An overall maximum of 40 credits at level 7 is permitted across years one and two.
Year 2
Academic year: 2022/23,
Starting in: August
Notes:
Students intending to transfer to single honours Politics MUST take Introduction to Political Data Analysis (PLIT08009) and achieve a pass of 50% or more at the first attempt.
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, 8 and 9 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y
Year 3
Academic year: 2022/23,
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 120 credits in this group.
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.
AND
Year 3 Philosophy- Morality and Value
Select between 0 and 40 credits
of the following courses
AND
Year 3 Philosophy - Knowledge and Reality
Select between 0 and 40 credits
of the following courses
AND
Year 3 Philosophy - Language, Cognition, and Science
Select between 0 and 40 credits
of the following courses
AND
Year 3 Philosophy - History of Philosophy
Select between 0 and 40 credits
of the following courses
Year 4
Academic year: 2022/23,
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