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Degree Programme Table: Philosophy and English Language (MA Hons) (UTPHIEL)

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
Linguistics and English Language 1A

Must be passed

LASC08022 20 credits
Linguistics and English Language 1B

Must be passed

LASC08023 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 to Q, S, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 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
Mind, Matter and Language

Must be passed 1st time

PHIL08014 20 credits
Knowledge and Reality

Must be passed 1st time

PHIL08017 20 credits
LEL2A: Linguistic Theory and the Structure of English

Must be passed 1st time

LASC08017 20 credits
LEL2C: English in Time and Space

Must be passed 1st time

LASC08019 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
OR

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
OR

LEL Optionals

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
LEL2B: Phonetic Analysis and Empirical Methods
LASC08018 20 credits
LEL2D: Cross-linguistic Variation: Limits and Theories
LASC08020 20 credits
OR

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.

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: (1) an *average* of 50% across all obligatory LEL2 courses, achieved on the first sitting,

Compulsory courses

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

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 120 credits in this group.

LEL Foundation

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Sociolinguistics
LASC10002 20 credits
Historical Linguistics
LASC10021 20 credits
Pragmatics
LASC10067 20 credits
Syntax: Theory and Practice
LASC10084 20 credits
Morphology
LASC10086 20 credits
Phonetics and Laboratory Phonology
LASC10090 20 credits
Cognitive Linguistics
LASC10107 20 credits
Semantic Theory
LASC10110 20 credits
AND

Language Sciences Level 10 courses

Select between 20 and 60 credits from Language Sciences Level 10 courses
AND

LEL Skills

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If you take a LEL Dissertation in Year 4 you need to have taken a LEL Skills course in Year 3.
Simulating Language
LASC10018 20 credits
Reading Old English
LASC10049 20 credits
Linguistic Fieldwork and Language Description
LASC10050 20 credits
Computer Programming for Speech and Language Processing
LASC10079 20 credits
Phonetics and Laboratory Phonology
LASC10090 20 credits
Methods in Theoretical Linguistics
LASC10109 20 credits
Discourse Analysis
LASC10114 20 credits
Online Experiments for Language Scientists
LASC10115 20 credits
Structure of a Language A
LASC10123 20 credits
Quantitative Methods in Linguistics and English Language (Hons)
LASC10125 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

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

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 English Language Dissertation Choices

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
A dissertation MUST be taken in Final Year in either Philosophy or English Language. 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 Language Sciences
LASC10024 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

Language Sciences Level 10 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Language Sciences Level 10 courses
Notes:
Notes:The LEL Honours handbook giving details about the courses being offered in any one year, as well as about restrictions on choice of courses, will be available to students entering the course to facilitate advance planning. Students MUST consult this handbook regarding the selection of 'core' courses.
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