DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2025/2026

You may optionally take Introduction to the History of Philosophy A or B.

Please note that Introduction to the History of Philosophy B will not run in 2026/27, so you will not be able to take this course in future years.

You may optionally take Philosophy of Science 1 in Year 1 or 2.

You can take 20 credits (usually 1 course) as an 'outside' courses, which can be from a subject area across the University. You need to select this course to be enroled on it. Some courses have prerequisites that you will need to meet to take the course.

You can only select a Level 7 or 8 course from Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y. Only 40 credits of level 7 courses are permitted across Years 1 and 2.

Challenge Courses are designed to bring together students from different degree programmes to explore the complex issues facing the world today through interdisciplinary collaboration and creative thinking.

Working with each other and expert academics, students will gain new perspectives and develop important life skills highly valued by employers, such as teamwork, problem-solving and adaptability.

If you took Introduction to the Introduction to the History of Philosophy A in Year 1, you may optionally take Introduction to the History of Philosophy B in Year 2.

If you took Introduction to the Introduction to the History of Philosophy B in Year 1, you may optionally take Introduction to the History of Philosophy A in Year 2.

You cannot take the same Introduction to the History of Philosophy as you took in Year 1.

Please note that Introduction to the History of Philosophy B will not run in 2026/27.

You may optionally take Philosophy of Science 1 if you did not take it in Year 1.

You can take 0-40 credits (0-2 courses) of 'outside' courses, which can be from subject areas across the University. You need to select these courses to be enroled on them. Some courses have prerequisites that you will need to meet to take the course.

You can only select Level 7 and 8 courses from Schedules A to Q, S, T, W and Y. Only 40 credits of level 7 courses are permitted across Years 1 and 2.

Challenge Courses are designed to bring together students from different degree programmes to explore the complex issues facing the world today through interdisciplinary collaboration and creative thinking.

Working with each other and expert academics, students will gain new perspectives and develop important life skills highly valued by employers, such as teamwork, problem-solving and adaptability.

Students should consult the prerequisites for Year 4 Mathematics courses to ensure that they choose appropriately from the courses below.

You must select a dissertation in Philosophy or a project in Mathematics.

There are two options in Philosophy - either an independent dissertation or two coursework dissertations.

An independent Philosophy dissertation is a a single 8,000-word dissertation. You should select Philosophy Dissertation (PHIL10026) for this option.

The Philosophy coursework dissertation option involves submitting 2x 5,000-word essays in place of the standard assessment for two additional Year 4 Philosophy Honours courses. To take the coursework dissertation, you must select two courses from the Year 4 course options listed below (within Group A). These courses are attended as normal but will not count towards your optional credit total.

If you are taking the Philosophy coursework dissertation, you must select two courses from this group (see advice above). These must be in addition to the courses selected in Group B.

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.