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Degree Programme Table: Philosophy (MA Hons) (UTPHILY)

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


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


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
PHIL08015 Morality and Value Semester 1 20
PHIL08016 Greats: From Plato to the Enlightenment Semester 2 20
PHIL08004 Logic 1 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 60 credits from these collections:  

Select exactly 20 credits course level 08, as available
PHIL08005     Philosophy of Science 1     (20 credits)

 
AND   

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

Notes:It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you choose outside courses in first year that follow on into second year, so that there is the possibility of an alternative degree programme at the end of second year. An overall maximum of 40 credits at level 7 is permitted across years one and two.
 


OR   

Overarching rule collection group: B  
Select exactly 60 credits from these collections:  

Select exactly 60 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

Notes:It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you choose outside courses in first year that follow on into second year, so that there is the possibility of an alternative degree programme at the end of second year. An overall maximum of 40 credits at level 7 is permitted across years one and two.
 



Year 2, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: August


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


Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
PHIL08014 Mind, Matter and Language Semester 1 20
PHIL08017 Knowledge and Reality 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 80 credits from these collections:  

Select exactly 20 credits course level 08, as available
PHIL08005     Philosophy of Science 1     (20 credits)

 
AND   

Select a minimum of 60 credits and maximum of 80 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

Notes:It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you choose outside courses in second year that follow on from first year, so that there is the possibility of an alternative degree programme at the end of second year. An overall maximum of 40 credits at level 7 is permitted across years one and two.


 


OR   

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

Select exactly 80 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

Notes:It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you choose outside courses in second year that follow on from first year, so that there is the possibility of an alternative degree programme at the end of second year. An overall maximum of 40 credits at level 7 is permitted across years one and two.


 



Year 3, Academic year 2016/17, 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


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PHIL10151 Philosophy Dissertation Preparation Course As available 0




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 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 100 credits and maximum of 120 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  
    PHIL10072    Themes in Epistemology   20  
    PHIL10081    Philosophy of Psychology   20  
    PHIL10099    The Nature of Moral Understanding   20  
    PHIL10101    Ancient Ethics   20  
    PHIL10005    Philosophy of Language   20  
    CLTR10015    Socrates and Plato: Five Dialogues   20  
    PHIL10047    The Early Continentals: Hegel and Nietzsche   20  
    HIST10197    Intellectual History from Antiquity to the Renaissance   20  
    PHIL10140    Formal Methods in Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10137    Formal Semantics for Philosophers   20  
    PHIL10090    Free Will and Moral Responsibility   20  
    PHIL10022    Feminism   20  
    THET10029    God in Kant's Critique of Pure Reason 3/4   20  
    PHIL10116    History of Analytic Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10156    Puzzles and Paradoxes   20  
    PHIL10155    Metaphysics   20  
    PHIL10093    Political Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10153    The Philosophy of Fiction   20  
    PHIL10157    Kant's Critical Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10158    Phenomenology: Merleau-Ponty   20  
    PHIL10086    The rationalists: Spinoza and Leibniz   20  
    PHIL10160    Knowledge, Ignorance and Power   20  
    PHIL10161    The Philosophy of Simone Weil   20  
    PHIL10162    Logic 2: Modal Logics   20  
    PHIL10163    Food for Thought: The Ethics of Food Choices   20  
    PHIL10164    Metaphysical and Epistemological Issues in Feminism   20  
    PHIL10165    Theory of Virtue   20  
    PHIL10166    Philosophy of Law   20  
    PHIL10077    Metaphysics of Mind   20  
    PHIL10146    The Philosophy of David Hume   20  
    PHIL10147    Environmental Ethics   20  
    PHIL10074    Semantic Externalism   20  
    PHIL10106    Philosophical Issues in Evolution   20  
    PHIL10103    Ancient Theories of Mind   20  
    PHIL10150    Reason and Experience: 17th Century Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10117    Aesthetics   20  
    PHIL10049    Ancient Theories of Existence   20  
    PHIL10112    The Structure of Being   20  
    PHIL10152    Philosophy of Well-Being   20  
    PHIL10050    Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Science   20  
    PHIL10082    Self, Agency and the Will   20  
    PHIL10159    Belief, Desire and Rational Choice   20  
    PHIL10149    Philosophy of Science (Honours)   20  
    PHIL10134    The Computational Mind   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 Level 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

    Notes:You should only choose a non-philosophy course if it has been agreed with your Personal Tutor and the course organiser of the course you are interested in taking.

    Courses must include 20 credits chosen from each of History, Ethics and Epistemology to be taken in either the
    3rd or 4th year.

     



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

  • Notes: The Philosophy dissertation MUST be taken in Final Year. Students can either do a single long 8000 word dissertation, or two 5000 word essays ( short dissertations).


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 80 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  
    PHIL10081    Philosophy of Psychology   20  
    PHIL10101    Ancient Ethics   20  
    PHIL10099    The Nature of Moral Understanding   20  
    PHIL10005    Philosophy of Language   20  
    PHIL10047    The Early Continentals: Hegel and Nietzsche   20  
    PHIL10137    Formal Semantics for Philosophers   20  
    PHIL10140    Formal Methods in Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10022    Feminism   20  
    PHIL10090    Free Will and Moral Responsibility   20  
    PHIL10116    History of Analytic Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10153    The Philosophy of Fiction   20  
    PHIL10156    Puzzles and Paradoxes   20  
    PHIL10155    Metaphysics   20  
    PHIL10093    Political Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10157    Kant's Critical Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10158    Phenomenology: Merleau-Ponty   20  
    PHIL10086    The rationalists: Spinoza and Leibniz   20  
    PHIL10077    Metaphysics of Mind   20  
    PHIL10103    Ancient Theories of Mind   20  
    PHIL10160    Knowledge, Ignorance and Power   20  
    PHIL10161    The Philosophy of Simone Weil   20  
    PHIL10162    Logic 2: Modal Logics   20  
    PHIL10163    Food for Thought: The Ethics of Food Choices   20  
    PHIL10164    Metaphysical and Epistemological Issues in Feminism   20  
    PHIL10165    Theory of Virtue   20  
    PHIL10166    Philosophy of Law   20  
    PHIL10147    Environmental Ethics   20  
    PHIL10106    Philosophical Issues in Evolution   20  
    PHIL10146    The Philosophy of David Hume   20  
    PHIL10074    Semantic Externalism   20  
    PHIL10150    Reason and Experience: 17th Century Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10117    Aesthetics   20  
    PHIL10049    Ancient Theories of Existence   20  
    PHIL10049    Ancient Theories of Existence   20  
    PHIL10112    The Structure of Being   20  
    PHIL10152    Philosophy of Well-Being   20  
    PHIL10050    Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Science   20  
    PHIL10082    Self, Agency and the Will   20  
    PHIL10159    Belief, Desire and Rational Choice   20  
    PHIL10149    Philosophy of Science (Honours)   20  
    PHIL10134    The Computational Mind   20  
    PHIL10072    Themes in Epistemology   20  

    Notes:Students must take 20 credits in an Ethics, Epistemology and History Honours course if not taken in 3rd year.
     
    AND   

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


    Select exactly 40 credits course level 10, as available
    PHIL10026     Dissertation in Philosophy     (40 credits)

    Notes:A dissertation MUST be taken in Final Year. 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  
    PHIL10081    Philosophy of Psychology   20  
    PHIL10101    Ancient Ethics   20  
    PHIL10099    The Nature of Moral Understanding   20  
    PHIL10005    Philosophy of Language   20  
    PHIL10047    The Early Continentals: Hegel and Nietzsche   20  
    PHIL10137    Formal Semantics for Philosophers   20  
    PHIL10140    Formal Methods in Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10022    Feminism   20  
    PHIL10090    Free Will and Moral Responsibility   20  
    PHIL10116    History of Analytic Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10153    The Philosophy of Fiction   20  
    PHIL10156    Puzzles and Paradoxes   20  
    PHIL10155    Metaphysics   20  
    PHIL10093    Political Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10157    Kant's Critical Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10158    Phenomenology: Merleau-Ponty   20  
    PHIL10086    The rationalists: Spinoza and Leibniz   20  
    PHIL10077    Metaphysics of Mind   20  
    PHIL10103    Ancient Theories of Mind   20  
    PHIL10160    Knowledge, Ignorance and Power   20  
    PHIL10161    The Philosophy of Simone Weil   20  
    PHIL10162    Logic 2: Modal Logics   20  
    PHIL10163    Food for Thought: The Ethics of Food Choices   20  
    PHIL10164    Metaphysical and Epistemological Issues in Feminism   20  
    PHIL10165    Theory of Virtue   20  
    PHIL10166    Philosophy of Law   20  
    PHIL10147    Environmental Ethics   20  
    PHIL10106    Philosophical Issues in Evolution   20  
    PHIL10146    The Philosophy of David Hume   20  
    PHIL10074    Semantic Externalism   20  
    PHIL10150    Reason and Experience: 17th Century Philosophy   20  
    PHIL10117    Aesthetics   20  
    PHIL10049    Ancient Theories of Existence   20  
    PHIL10049    Ancient Theories of Existence   20  
    PHIL10112    The Structure of Being   20  
    PHIL10152    Philosophy of Well-Being   20  
    PHIL10050    Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Science   20  
    PHIL10082    Self, Agency and the Will   20  
    PHIL10159    Belief, Desire and Rational Choice   20  
    PHIL10149    Philosophy of Science (Honours)   20  
    PHIL10134    The Computational Mind   20  
    PHIL10072    Themes in Epistemology   20  

    Notes:The Philosophy dissertation MUST be taken in Final Year. 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 this option that have not been taken in Year 3.
     




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