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Degree Programme Table: Philosophy and Politics (MA Hons) (UTPHIPO)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Morality and Value
PHIL08015 20 credits
Greats: From Plato to the Enlightenment
PHIL08016 20 credits
Logic 1
PHIL08004 20 credits
Introduction to Politics and International Relations

Must be passed

PLIT08004 20 credits
Political Thinkers

Must be passed

PLIT08011 20 credits

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
Philosophy of Science 1
PHIL08005 20 credits
OR

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

Select exactly 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Year 2 Academic year: 2018/19, 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
Mind, Matter and Language

Must be passed 1st time

PHIL08014 20 credits
Knowledge and Reality

Must be passed 1st time

PHIL08017 20 credits
International Cooperation in Europe and Beyond

Must be passed 1st time at 50%

PLIT08006 20 credits
Comparative Politics in a Globalized World

Must be passed 1st time at 50%

PLIT08008 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Philosophy of Science 1

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Philosophy of Science 1
PHIL08005 20 credits
AND

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

Select exactly 20 credits from 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

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

Year 3 Academic year: 2018/19, 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
Philosophy Dissertation Preparation Course
PHIL10151 0 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 120 credits in this group.

Philosophy Honours Year 3 _ Including History

Select between 40 and 80 credits of the following courses
Notes:
It is strongly recommended that students in year 3 select courses that are usually taken in year 3
Socrates and Plato: Five Dialogues
CLTR10015 20 credits
Intellectual History from Antiquity to the Renaissance
HIST10197 20 credits
Intellectual History from Montesquieu to Marx
HIST10257 20 credits
Philosophy of Language
PHIL10005 20 credits
Philosophy of Religion
PHIL10007 20 credits
The Philosophy of Wittgenstein
PHIL10014 20 credits
Applied Ethics
PHIL10017 20 credits
Meta-Ethics
PHIL10019 20 credits
Feminism
PHIL10022 20 credits
Theories of Mind (Philosophy Hons)
PHIL10024 20 credits
Philosophy and the Environment
PHIL10064 20 credits
Themes in Epistemology
PHIL10072 20 credits
Free Will and Moral Responsibility
PHIL10090 20 credits
Political Philosophy
PHIL10093 20 credits
The Nature of Moral Understanding
PHIL10099 20 credits
Ancient Aesthetics
PHIL10114 20 credits
Aesthetics
PHIL10117 20 credits
Philosophy of Time Travel ( S1)
PHIL10127 20 credits
Aristotle
PHIL10130 20 credits
Social Cognition
PHIL10131 20 credits
Logic, Computability and Incompleteness
PHIL10133 20 credits
Philosophy: Fun and Games
PHIL10143 20 credits
Environmental Ethics
PHIL10147 20 credits
Philosophy of Science (Honours)
PHIL10149 20 credits
Philosophy of Well-Being
PHIL10152 20 credits
The Philosophy of Fiction
PHIL10153 20 credits
Metaphysics
PHIL10155 20 credits
Puzzles and Paradoxes
PHIL10156 20 credits
Phenomenology: Merleau-Ponty
PHIL10158 20 credits
Belief, Desire and Rational Choice
PHIL10159 20 credits
Knowledge, Ignorance and Power
PHIL10160 20 credits
The Philosophy of Simone Weil
PHIL10161 20 credits
Logic 2: Modal Logics
PHIL10162 20 credits
Philosophy of Law
PHIL10166 20 credits
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
PHIL10167 20 credits
Kant
PHIL10169 20 credits
Freedom and the State: The Social Contract
PHIL10170 20 credits
Topics in the Philosophy of Gender and Race
PHIL10172 20 credits
Philosophy of Psychiatry
PHIL10173 20 credits
Topics in Mind and Cognition
PHIL10174 20 credits
Late Modern Philosophy
PHIL10175 20 credits
Freedom, Consent and Political Obligation
PHIL10176 20 credits
Ethics
PHIL10178 20 credits
Chinese Philosophy
PHIL10179 20 credits
Advanced Topics in Metaphysics
PHIL10180 20 credits
Ancient Philosophy
PHIL10181 20 credits
Early Modern Philosophy
PHIL10182 20 credits
AND

Politics Year 3 Electives

Select between 40 and 80 credits of the following courses
Notes:
For students considering a dissertation in Politics, it is strongly recommended that they take PLIT10106 Research Design in Politics and International Relations.
Africa in World Politics
PLIT10003 20 credits
International Political Economy
PLIT10018 20 credits
War and Justice
PLIT10021 20 credits
Politics of the Middle East
PLIT10036 20 credits
Environmental Politics in Europe
PLIT10049 20 credits
Theories of International Relations
PLIT10053 20 credits
Global Justice and Citizenship
PLIT10054 20 credits
Human Rights in International Relations
PLIT10063 20 credits
Europe and International Migration
PLIT10068 20 credits
Zimbabwe: Politics of a Post-Colonial State
PLIT10071 20 credits
Global Politics Of Sex And Gender
PLIT10075 20 credits
Comparing Scottish Devolution
PLIT10080 20 credits
US Foreign Policy
PLIT10084 20 credits
Understanding Indian Politics
PLIT10088 20 credits
Political Islam
PLIT10089 20 credits
Parliamentary Studies
PLIT10091 20 credits
Political Work
PLIT10093 20 credits
Global Security
PLIT10094 20 credits
International Politics of Money
PLIT10095 20 credits
Public participation in democracy and governance
PLIT10098 20 credits
Public Policy: Agenda-Setting
PLIT10100 20 credits
Emerging Powers
PLIT10102 20 credits
Contemporary Issues in Political Science
PLIT10104 20 credits
Research Design in Politics and International Relations
PLIT10106 20 credits
Critical Theory and Cinema
PLIT10108 20 credits
International Relations of the Asia Pacific
PLIT10109 20 credits
What's Wrong with Inequality?
PLIT10110 20 credits
Populism: Pathology or Panacea?
PLIT10114 20 credits
The Politics of the End of Empire
PLIT10117 20 credits
Climate Justice
PLIT10118 20 credits
The Politics of the UK Constitution
PLIT10119 20 credits
Designing and Doing Social Research
SCIL10062 20 credits
Doing Survey Research
SCIL10063 20 credits
Nations and Nationalism
SCIL10065 20 credits
Globalization
SCIL10067 20 credits
South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy
SCIL10070 20 credits
Children's Rights
SCPL10010 20 credits
Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy
SCPL10024 20 credits
Contemporary Feminist Debates
SSPS10001 20 credits
Statistical Modelling
SSPS10027 20 credits
Armed Force and Society
STIS10005 20 credits
Knowledge, Expertise and Policy
STIS10010 20 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2018/19, 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.
Dissertation in Philosophy
PHIL10026 40 credits
Dissertation (MA Politics)
PLIT10030 40 credits
OR

Philosophy Honours Year 4

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
It is strongly recommended that students in year 4 select courses that are usually taken in year 4.
Philosophy of Language
PHIL10005 20 credits
Philosophy of Religion
PHIL10007 20 credits
The Philosophy of Wittgenstein
PHIL10014 20 credits
Applied Ethics
PHIL10017 20 credits
Meta-Ethics
PHIL10019 20 credits
Feminism
PHIL10022 20 credits
Theories of Mind (Philosophy Hons)
PHIL10024 20 credits
Philosophy and the Environment
PHIL10064 20 credits
Themes in Epistemology
PHIL10072 20 credits
Free Will and Moral Responsibility
PHIL10090 20 credits
Political Philosophy
PHIL10093 20 credits
The Nature of Moral Understanding
PHIL10099 20 credits
Ancient Aesthetics
PHIL10114 20 credits
Aesthetics
PHIL10117 20 credits
Philosophy of Time Travel ( S1)
PHIL10127 20 credits
Aristotle
PHIL10130 20 credits
Social Cognition
PHIL10131 20 credits
Logic, Computability and Incompleteness
PHIL10133 20 credits
Philosophy: Fun and Games
PHIL10143 20 credits
Environmental Ethics
PHIL10147 20 credits
Philosophy of Science (Honours)
PHIL10149 20 credits
Philosophy of Well-Being
PHIL10152 20 credits
The Philosophy of Fiction
PHIL10153 20 credits
Metaphysics
PHIL10155 20 credits
Puzzles and Paradoxes
PHIL10156 20 credits
Phenomenology: Merleau-Ponty
PHIL10158 20 credits
Belief, Desire and Rational Choice
PHIL10159 20 credits
Knowledge, Ignorance and Power
PHIL10160 20 credits
The Philosophy of Simone Weil
PHIL10161 20 credits
Logic 2: Modal Logics
PHIL10162 20 credits
Philosophy of Law
PHIL10166 20 credits
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
PHIL10167 20 credits
Kant
PHIL10169 20 credits
Freedom and the State: The Social Contract
PHIL10170 20 credits
Topics in the Philosophy of Gender and Race
PHIL10172 20 credits
Philosophy of Psychiatry
PHIL10173 20 credits
Topics in Mind and Cognition
PHIL10174 20 credits
Late Modern Philosophy
PHIL10175 20 credits
Freedom, Consent and Political Obligation
PHIL10176 20 credits
Ethics
PHIL10178 20 credits
Chinese Philosophy
PHIL10179 20 credits
Advanced Topics in Metaphysics
PHIL10180 20 credits
Ancient Philosophy
PHIL10181 20 credits
Early Modern Philosophy
PHIL10182 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Philosophy Honours Year 4

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
It is strongly recommended that students in year 4 select courses that are usually taken in year 4
Philosophy of Language
PHIL10005 20 credits
Philosophy of Religion
PHIL10007 20 credits
The Philosophy of Wittgenstein
PHIL10014 20 credits
Applied Ethics
PHIL10017 20 credits
Meta-Ethics
PHIL10019 20 credits
Feminism
PHIL10022 20 credits
Theories of Mind (Philosophy Hons)
PHIL10024 20 credits
Philosophy and the Environment
PHIL10064 20 credits
Themes in Epistemology
PHIL10072 20 credits
Free Will and Moral Responsibility
PHIL10090 20 credits
Political Philosophy
PHIL10093 20 credits
The Nature of Moral Understanding
PHIL10099 20 credits
Ancient Aesthetics
PHIL10114 20 credits
Aesthetics
PHIL10117 20 credits
Philosophy of Time Travel ( S1)
PHIL10127 20 credits
Aristotle
PHIL10130 20 credits
Social Cognition
PHIL10131 20 credits
Logic, Computability and Incompleteness
PHIL10133 20 credits
Philosophy: Fun and Games
PHIL10143 20 credits
Environmental Ethics
PHIL10147 20 credits
Philosophy of Science (Honours)
PHIL10149 20 credits
Philosophy of Well-Being
PHIL10152 20 credits
The Philosophy of Fiction
PHIL10153 20 credits
Metaphysics
PHIL10155 20 credits
Puzzles and Paradoxes
PHIL10156 20 credits
Phenomenology: Merleau-Ponty
PHIL10158 20 credits
Belief, Desire and Rational Choice
PHIL10159 20 credits
Knowledge, Ignorance and Power
PHIL10160 20 credits
The Philosophy of Simone Weil
PHIL10161 20 credits
Logic 2: Modal Logics
PHIL10162 20 credits
Philosophy of Law
PHIL10166 20 credits
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
PHIL10167 20 credits
Kant
PHIL10169 20 credits
Freedom and the State: The Social Contract
PHIL10170 20 credits
Topics in the Philosophy of Gender and Race
PHIL10172 20 credits
Philosophy of Psychiatry
PHIL10173 20 credits
Topics in Mind and Cognition
PHIL10174 20 credits
Late Modern Philosophy
PHIL10175 20 credits
Freedom, Consent and Political Obligation
PHIL10176 20 credits
Ethics
PHIL10178 20 credits
Chinese Philosophy
PHIL10179 20 credits
Advanced Topics in Metaphysics
PHIL10180 20 credits
Ancient Philosophy
PHIL10181 20 credits
Early Modern Philosophy
PHIL10182 20 credits
AND

Politics Year 4 Electives

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Africa in World Politics
PLIT10003 20 credits
International Political Economy
PLIT10018 20 credits
War and Justice
PLIT10021 20 credits
Politics of the Middle East
PLIT10036 20 credits
Environmental Politics in Europe
PLIT10049 20 credits
Theories of International Relations
PLIT10053 20 credits
Global Justice and Citizenship
PLIT10054 20 credits
Human Rights in International Relations
PLIT10063 20 credits
Europe and International Migration
PLIT10068 20 credits
Zimbabwe: Politics of a Post-Colonial State
PLIT10071 20 credits
Global Politics Of Sex And Gender
PLIT10075 20 credits
Comparing Scottish Devolution
PLIT10080 20 credits
US Foreign Policy
PLIT10084 20 credits
Understanding Indian Politics
PLIT10088 20 credits
Political Islam
PLIT10089 20 credits
Parliamentary Studies
PLIT10091 20 credits
Political Work
PLIT10093 20 credits
Global Security
PLIT10094 20 credits
International Politics of Money
PLIT10095 20 credits
Public participation in democracy and governance
PLIT10098 20 credits
Public Policy: Agenda-Setting
PLIT10100 20 credits
Emerging Powers
PLIT10102 20 credits
British Government
PLIT10103 20 credits
Contemporary Issues in Political Science
PLIT10104 20 credits
Research Design in Politics and International Relations
PLIT10106 20 credits
Critical Theory and Cinema
PLIT10108 20 credits
International Relations of the Asia Pacific
PLIT10109 20 credits
What's Wrong with Inequality?
PLIT10110 20 credits
Populism: Pathology or Panacea?
PLIT10114 20 credits
The Politics of the End of Empire
PLIT10117 20 credits
Climate Justice
PLIT10118 20 credits
The Politics of the UK Constitution
PLIT10119 20 credits
Nations and Nationalism
SCIL10065 20 credits
Globalization
SCIL10067 20 credits
South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy
SCIL10070 20 credits
Children's Rights
SCPL10010 20 credits
Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy
SCPL10024 20 credits
Contemporary Feminist Debates
SSPS10001 20 credits
Armed Force and Society
STIS10005 20 credits
Energy Policy and Sustainability
STIS10008 20 credits
Knowledge, Expertise and Policy
STIS10010 20 credits
Gender and Environment
STIS10012 20 credits
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