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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2017/2018

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Year 1 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) I - Philosophy (MA Hons) - Level(s) 8

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
OR

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W


Year 2 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students intending to transfer to single honours Politics MUST take Introduction to Political Data Analysis.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Philosophy of Science 1

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

OR

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W


Year 3 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

Notes:
Entry into 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, and passes at 50% at the first attempt in the prescribed 2nd year Social and Political Studies courses.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Approaches to Politics and International Relations

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
OR

Global Justice and Citizenship

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Politics Year 3 Electives

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Group C

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Philosophy Honours Year 3 _ Including History

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Group D

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Philosophy Honours Year 3 _ Including History

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Politics Year 3 Electives

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Philosophy and Politics Dissertation Options

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
A dissertation MUST be taken in Final Year in either Philosophy or Politics. 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, Philosophy Honours Year 4, as available.
OR

Philosophy Honours Year 4

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Philosophy Honours Year 4

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Politics Year 4 Electives

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses

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