MSc in Philosophy of Science
Programme code: TMPHYS
Department: Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
This information is for the 2017/18 session.
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Full-year programme. Students must take three courses and a dissertation as shown.
Paper |
Course number and title | |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Philosophy of Science or | |
Scientific Method and Policy (not available 2017/18) or | ||
Evidence and Policy (H) and one half unit from the list of approved courses for the Philosophy of Science programme | ||
2 & 3 |
Courses to the value of two units from the following: * | |
Philosophy of Science (if not taken under Paper 1) | ||
Scientific Revolutions: Philosophical and Historical Issues (not available 2017/18) | ||
Either PH405 Philosophy of the Social Sciences or PH413 Philosophy of Economics | ||
Set Theory and Further Logic | ||
Scientific Method and Policy (if not taken under Paper 1) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Business and Organisational Ethics (H) | ||
Genes, Brains and Society (H) | ||
Emotion, Cognition and Behaviour: Science and Policy (H) | ||
Einstein for Everyone: From Time Travel to the Edge of the Universe (H) | ||
Physics and the City: From Quantum Jumps to Stock Market Crashes (H) | ||
Effective Philanthropy: Ethics and Evidence (H) | ||
Rationality and Choice | ||
Evidence and Policy (H) (if not taken under Paper 1) | ||
4 |
Dissertation | |
Students must also take PH445 Philosophical Research and Writing Seminar - Philosophy of Science (non-assessed) | ||
Notes |
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* Subject to approval, students may take up to one unit of non-PH courses not listed above. |
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.
