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Degree Programme Table: Philosophy and Scottish Literature (MA Hons) (UTMAHPHISL1F)

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 B
PHIL08020 20 credits
Literary Studies 1A

Must be passed

ENLI08020 20 credits
Literary Studies 1B

Must be passed

ENLI08021 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

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

Select exactly 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, S, T and W
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
Mind, Matter and Language

Must be passed 1st time

PHIL08014 20 credits
Knowledge and Reality

Must be passed 1st time

PHIL08017 20 credits
Scottish Literature 2A

Must be passed 1st time at 50%

ENLI08022 20 credits
Scottish Literature 2B

Must be passed 1st time at 50%

ENLI08023 20 credits

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
Philosophy of Science 1
PHIL08005 20 credits
AND

Introduction to the History of Philosophy A

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
AND

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

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

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; also required, a pass at 50% or above at the first attempt in Scottish Literature 2A and Scottish Literature 2B.

Compulsory courses

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

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

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
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

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

English Literature_Year 3_Reading Theory

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Reading Theory 1
ENLI10423 20 credits
Reading Theory 2
ENLI10424 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Scottish Literature Year 3 Option Courses - Semester 1

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Mystery and Horror
ENLI10207 20 credits
Edinburgh in Fiction/Fiction in Edinburgh
ENLI10310 20 credits
Writing for Theatre: An Introduction
ENLI10342 20 credits
AND

Scottish Literature Year 3 Option Courses - Semester 2

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Creative Writing Part 2: Prose
ENLI10115 20 credits
Haunted Imaginations: Scotland and the Supernatural'
ENLI10349 20 credits
The Making of Modern Fantasy
ENLI10351 20 credits
Death and Dying in Late Medieval Literature
ENLI10387 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 School(s) I-G - Philosophy and English Literature (MA Hons) - Level(s) 10-10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
A dissertation MUST be taken in Final Year in either Philosophy or Scottish Literature. 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.
English Literature Dissertation
ENLI10329 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

Scottish Literature Year 4 Option Courses - Semester 1

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 1
Writing for Theatre: An Introduction
ENLI10342 20 credits
Literary Geography, 1800-1840
ENLI10425 20 credits
AND

Scottish Literature Year 4 Option Courses - Semester 2

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Modern and Contemporary Scottish Poetry
ENLI10088 20 credits
Creative Writing Part II: Prose
ENLI10211 20 credits
Medicine in Literature 2: Medical Ethics in Literature
ENLI10354 20 credits
Contemporary Science Fiction
ENLI10381 20 credits
Fiction and Espionage
ENLI10388 20 credits
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