay deadline: Thursday 25th February 2016 by 12 noon
Return deadline: Friday 18th March 2016 |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- acquire a well rounded view of contemporary debates in philosophy of science
- enhance their critical skills both orally (via Q&A at the speakers seminars) and in writing (via coursework assessment)
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Reading List
There will be readings for each session, specified in advance by the speakers.
Further information will be confirmed on Learn. |
Additional Information
| Course URL |
Please see Learn |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
understanding current research;
critical engagement with current topics in writing;
communication with researchers in Q&A;
constructive discussion in tutorial sessions |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
The course will be led by Dr Wolfgang Schwarz, however external speakers will be involved in the course. |
| Keywords | Philosophy of Science,Speaker Seminars,Philosophy of Biology,Metaphysics of Science |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Wolfgang Schwarz
Tel:
Email: Wolfgang.Schwarz@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lynsey Buchanan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
Email: Lynsey.Buchanan@ed.ac.uk |
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