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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2023/2024

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Year 1 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: September

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

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Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Data Analysis for Psychology in R1

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
It is strongly recommended that students on all joint honours psychology programmes take the course Data Analysis for Psychology in R1.
OR

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


Year 2 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: August

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

Philosophy of Science 1

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.

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: 2023/24, Starting in: August

Notes:
Progression to 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 is a mean mark of 50% or above in Psychology 2A and Psychology 2B (with a minimum of 40% achieved at the first attempt) and a mark of 40% or above in Data Analysis for Psychology in R 2 at the first attempt.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Psychology UG Hons

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Year 3 Philosophy - Morality and Value

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Year 3 Philosophy - Knowledge and Reality

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Year 3 Philosophy - Language, Cognition, and Science

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
AND

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Psychology UG Hons

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2023/24, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students returning to Year 4 from a year of study abroad who have not taken and passed courses equivalent to PSYL10168 Data Analysis for Psychology in R 3 and PSYL10174 Qualitative Methods in Psychology while abroad will be required to take one or both of these courses in Year 4.

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 of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences- Philosophy and Psychology (MA)-Level 10

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

Psychology UG Hons

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Philosophy Honours Year 4

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses

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