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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2018/2019

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Year 1 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
Logic 1 may be replaced with INFR08025 Informatics 1 - Introduction to Computation (20 credits).

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

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


Year 2 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 100 credits in this group.

Cognitive Science (Humanities) (MA Hons) - Level 8

Select exactly 80 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students must select 60 credits 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

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

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: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Notes:
Progression to Honours requires:
A pass at 40% in Research Methods and Statistics at the FIRST ATTEMPT.
An average of 50%, achieved at first attempt, across year 2 courses taken for degree and (2) a minimum of 40%, achieved at the first attempt, in those courses.

Students must take at least 20 credits from at least 3 out of the 4 subject areas (Philosophy, Psychology, LEL, Informatics) at some point during years 3 and 4 combined. The expectation is that these courses will be in the subject areas that the student studied in year 2.

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

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 120 credits in this group.

Philosophy Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 100 credits from Philosophy Level 10 courses
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.

It is strongly recommended that students in year 3 select courses that are usually taken in year 3.
AND

Language Sciences Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 100 credits from Language Sciences Level 10 courses
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

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

Select between 0 and 100 credits of the following courses
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.

Students are also permitted to take PSYL10126 Research Methods and Statistics 2 and/or PSYL10127 Research Methods & Statistics 3.
AND

Level 9 and 10 courses in the School of Informatics

Select between 0 and 100 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in the School of Informatics
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

Philosophy Dissertation Preparation Course

Select exactly 0 credits of the following courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students must take at least 20 credits from at least 3 out of the 4 subject areas (Philosophy, Psychology, LEL, Informatics) at some point during years 3 and 4 combined. The expectation is that these courses will be in the subject areas that the student studied in year 2.

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

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) I - Dissertation Cog Sci (MA Hons) - Level(s) 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
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

Group B

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Philosophy Honours Year 4

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students should discuss the coherence of course choices with their Personal Tutor.

It is strongly recommended that students in year 4 select courses that are usually taken in year 4.
AND

Language Sciences Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits from Language Sciences Level 10 courses
Notes:
Students should discuss the coherence of course choices with their Personal Tutor
AND

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

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students should discuss the coherence of course choices with their Personal Tutor
AND

Level 9, 10 and 11 courses in the School of Informatics

Select between 0 and 60 credits from Level 9, 10 and 11 courses in the School of Informatics
Notes:
Select between 0 and 60 credits from Level 9 -11 courses in the School of Informatics. NOTES: Relevant courses are those listed as Year 4 Undergraduate, not those listed as Year 3 Undergraduate or Level 11 (Postgraduate)

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

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