THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2024/2025

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) I - Philosophy (MA Hons) - Level(s) 8

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
OR

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

Notes:
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

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Philosophy of Science 1

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Introduction to the History of Philosophy 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).
AND

Level 7, 8 and 9 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 7, 8 and 9 courses in Schedules A to Q, T, W and Y
Notes:
An overall maximum of 40 credits at level 7 is permitted across years one and two.
OR

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Politics Year 2 Optional Courses

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
OR

Group C

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Level 7, 8 and 9 courses in Schedules A to Q, 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 passes at 50% at the first attempt in the prescribed 2nd year Social and Political Studies courses.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 120 credits in this group.

Politics and International Relations Years 3 and 4 Honours Electives

Select between 40 and 80 credits of the following courses
Notes:
For students considering a dissertation in Politics, it is strongly recommended that they take PLIT10106 Research Design in Politics and International Relations.
AND

Theoretical Philosophy

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
AND

Practical Philosophy

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Year 3 Philosophy - History of Philosophy

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses

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 Politics Dissertation Options

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
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.
OR

Philosophy Honours Year 4

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Group B

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Philosophy Honours Year 4

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Politics and International Relations Years 3 and 4 Honours Electives

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses

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