DPT: Philosophy and Politics (MA Hons) (UTPHIPO)

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

Compulsory courses

Morality and Value

Logic 1

Introduction to the History of Philosophy A

Politics and International Relations 1A: Concepts and Debates

Must be passed

Politics and International Relations 1B: The Global Dimension

Must be passed

Course options

Philosophy of Science 1

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

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

Mind, Matter and Language

Must be passed 1st time

Knowledge and Reality

Must be passed 1st time

Comparative Politics in a Globalized World

Must be passed 1st time at 50%

Political Thinkers

Must be passed

Course options

Philosophy of Science 1

AND

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 B

AND

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

Introduction to British Politics

International Political Economy

Theories of International Relations

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

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

Philosophy Dissertation Information Course

Course options

For students considering a dissertation in Politics, it is strongly recommended that they take PLIT10106 Research Design in Politics and International Relations.

Advanced Issues in the Making of Contemporary Africa

Contemporary Issues in International Development

The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Nations in Collision

Law and Power in the Muslim World

Muslim Societies in Southeast Asia

Regional Perspectives in a Globalised Muslim World

International, Transnational and Globalised Dynamics of the Muslim World

Unfolding Afghanistan in a Globalised Context

Politics of the Middle East

Contemporary Russian Politics

Global Justice and Citizenship

Core Texts in Political Theory

Europe and International Migration

Comparing Scottish Devolution

Parliamentary Studies

International Politics of Money

Public Policy: Agenda-Setting

Neuropolitics

British Government

Contemporary Issues in Political Science

Contemporary Issues in International Relations

Research Design in Politics and International Relations

Contemporary Issues in Political Theory

International Relations of the Asia Pacific

Gender, Power and Representation

Populism: Pathology or Panacea?

The Politics of the End of Empire

The Politics of the UK Constitution

Strategic Studies and its Critics

Political Economy of Latin America

Politics of Oil

Law, Violence, and Humanity

Gender, Peace and Security

Political Behaviour: Opinions, Choices and Movements

Technology, Politics and Government

Russia's Foreign and Security Policy

Environmental Politics

Democracy and contemporary capitalism

Chinese Politics

The Persian Gulf in International Relations

Europe in the World

Politics and Public Policy

Advanced Topics in Global Security

Foundations in Global Security

Model United Nations

Eastminster: Decolonisation and State-Building in Asia

Education and Social Justice

Political Emotions

Freedom and Slavery in Political Thought

Geopolitics

Conservatism and the Right

Corporate Lobbying and Policymaking in the Global Economy

Elite and Mass Political Behaviour

Causal Inference for Social Sciences

Designing and Implementing Experiments in Political Science

Majoritarian Nationalism, Populism and Ethnic Conflict in South Asia

Sport and Politics

The Far Right

Digital Media and Democracy

Politics and communication of environmental risks

Latin American Foreign Policies

Propaganda and Censorship in Democracies

Stability, Instability and Renewal in Democratic Systems

The Politics of Economic Expertise

Designing and Doing Social Research

Doing Survey Research

Nations and Nationalism

Globalization

Health Systems: Strengthening and Reform

Race, Power, and Social Policy

Statistical Modelling

The Internet and Society

Energy Policy and Sustainability

Controversies in Medicine, Technology and the Environment

Knowledge, Expertise and Policy

AND

Philosophy of Language

Philosophy of Religion

Themes in Epistemology

Metaphysics

Logic 2: Modal Logics

Topics in Mind and Cognition

Philosophy, Science and Policy

Philosophy of Time

AND

Applied Ethics

Normative theory

Political Philosophy

Aesthetics

Philosophy of Well-Being

Social Philosophy

Moral Philosophy

Feminist Philosophy

Philosophy of Technology

AND

Normative theory

Late Modern Philosophy

Ancient Philosophy

Early Modern Philosophy

Japanese Philosophy

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

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

Course options

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 (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.

Dissertation in Philosophy

Dissertation (MA Politics)