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Degree Programme Table: Philosophy and Theology (MA Hons) (UTPHITH)

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

  • Notes:


    • 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 and Value As available 20
    PHIL08004 Logic 1 As available 20




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



    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Biblical Studies Level 8 courses, as available

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from History of Christianity Level 8 courses, as available

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Religious Studies Level 8 courses, as available

     

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Theology and Ethics Level 8 courses, as available

     

    AND   

    Select exactly 20 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

  • Notes: For entry to honours, students much achieve (1) an *average* of 50% at the first sitting across the mandatory Philosophy courses taken in the second year, ie Mind, Matter and Language (MML) and Knowledge and Reality (K&R); and (2) a minimum of 40% in each of these courses (MML and K&R) achieved at the first sitting.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PHIL08014 Mind, Matter and Language As available 20
    PHIL08017 Knowledge and Reality As available 20




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



    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Biblical Studies Level 8 courses, as available

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from History of Christianity Level 8 courses, as available

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Religious Studies Level 8 courses, as available

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Theology and Ethics Level 8 courses, as available

     

    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 2016/17, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Students are required to pass the dissertation component in their final year in order to be awarded an honours degree.


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

    Notes:Students who plan to undertake a Philosophy dissertation must complete this dissertation preparation course in year 3.
     

    AND   


    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  
    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  

     

    AND   


    Select exactly 40 credits from Theology and Ethics Level 10 courses, as available

     

    AND   

    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
    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  

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Theology and Ethics Level 10 courses, as available

     




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

  • Notes: Students are required to pass DIVI10001 Theology & Religious Studies: Final Dissertation or PHIL10026 Dissertation in Philosophy in order to be awarded an honours degree.


    • 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 40 credits from Theology and Ethics Level 10 courses, as available

     

    AND   


    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  
    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  

     

    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    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  
    DIVI10001    Theology and Religious Studies: Final Dissertation   40  

    Notes:Where the dissertation is taken in Philosophy, students must register for the dissertation completion course and write one 8000 word essay on a topic to be arranged with the department. All students who take the dissertation in Philosophy, must complete the Philosophy Dissertation course in year 3
     




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