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Degree Programme Table: Philosophy and Mathematics (MA Hons) (UTPHIMA)

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
Introduction to Linear Algebra
MATH08057 20 credits
Calculus and its Applications
MATH08058 20 credits
Logic 1
PHIL08004 20 credits
Proofs and Problem Solving
MATH08059 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

IHOP A & B

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students CANNOT take Introduction to the History of Philosophy A (PHIL08019) if they have already taken Introduction to the History of Philosophy (PHIL08018).
Introduction to the History of Philosophy A
PHIL08019 20 credits
Introduction to the History of Philosophy B
PHIL08020 20 credits
OR

Philosophy of Science 1

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

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
Several Variable Calculus and Differential Equations

Must be passed

MATH08063 20 credits
Fundamentals of Pure Mathematics

Must be passed

MATH08064 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

IHOP A & B

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students CANNOT take Introduction to the History of Philosophy A (PHIL08019) if they have already taken Introduction to the History of Philosophy (PHIL08018).
Introduction to the History of Philosophy A
PHIL08019 20 credits
Introduction to the History of Philosophy B
PHIL08020 20 credits
AND

Philosophy of Science 1

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Philosophy of Science 1
PHIL08005 20 credits
AND

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

Select between 0 and 40 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 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 a pass in 'Several Variable Calculus and Differential Equations' and 'Fundamentals of Pure Mathematics', or the permission of the relevant Head(s) of School(s).

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Philosophy Dissertation Information Course
PHIL10228 0 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

HAlg/HAna/HCoV/HDEq choice

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students should consult the prerequisites for Year 4 Mathematics courses to ensure that they choose appropriately from the courses below.
Honours Differential Equations
MATH10066 20 credits
Honours Complex Variables
MATH10067 20 credits
Honours Analysis
MATH10068 20 credits
Honours Algebra
MATH10069 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

2024 - 25: UTMATHB : Y3 options : SEMESTER 1

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students should consult the prerequisites for Year 4 Mathematics courses to ensure that they choose appropriately from the courses below.
Stochastic Modelling
MATH10007 10 credits
Combinatorics and Graph Theory
MATH10072 10 credits
Geometry
MATH10074 10 credits
Statistical Methodology
MATH10095 10 credits
Numerical Linear Algebra
MATH10098 10 credits
AND

2024-25: UTMATHB : Y3 options : SEMESTER 2

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students should consult the prerequisites for Year 4 Mathematics courses to ensure that they choose appropriately from the courses below.
Financial Mathematics
MATH10003 10 credits
Numerical Ordinary Differential Equations and Applications
MATH10060 10 credits
Introduction to Number Theory
MATH10071 10 credits
Linear Programming, Modelling and Solution
MATH10073 10 credits
Statistical Computing
MATH10093 10 credits
Applied Statistics
MATH10096 10 credits
Metric Spaces
MATH10101 10 credits
Classical Mechanics for Mathematicians
MATH10106 10 credits
Statistics in Education
MATH10108 10 credits
AND

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

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
AND

Theoretical Philosophy

Select between 0 and 80 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

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.

Courses from Schools of Philosophy/Psychology/Language Sciences & Mathematics- Philosophy and Mathematics (MA)-Level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
In the final year, students must take either a Double Project in Mathematics or a Dissertation in Philosophy. 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 Programme Collection (Philosophy Honours Year 4), as available.
Project in Mathematics (Double)
MATH10031 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 40 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

Group C

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

2024 - 25 : UTAPMAT : Full Year

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Taking Statistical Case Studies is permissible, but not recommended: SCS and the required dissertation or project are year-long courses with final deadlines very close together.
Mathematical Education
MATH10010 20 credits
Probability, Measure & Finance
MATH10024 20 credits
Statistical Case Studies
MATH10102 20 credits
AND

2024-25: UTMATHB : Y4/5 options : SEMESTER 1

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Stochastic Modelling
MATH10007 10 credits
Mathematical Biology
MATH10013 10 credits
Commutative Algebra
MATH10017 10 credits
Theory of Statistical Inference
MATH10028 10 credits
Essentials in Analysis and Probability
MATH10047 10 credits
Applied Stochastic Differential Equations
MATH10053 10 credits
Fundamentals of Operational Research
MATH10065 10 credits
Combinatorics and Graph Theory
MATH10072 10 credits
Geometry
MATH10074 10 credits
General Topology
MATH10076 10 credits
Group Theory
MATH10079 10 credits
Linear Analysis
MATH10082 10 credits
Statistical Methodology
MATH10095 10 credits
Numerical Linear Algebra
MATH10098 10 credits
Entrepreneurship in the Mathematical Sciences
MATH10099 10 credits
Introduction to Partial Differential Equations
MATH10100 10 credits
Quantum Mechanics for Mathematicians
MATH10107 10 credits
Introduction to Lie Groups
MATH11053 10 credits
Topics in Ring and Representation Theory
MATH11144 10 credits
Differential Geometry
MATH11235 10 credits
Axiomatic Set Theory
MATH11236 10 credits
Classical Field Theory
MATH11241 10 credits
AND

2024-25: UTMATHB : Y4/5 options : Semester 2

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Financial Mathematics
MATH10003 10 credits
Fourier Analysis
MATH10051 10 credits
Numerical Ordinary Differential Equations and Applications
MATH10060 10 credits
Multivariate Data Analysis
MATH10064 10 credits
Introduction to Number Theory
MATH10071 10 credits
Linear Programming, Modelling and Solution
MATH10073 10 credits
Algebraic Topology
MATH10077 10 credits
Galois Theory
MATH10080 10 credits
Advanced Methods of Applied Mathematics
MATH10086 20 credits
Statistical Computing
MATH10093 10 credits
Applied Statistics
MATH10096 10 credits
Metric Spaces
MATH10101 10 credits
Classical Mechanics for Mathematicians
MATH10106 10 credits
Statistics in Education
MATH10108 10 credits
Algebraic Geometry
MATH11120 10 credits
Geometry of General Relativity
MATH11138 10 credits
Applied Dynamical Systems
MATH11140 10 credits
Numerical Partial Differential Equations
MATH11207 10 credits
Analytic Number Theory
MATH11226 10 credits
Topics in Mathematical Physics A
MATH11227 10 credits
Numerical Methods for Uncertainty Quantification
MATH11246 10 credits
Fluid Dynamics
MATH11248 10 credits
AND

2024-25: UTMATHB : Y4/5 : PGT courses without concession

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Finance, Risk and Uncertainty
MATH11088 10 credits
Fundamentals of Optimization
MATH11111 10 credits
Time Series
MATH11131 10 credits
Financial Risk Theory
MATH11132 10 credits
Large Scale Optimization for Data Science
MATH11147 10 credits
Optimization Methods in Finance
MATH11158 10 credits
Bayesian Data Analysis
MATH11175 10 credits
Bayesian Theory
MATH11177 10 credits
Topics in Applied Operational Research
MATH11183 10 credits
Incomplete Data Analysis
MATH11185 10 credits
Generalised Regression Models
MATH11187 10 credits
Integer and Combinatorial Optimization
MATH11192 10 credits
Operational Research in the Energy Industry
MATH11193 10 credits
Numerical Probability and Monte Carlo
MATH11202 10 credits
Machine Learning in Python
MATH11205 10 credits
Biostatistics
MATH11230 10 credits
Industrial Mathematics
MATH11231 10 credits
Targeted Causal Learning
MATH11238 10 credits
Numerical Methods for Data
MATH11240 10 credits
Design and Sampling for Data Science
MATH11245 10 credits
Optimization under Uncertainty
MATH11247 10 credits
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