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Degree Programme Table: Philosophy and Economics (MA Hons) (UTPHIEC)

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

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Morality and Value
PHIL08015 20 credits
Logic 1
PHIL08004 20 credits
Introduction to the History of Philosophy A
PHIL08019 20 credits
Economics 1
ECNM08013 40 credits

Course options

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
Notes:
An overall maximum of 40 credits at level 7 is permitted across years one and two.

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Knowledge and Reality

Must be passed 1st time

PHIL08017 20 credits
Mind, Matter and Language

Must be passed 1st time

PHIL08014 20 credits
Economics 2

Must be passed and taken during Full Year

ECNM08006 40 credits
Statistical Methods for Economics

Must be passed

ECNM08016 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Philosophy of Science 1

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

Introduction to the History of Philosophy B

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Introduction to the History of Philosophy B
PHIL08020 20 credits
OR

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
Notes:
An overall maximum of 40 credits at level 7 is permitted across years one and two.

Students CANNOT take Introduction to the History of Philosophy A (PHIL08019) if they have already taken Introduction to the History of Philosophy (PHIL08018).

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

Notes:
Entry into third year normally requires passes in all courses (240 credits) in the first two years and -
(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; (3) a pass in Economics 2 and a pass in Statistical Methods for Economics.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Philosophy Dissertation Information Course
PHIL10228 0 credits
Essentials of Econometrics
ECNM10052 20 credits
Topics in Microeconomics
ECNM10070 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Applications of Econometrics

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Applications of Econometrics
ECNM10056 20 credits
OR

Topics in Macroeconomics

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Topics in Macroeconomics
ECNM10069 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Year 3 Philosophy - History of Philosophy

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Normative theory
PHIL10078 20 credits
Late Modern Philosophy
PHIL10175 20 credits
Ancient Philosophy
PHIL10181 20 credits
Early Modern Philosophy
PHIL10182 20 credits
Japanese Philosophy
PHIL10222 20 credits
AND

Theoretical Philosophy

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Philosophy of Language
PHIL10005 20 credits
Philosophy of Religion
PHIL10007 20 credits
Themes in Epistemology
PHIL10072 20 credits
Metaphysics
PHIL10155 20 credits
Logic 2: Modal Logics
PHIL10162 20 credits
Topics in Mind and Cognition
PHIL10174 20 credits
Philosophy, Science and Policy
PHIL10208 20 credits
Philosophy of Time
PHIL10225 20 credits
AND

Practical Philosophy

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Applied Ethics
PHIL10017 20 credits
Normative theory
PHIL10078 20 credits
Political Philosophy
PHIL10093 20 credits
Aesthetics
PHIL10117 20 credits
Philosophy of Well-Being
PHIL10152 20 credits
Social Philosophy
PHIL10204 20 credits
Moral Philosophy
PHIL10213 20 credits
Feminist Philosophy
PHIL10214 20 credits
Philosophy of Technology
PHIL10231 20 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2024/25, 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 Economics Dissertation Options

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
A dissertation MUST be taken in Final Year in either Philosophy or Economics. Where the dissertation is taken in Philosophy, students can either do a single long 8000 word dissertation, or two 5000 word essays (coursework dissertations). If the two 5000 word essays are selected students should choose two courses from 'Philosophy Honours Year 4' Programme Collection as available.
Economics Honours Dissertation
ECNM10030 40 credits
Dissertation in Philosophy
PHIL10026 40 credits
OR

Philosophy Honours Year 4

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Philosophy and the Environment
PHIL10064 20 credits
Self, Agency and the Will
PHIL10082 20 credits
Free Will and Moral Responsibility
PHIL10090 20 credits
The Nature of Moral Understanding
PHIL10099 20 credits
Ancient Theories of Mind
PHIL10103 20 credits
Philosophy of Time Travel
PHIL10125 20 credits
Logic, Computability and Incompleteness
PHIL10133 20 credits
The Computational Mind
PHIL10134 20 credits
Environmental Ethics
PHIL10147 20 credits
The Philosophy of Fiction
PHIL10153 20 credits
Puzzles and Paradoxes
PHIL10156 20 credits
Knowledge, Ignorance and Power
PHIL10160 20 credits
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
PHIL10167 20 credits
Freedom, Consent and Political Obligation
PHIL10176 20 credits
Advanced Topics in Metaphysics
PHIL10180 20 credits
Philosophy of Information
PHIL10186 20 credits
Philosophies of Decolonization: Anti-Humanism and Further Explorations in the Construction of Racial Others
PHIL10188 20 credits
Ethics of Work and Labour
PHIL10190 20 credits
Philosophy of Death and Dying
PHIL10192 20 credits
Indian Philosophies of Mind and Language
PHIL10196 20 credits
Islamic Philosophy
PHIL10197 20 credits
Philosophy of Action
PHIL10209 20 credits
Advanced Topics in Feminist Philosophy
PHIL10210 20 credits
Meaning and Fulfilment
PHIL10212 20 credits
Advanced Topics in Early Modern Philosophy
PHIL10217 20 credits
Philosophy of Risk
PHIL10219 20 credits
Philosophical Naturalism
PHIL10220 20 credits
Science and Realism, a Historical Look
PHIL10226 20 credits
Advanced Topics in Aesthetics
PHIL10227 20 credits
Buddhist Philosophy
PHIL10229 20 credits
Philosophy of Animals
PHIL10230 20 credits
Knowledge in a Multicultural World
PHIL10232 20 credits
Algorithmic Bias
PHIL10235 20 credits
Gender and Beauty
PHIL10237 20 credits
Consciousness, Life and Mind
PHIL10238 20 credits
Measurement
PHIL10239 20 credits
Time and the Mind
PHIL10240 20 credits
Philosophy of Language Models and Virtual Worlds
PHIL10241 20 credits
Philosophy of Science (Honours)
PHIL10242 20 credits
Representation and Reality
PHIL10243 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Philosophy Honours Year 4

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Philosophy and the Environment
PHIL10064 20 credits
Self, Agency and the Will
PHIL10082 20 credits
Free Will and Moral Responsibility
PHIL10090 20 credits
The Nature of Moral Understanding
PHIL10099 20 credits
Ancient Theories of Mind
PHIL10103 20 credits
Philosophy of Time Travel
PHIL10125 20 credits
Logic, Computability and Incompleteness
PHIL10133 20 credits
The Computational Mind
PHIL10134 20 credits
Environmental Ethics
PHIL10147 20 credits
The Philosophy of Fiction
PHIL10153 20 credits
Puzzles and Paradoxes
PHIL10156 20 credits
Knowledge, Ignorance and Power
PHIL10160 20 credits
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
PHIL10167 20 credits
Freedom, Consent and Political Obligation
PHIL10176 20 credits
Advanced Topics in Metaphysics
PHIL10180 20 credits
Philosophy of Information
PHIL10186 20 credits
Philosophies of Decolonization: Anti-Humanism and Further Explorations in the Construction of Racial Others
PHIL10188 20 credits
Ethics of Work and Labour
PHIL10190 20 credits
Philosophy of Death and Dying
PHIL10192 20 credits
Indian Philosophies of Mind and Language
PHIL10196 20 credits
Islamic Philosophy
PHIL10197 20 credits
Philosophy of Action
PHIL10209 20 credits
Advanced Topics in Feminist Philosophy
PHIL10210 20 credits
Meaning and Fulfilment
PHIL10212 20 credits
Advanced Topics in Early Modern Philosophy
PHIL10217 20 credits
Philosophy of Risk
PHIL10219 20 credits
Philosophical Naturalism
PHIL10220 20 credits
Science and Realism, a Historical Look
PHIL10226 20 credits
Advanced Topics in Aesthetics
PHIL10227 20 credits
Buddhist Philosophy
PHIL10229 20 credits
Philosophy of Animals
PHIL10230 20 credits
Knowledge in a Multicultural World
PHIL10232 20 credits
Algorithmic Bias
PHIL10235 20 credits
Gender and Beauty
PHIL10237 20 credits
Consciousness, Life and Mind
PHIL10238 20 credits
Measurement
PHIL10239 20 credits
Time and the Mind
PHIL10240 20 credits
Philosophy of Language Models and Virtual Worlds
PHIL10241 20 credits
Philosophy of Science (Honours)
PHIL10242 20 credits
Representation and Reality
PHIL10243 20 credits
AND

Economics Course Options Year 4 (joint programmes)

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Essentials of Econometrics
ECNM10052 20 credits
Applications of Econometrics
ECNM10056 20 credits
Development Economics
ECNM10061 20 credits
Behavioural Economics
ECNM10066 20 credits
Economics of Sport
ECNM10068 20 credits
Topics in Macroeconomics
ECNM10069 20 credits
Topics in Microeconomics
ECNM10070 20 credits
Health Economics
ECNM10082 20 credits
Advanced Mathematical Economics
ECNM10085 20 credits
The Economics of Cities and Regions
ECNM10086 20 credits
International Economics
ECNM10087 20 credits
Experimental Economics
ECNM10090 20 credits
Key Developments in Modern Economic Analysis
ECNM10096 20 credits
Economics of Organisations
ECNM10101 20 credits
Fiscal Policy, Macroeconomics and Inequality
ECNM10104 20 credits
Firms, Markets, and Competition
ECNM10107 20 credits
Applied Financial Econometrics
ECNM10108 20 credits
Data Science in Economics
ECNM10109 20 credits
Modelling the Financial Crisis and its Aftermath
ECNM10110 20 credits
Game Theory
ECNM10111 20 credits
Applied Labour Economics
ECNM10112 20 credits
Economics of Education
ECNM10113 20 credits
Climate Change and Environmental Economics
ECNM10114 20 credits
Programming and Numerical Methods for Economics
ECNM10115 20 credits
The Economics of Crime
ECNM10116 20 credits
Public Economics
ECNM10117 20 credits
Political Economy
ECNM10118 20 credits
The Economics of Health and Health Care
ECNM10119 20 credits
Monetary Policy, Unemployment and the Labour Market
ECNM10120 20 credits
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