THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2024/2025

Timetable information in the Course Catalogue may be subject to change.

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Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
Students who do not have a strong academic background in Philosophy will be required to take the Philosophical Methods course in Year 1. Students with a previous background in Philosophy may be able to waive this compulsory course at the discretion of the Programme Director/Personal Tutor.

The Programme Director/Personal Tutor must approve choice of courses.

Students must take both courses in at least one of the three core areas of ethics, epistemology, and philosophy of mind during the course of their studies.

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

Course options

Courses from School(s) I - Epistemology, Ethics and Mind (PgDip)(Online Distance Learning)(ICL) - 2-4 Years (Part-time I

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
1. Students who do not have a strong previous background in Philosophy must take Philosophical Methods in Year 1.
AND

Courses from School(s) - Epistemology, Ethics and Mind (PgDip)(Online Distance Learning)(ICL) - 2-4 Years (Part-time I

Select between 0 and 100 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students must take both courses in at least one of the three core areas of ethics, epistemology, and philosophy of mind during the course of their studies.

Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
The Programme Director/Personal Tutor must approve choice of courses.

Please note that you cannot take the same course twice.

Students must take both courses in at least one of the three core areas of ethics, epistemology, and philosophy of mind during the course of their studies.

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

Course options

Courses from School(s) I - Epistemology, Ethics and Mind (PgDip)(Online Distance Learning)(ICL) - 2-4 Years (Part-time I

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Courses from School(s) - Epistemology, Ethics and Mind (PgDip)(Online Distance Learning)(ICL) - 2-4 Years (Part-time I

Select between 0 and 100 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students must take both courses in at least one of the three core areas of ethics, epistemology, and philosophy of mind during the course of their studies.

Year 3 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
The Programme Director/Personal Tutor must approve choice of courses.

Please note that you cannot take the same course twice.

Students must take both courses in at least one of the three core areas of ethics, epistemology, and philosophy of mind during the course of their studies.

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

Course options

Courses from School(s) I - Epistemology, Ethics and Mind (PgDip)(Online Distance Learning)(ICL) - 2-4 Years (Part-time I

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Courses from School(s) - Epistemology, Ethics and Mind (PgDip)(Online Distance Learning)(ICL) - 2-4 Years (Part-time I

Select between 0 and 100 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students must take both courses in at least one of the three core areas of ethics, epistemology, and philosophy of mind during the course of their studies.

Year 4 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
Students must take both courses in at least one of the three core areas of ethics, epistemology, and philosophy of mind during the course of their studies.

The Programme Director/Personal Tutor must approve choice of courses.

Please note that you cannot take the same course twice.

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

Course options

Courses from School(s) I - Epistemology, Ethics and Mind (PgDip)(Online Distance Learning)(ICL) - 2-4 Years (Part-time I

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Courses from School(s) - Epistemology, Ethics and Mind (PgDip)(Online Distance Learning)(ICL) - 2-4 Years (Part-time I

Select between 0 and 100 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students must take both courses in at least one of the three core areas of ethics, epistemology, and philosophy of mind during the course of their studies.

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