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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

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


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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Philosophy of Science 1

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
OR

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


Year 3 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: 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; also required is a mean mark of 50% or above in Psychology 2A and Psychology 2B (with a minimum of 40% achieved at the first attempt) and a mark of 50% or above in Research Methods and Statistics at the first attempt.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Psychology courses - Year 3 (MA Hons) - Level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Philosophy Honours Year 3 _ Including History

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
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

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Philosophy Honours Year 3 _ Including History

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
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

Psychology Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Psychology Level 10 courses

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

Notes:
Students returning to Year 4 from a year of study abroad who have not taken and passed courses equivalent to PSYL10126 Research Methods and Statistics 2 and PSYL10127 Research Methods and Statistics 3 while abroad will be required to take one or both of these courses in Year 4.

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

Course options

Courses from School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences- Philosophy and Psychology (MA)-Level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
A dissertation MUST be taken in Final Year in either Philosophy or Psychology. 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 (RPhilosophy Honours Year 4), as available.
AND

Philosophy Honours Year 4

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Courses from School(s) I - Psychology ( Hons Fourth Year) - Level(s) 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses

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