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Degree Programme Table: Cognitive Science (Humanities) (MA Hons) (UTCOSCS)

Year 1, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September


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


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
PPLS08002 Introduction to Cognitive Science Semester 1 20
PHIL08004 Logic 1 Semester 2 20
Notes: Logic 1 may be replaced with INFR08012 Informatics 1 - Computation and Logic (10 credits, semester 1) if the student is taking other Informatics courses in year 1
LASC08016 A Brief Introduction to Language Semester 1 20
Notes: A Brief Introduction to Language may be replaced with LASC08015 Linguistics & English Language 1 (40 credits, full year), but the replacement must be made in Semester 1 while course changes are still permitted. This would decrease available credits for outside courses.
INFR08020 Informatics 1 - Cognitive Science As available 20




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 2016/17, Starting month: August


COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
PPLS08001 Research Methods and Statistics Full Year 20




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


Overarching rule collection group: A  
Select exactly 100 credits from these collections:  

Select exactly 80 credits from the following list of courses, as available
Code   Course Name   Credits
PHIL08014    Mind, Matter and Language   20  
PHIL08017    Knowledge and Reality   20  
PSYL08011    Psychology 2A   20  
PSYL08012    Psychology 2B   20  
INFR08008    Informatics 2A - Processing Formal and Natural Languages   20  
LASC08017    LEL2A: Linguistic Theory and the Structure of English   20  
LASC08018    LEL2B: Phonetic Analysis and Empirical Methods   20  
LASC08020    LEL2D: Cross-linguistic Variation: Limits and Theories   20  

Notes:Students must select 60 courses for breadth, sampling from 3 out of the 4 subject areas (Philosophy, Psychology, LEL, and Informatics). In addition students must have 20 credits of depth in 1 of their 3 breadth subject areas. Note also that INF2A in year 2 will require the student to have done sufficient Informatics coursework in year 1; see handbook for sample pathways.
 
AND   

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

Notes:It is recommended that students take another 20 credits of PPLS or Informatics year 2 courses, on an as-needed basis for prerequisites to Honours courses of interest.
 



Year 3, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Progression to Honours requires:
    A pass in Research Methods and Statistics at the FIRST ATTEMPT.
    The additional requirements below apply only to courses taken during prehonours. Course choices vary by student and so only some of these may apply:
    LEL: (1) An average of 50%, achieved at first attempt, across LEL2 courses taken for degree and (2) a minimum of 40%, achieved at the first or second attempt, in LEL2 courses taken for the degree;
    Philosophy: (1) An average of 50%, achieved at first attempt, across Mind, Matter and Language (MML) or Knowledge and Reality (K&R), if taken, and (2) a minimum of 40%. achieved at first attempt, for MML or K&R, if taken;
    Psychology: A 50% or above, achieved at first attempt, in Psychology 2 courses taken for degree;
    Informatics: A pass in two Informatics courses, if taken.

    For the Honours years, one stipulation is that a student must take at least 20 credits from at least 3 out of the 4 subject areas (Philosophy, Psychology, LEL, Informatics). The expectation is that these courses will be in the subject areas that the student studied in year 2.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 5 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


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

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 100 credits from Philosophy Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Students should discuss the coherence of course choices with their Personal Tutor. Students must ensure that they fulfill the pre requisite of each course chosen from these collections.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 100 credits from Language Sciences Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Students should discuss the coherence of course choices with their Personal Tutor. Students must ensure that they fulfill the pre requisite of each course chosen from these collections.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 100 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  
    PSYL10108    Learning and Memory   10  
    PSYL10116    Perception   10  
    PSYL10109    Psychology of Language   10  
    PSYL10110    Social Psychology: Experimental and Applied Approaches   10  
    PSYL10111    Thinking and Reasoning   10  
    PSYL10124    History and Theory of Psychology   10  
    PSYL10122    Clinical Psychological Problems in Context   10  
    PSYL10125    Cognitive Development in Children   10  

    Notes:Students should discuss the coherence of course choices with their Personal Tutor. Students must ensure that they fulfill the pre requisite of each course chosen from these collections.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 100 credits from Level 9 courses in Schedule O, as available

    Notes:Students should discuss the coherence of course choices with their Personal Tutor. Students must ensure that they fulfill the pre requisite of each course chosen from these collections.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 0 credits course level 10, as available
    PHIL10151     Philosophy Dissertation Preparation Course     (0 credits)

     


    Year 4, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: August

  • Notes: For the Honours years, one stipulation is that a student must take at least 20 credits from at least 3 out of the 4 subject areas (Philosophy, Psychology, LEL, Informatics). The expectation is that these courses will be in the subject areas that the student studied in year 2.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 5 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
    LASC10024    Dissertation in Language Sciences   40  
    PSYL10004    Dissertation in Psychology   40  
    INFR10044    Honours Project (Informatics)   40  
    PHIL10026    Dissertation in Philosophy   40  

    Notes:The choice of dissertation topic must be appropriate to Cognitive Science and span at least two of the subject areas of Philosophy, Psychology, Language Sciences or Informatics
     
    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 80 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from Philosophy Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Students should discuss the coherence of course choices with their Personal Tutor
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from Language Sciences Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Students should discuss the coherence of course choices with their Personal Tutor
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PSYL10018    Critical Social Psychology   10  
    PSYL10041    Clinical Neuropsychology: a Cognitive Perspective   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  
    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  
    PSYL10117    Working Memory   10  
    PSYL10118    Psychology of Counselling   10  
    PSYL10120    Debates in Current Personality   10  
    PSYL10096    Eye Movements and Visual Cognition   10  
    PSYL10123    Class: The Psychology of Wealth, Poverty, and Social Rank   10  
    PSYL10027    Psycholinguistics of Language Production   10  
    PSYL10128    Social Psychological Approaches to Health   10  

    Notes:Students should discuss the coherence of course choices with their Personal Tutor
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits from Level 10 courses in Schedule O, as available

    Notes:Students should discuss the coherence of course choices with their Personal Tutor
     



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