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Degree Programme Table: Philosophy and Theology (MA Hons) (UTPHITH)

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

Year 1 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: September

Notes:
Students who do not Pass Logic may apply to transfer to the MA Theology

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Morality and Value
PHIL08015 20 credits
Logic 1

Must be passed

PHIL08004 20 credits
Introduction to the History of Philosophy
PHIL08018 20 credits

Course options

Level 8 courses in the School of Divinity

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in the School of Divinity
AND

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

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

Year 2 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: August

Notes:
For entry to honours, students much achieve (1) an *average* of 50% at the first sitting across the mandatory Philosophy courses taken in the second year, ie Mind, Matter and Language (MML) and Knowledge and Reality (K&R); and (2) a minimum of 40% in each of these courses (MML and K&R) achieved at the first sitting.

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

Course options

Level 8 courses in the School of Divinity

Select exactly 40 credits from Level 8 courses in the School of Divinity
AND

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

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

Year 3 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: August

Notes:
During Year 3 students must prepare for their dissertation. Further information about this will be provided. In Divinity there is no formal preparation course but equivalent support is provided.

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

Course options

Philosophy Dissertation Preparation Course

Select exactly 0 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students who plan to undertake a Philosophy dissertation must complete this dissertation preparation course in year 3.
Philosophy Dissertation Preparation Course
PHIL10151 0 credits
AND

Philosophy Honours Year 3 (Joint)

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
It is strongly recommended by Philosophy that students in year 3 select courses that are 'usually taken in year 3'
Philosophy of Language
PHIL10005 20 credits
Philosophy of Religion
PHIL10007 20 credits
Applied Ethics
PHIL10017 20 credits
Themes in Epistemology
PHIL10072 20 credits
Normative theory
PHIL10078 20 credits
The rationalists: Spinoza and Leibniz
PHIL10086 20 credits
Political Philosophy
PHIL10093 20 credits
Aesthetics
PHIL10117 20 credits
Social Cognition
PHIL10131 20 credits
Philosophy of Well-Being
PHIL10152 20 credits
Metaphysics
PHIL10155 20 credits
Logic 2: Modal Logics
PHIL10162 20 credits
Science, Nature, and Social Values
PHIL10171 20 credits
Topics in Mind and Cognition
PHIL10174 20 credits
Late Modern Philosophy
PHIL10175 20 credits
Ancient Philosophy
PHIL10181 20 credits
Early Modern Philosophy
PHIL10182 20 credits
Philosophy, Science and Policy
PHIL10208 20 credits
Moral Philosophy
PHIL10213 20 credits
Feminist Philosophy
PHIL10214 20 credits
Japanese Philosophy
PHIL10222 20 credits
Continental Philosophy
PHIL10223 20 credits
Philosophy of Time
PHIL10225 20 credits
AND

Divinity level 10 AY22/23

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
The Dark Lord: God and Violence in the Hebrew Bible
DIVI10003 20 credits
Religion and the Climate Crisis
DIVI10004 20 credits
Theology in the Age of Technology
DIVI10006 20 credits
Ancient Wisdom: Biblical sages and their writings
DIVI10007 20 credits
Buddhist Literature
DIVI10008 20 credits
Islamic Theology: Classic and Contemporary Perspectives
DIVI10009 20 credits
Christianity in Africa to 1500
DIVI10010 20 credits
Lived Theology
DIVI10011 20 credits
The New Testament in the Graeco-Roman World
DIVI10012 20 credits
Jews and Non-Jews: Co-existence, Conflict, Co-operation
DIVI10015 20 credits
Religion and Ethics in Literature
DIVI10016 20 credits
The Making of Christian Orthodoxy 325-451
DIVI10021 20 credits
Modern Christology
DIVI10026 20 credits
Christian Ethics
DIVI10027 20 credits
Science and Christian Theology: Historical and Theological Perspectives
DIVI10029 20 credits
Mission in Contemporary Scotland
DIVI10031 20 credits
Food in Christian Religion
DIVI10034 20 credits
Reformations: Britain and Ireland 1475-1600
DIVI10036 20 credits
Hindu Traditions: History, Power and Agency
DIVI10037 20 credits
Field-Work Approaches for the Study of Religion
DIVI10038 20 credits
New Spiritualities: from New Age to Holistic
DIVI10039 20 credits
Religions in Africa
DIVI10040 20 credits
Buddhist Ethics
DIVI10041 20 credits
Christian-Muslim Relations: diatribe, discourse and dialogue
DIVI10042 20 credits
Contemporary Systematic Theologies
DIVI10043 20 credits
Islamic Law: From Prayer to Politics
DIVI10045 20 credits
Scottish Literature and the Religious Imagination
DIVI10046 20 credits
God of the Oppressed: Liberation Theologies in Christianity and Islam
DIVI10048 20 credits
Peacebuilding, Religion and the Arts
DIVI10049 20 credits
Biblical Hebrew Texts B
DIVI10052 20 credits
Advanced Greek Texts
DIVI10053 20 credits
The Dead Sea Scrolls
DIVI10054 20 credits
Jesus in Film
DIVI10055 20 credits
Women and Gender in the New Testament World
DIVI10056 20 credits
The Hebrew Bible and Contemporary Issues
DIVI10057 20 credits
Introducing New Testament Greek (Honours)
DIVI10072 20 credits
Intermediate New Testament Greek (Honours)
DIVI10073 20 credits
Introducing Biblical Hebrew (Honours)
DIVI10074 20 credits
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew (Honours)
DIVI10075 20 credits
AND

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Philosophy Honours Year 3 (Joint)

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
It is strongly recommended by Philosophy that students in year 3 select courses that are 'usually taken in year 3'
Philosophy of Language
PHIL10005 20 credits
Philosophy of Religion
PHIL10007 20 credits
Applied Ethics
PHIL10017 20 credits
Themes in Epistemology
PHIL10072 20 credits
Normative theory
PHIL10078 20 credits
The rationalists: Spinoza and Leibniz
PHIL10086 20 credits
Political Philosophy
PHIL10093 20 credits
Aesthetics
PHIL10117 20 credits
Social Cognition
PHIL10131 20 credits
Philosophy of Well-Being
PHIL10152 20 credits
Metaphysics
PHIL10155 20 credits
Logic 2: Modal Logics
PHIL10162 20 credits
Science, Nature, and Social Values
PHIL10171 20 credits
Topics in Mind and Cognition
PHIL10174 20 credits
Late Modern Philosophy
PHIL10175 20 credits
Ancient Philosophy
PHIL10181 20 credits
Early Modern Philosophy
PHIL10182 20 credits
Philosophy, Science and Policy
PHIL10208 20 credits
Moral Philosophy
PHIL10213 20 credits
Feminist Philosophy
PHIL10214 20 credits
Japanese Philosophy
PHIL10222 20 credits
Continental Philosophy
PHIL10223 20 credits
Philosophy of Time
PHIL10225 20 credits
AND

Divinity level 10 AY22/23

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
The Dark Lord: God and Violence in the Hebrew Bible
DIVI10003 20 credits
Religion and the Climate Crisis
DIVI10004 20 credits
Theology in the Age of Technology
DIVI10006 20 credits
Ancient Wisdom: Biblical sages and their writings
DIVI10007 20 credits
Buddhist Literature
DIVI10008 20 credits
Islamic Theology: Classic and Contemporary Perspectives
DIVI10009 20 credits
Christianity in Africa to 1500
DIVI10010 20 credits
Lived Theology
DIVI10011 20 credits
The New Testament in the Graeco-Roman World
DIVI10012 20 credits
Jews and Non-Jews: Co-existence, Conflict, Co-operation
DIVI10015 20 credits
Religion and Ethics in Literature
DIVI10016 20 credits
The Making of Christian Orthodoxy 325-451
DIVI10021 20 credits
Modern Christology
DIVI10026 20 credits
Christian Ethics
DIVI10027 20 credits
Science and Christian Theology: Historical and Theological Perspectives
DIVI10029 20 credits
Mission in Contemporary Scotland
DIVI10031 20 credits
Food in Christian Religion
DIVI10034 20 credits
Reformations: Britain and Ireland 1475-1600
DIVI10036 20 credits
Hindu Traditions: History, Power and Agency
DIVI10037 20 credits
Field-Work Approaches for the Study of Religion
DIVI10038 20 credits
New Spiritualities: from New Age to Holistic
DIVI10039 20 credits
Religions in Africa
DIVI10040 20 credits
Buddhist Ethics
DIVI10041 20 credits
Christian-Muslim Relations: diatribe, discourse and dialogue
DIVI10042 20 credits
Contemporary Systematic Theologies
DIVI10043 20 credits
Islamic Law: From Prayer to Politics
DIVI10045 20 credits
Scottish Literature and the Religious Imagination
DIVI10046 20 credits
God of the Oppressed: Liberation Theologies in Christianity and Islam
DIVI10048 20 credits
Peacebuilding, Religion and the Arts
DIVI10049 20 credits
Biblical Hebrew Texts B
DIVI10052 20 credits
Advanced Greek Texts
DIVI10053 20 credits
The Dead Sea Scrolls
DIVI10054 20 credits
Jesus in Film
DIVI10055 20 credits
Women and Gender in the New Testament World
DIVI10056 20 credits
The Hebrew Bible and Contemporary Issues
DIVI10057 20 credits
Introducing New Testament Greek (Honours)
DIVI10072 20 credits
Intermediate New Testament Greek (Honours)
DIVI10073 20 credits
Introducing Biblical Hebrew (Honours)
DIVI10074 20 credits
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew (Honours)
DIVI10075 20 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: August

Notes:
All students choosing the Dissertation in Philosophy must have completed the Year 3 Philosophy Dissertation Preparation Course.

Students MUST pass DIVI10001 Theology & Religious Studies: Final Dissertation or PHIL10026 Dissertation in Philosophy in order to be awarded an honours degree.

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

Course options

Divinity level 10 AY22/23

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
The Dark Lord: God and Violence in the Hebrew Bible
DIVI10003 20 credits
Religion and the Climate Crisis
DIVI10004 20 credits
Theology in the Age of Technology
DIVI10006 20 credits
Ancient Wisdom: Biblical sages and their writings
DIVI10007 20 credits
Buddhist Literature
DIVI10008 20 credits
Islamic Theology: Classic and Contemporary Perspectives
DIVI10009 20 credits
Christianity in Africa to 1500
DIVI10010 20 credits
Lived Theology
DIVI10011 20 credits
The New Testament in the Graeco-Roman World
DIVI10012 20 credits
Jews and Non-Jews: Co-existence, Conflict, Co-operation
DIVI10015 20 credits
Religion and Ethics in Literature
DIVI10016 20 credits
The Making of Christian Orthodoxy 325-451
DIVI10021 20 credits
Modern Christology
DIVI10026 20 credits
Christian Ethics
DIVI10027 20 credits
Science and Christian Theology: Historical and Theological Perspectives
DIVI10029 20 credits
Mission in Contemporary Scotland
DIVI10031 20 credits
Food in Christian Religion
DIVI10034 20 credits
Reformations: Britain and Ireland 1475-1600
DIVI10036 20 credits
Hindu Traditions: History, Power and Agency
DIVI10037 20 credits
Field-Work Approaches for the Study of Religion
DIVI10038 20 credits
New Spiritualities: from New Age to Holistic
DIVI10039 20 credits
Religions in Africa
DIVI10040 20 credits
Buddhist Ethics
DIVI10041 20 credits
Christian-Muslim Relations: diatribe, discourse and dialogue
DIVI10042 20 credits
Contemporary Systematic Theologies
DIVI10043 20 credits
Islamic Law: From Prayer to Politics
DIVI10045 20 credits
Scottish Literature and the Religious Imagination
DIVI10046 20 credits
God of the Oppressed: Liberation Theologies in Christianity and Islam
DIVI10048 20 credits
Peacebuilding, Religion and the Arts
DIVI10049 20 credits
Biblical Hebrew Texts B
DIVI10052 20 credits
Advanced Greek Texts
DIVI10053 20 credits
The Dead Sea Scrolls
DIVI10054 20 credits
Jesus in Film
DIVI10055 20 credits
Women and Gender in the New Testament World
DIVI10056 20 credits
The Hebrew Bible and Contemporary Issues
DIVI10057 20 credits
Introducing New Testament Greek (Honours)
DIVI10072 20 credits
Intermediate New Testament Greek (Honours)
DIVI10073 20 credits
Introducing Biblical Hebrew (Honours)
DIVI10074 20 credits
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew (Honours)
DIVI10075 20 credits
AND

Philosophy Honours Year 4

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
It is strongly recommended by Philosophy that students in year 4 select courses that are 'usually taken in year 4'
The Philosophy of Wittgenstein
PHIL10014 20 credits
Meta-Ethics
PHIL10019 20 credits
Theories of Mind (Philosophy Hons)
PHIL10024 20 credits
Philosophy and the Environment
PHIL10064 20 credits
Free Will and Moral Responsibility
PHIL10090 20 credits
Ancient Theories of Mind
PHIL10103 20 credits
Philosophy of Time Travel
PHIL10125 20 credits
Aristotle
PHIL10130 20 credits
Realism, relativism, and reality
PHIL10138 20 credits
Belief, Desire and Rational Choice
PHIL10159 20 credits
The Philosophy of Simone Weil
PHIL10161 20 credits
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
PHIL10167 20 credits
Chinese Philosophy
PHIL10179 20 credits
Philosophy of Information
PHIL10186 20 credits
John Locke
PHIL10189 20 credits
Ethics of Work and Labour
PHIL10190 20 credits
Philosophy of Death and Dying
PHIL10192 20 credits
Philosophy of Friendship
PHIL10195 20 credits
Islamic Philosophy
PHIL10197 20 credits
Philosophy of Social Science
PHIL10201 20 credits
Philosophy of Action
PHIL10209 20 credits
Advanced Topics in Feminist Philosophy
PHIL10210 20 credits
Advanced Topics in Philosophy
PHIL10211 20 credits
Studies in Africana Philosophy: Debates within Black Intellectual History from the 1800-1920
PHIL10215 20 credits
Radical Black Philosophies of Race and Racism
PHIL10216 20 credits
Advanced Topics in Early Modern Philosophy
PHIL10217 20 credits
Advanced Topics in Political Philosophy
PHIL10218 20 credits
Philosophy of Risk
PHIL10219 20 credits
Philosophical Naturalism
PHIL10220 20 credits
Philosophy of Virtual Worlds
PHIL10221 20 credits
Phenomenology
PHIL10224 20 credits
AND

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Courses from School of Divinity- Philosophy and Theology (MA) - Dissertation

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Where the dissertation is taken in Philosophy, students must register for the dissertation completion course and write one 8000 word essay on a topic to be arranged with the department. All students choosing the Dissertation in Philosophy must have completed the Year 3 Philosophy Dissertation Preparation Course
Selected courses must be passed
Theology and Religious Studies: Final Dissertation
DIVI10001 40 credits
Dissertation in Philosophy
PHIL10026 40 credits
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