MSc in Philosophy of Science

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Programme Code: TMPHYS

Department: Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method

For students starting this programme of study in 2019/20

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 courses to the value of 3.0 units and a dissertation as shown.

Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.


Paper	Course number, title (unit value)
Paper 1	Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:
	PH400 Philosophy of Science (1.0) ^# or
	PH423 Scientific Method and Policy (1.0) (withdrawn 2019/20)
	OR
	PH458 Evidence and Policy and another half-unit from the courses listed under Papers 2 & 3:
	PH458 Evidence and Policy (0.5)
	Papers 2 & 3 options list
Papers 2 & 3	Courses to the value of 2.0 unit(s) from the following:
	PH400 Philosophy of Science (1.0) ^#
	PH404 Scientific Revolutions: Philosophical and Historical Issues (1.0) ^# (withdrawn 2019/20)
	PH405 Philosophy of the Social Sciences (1.0) ³
	PH413 Philosophy of Economics (1.0) ^# ⁴
	PH419 Set Theory and Further Logic (1.0) ^#
	PH423 Scientific Method and Policy (1.0) (withdrawn 2019/20)
	PH425 Business and Organisational Ethics (0.5)
	PH427 Genes, Brains and Society (0.5) ^#
	PH428 Emotion, Cognition and Behaviour: Science and Policy (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20)
	PH430 Einstein for Everyone: From time travel to the edge of the universe (0.5) ^#
	PH431 Physics and the City: From Quantum Jumps to Stock Market Crashes (0.5) ^#
	PH432 Effective Philanthropy: Ethics and Evidence (0.5) ^# (withdrawn 2020/21)
	PH433 Philosophy of Gender and Race (0.5)
	PH456 Rationality and Choice (1.0)
	PH458 Evidence and Policy (0.5)
	Students may take up to 1.0 unit of non-PH courses not listed above, subject to approval.
Paper 4	PH499 Dissertation (1.0)
	Students must also take the following non-assessed seminar:
	PH445 Dissertation Seminar - Philosophy of Science (0.0)

Papers 2 & 3 options list

PH400 Philosophy of Science (1.0) ^#
PH404 Scientific Revolutions: Philosophical and Historical Issues (1.0) ^# (withdrawn 2019/20)
PH405 Philosophy of the Social Sciences (1.0) ¹
PH413 Philosophy of Economics (1.0) ^# ²
PH419 Set Theory and Further Logic (1.0) ^#
PH423 Scientific Method and Policy (1.0) (withdrawn 2019/20)
PH425 Business and Organisational Ethics (0.5)
PH427 Genes, Brains and Society (0.5) ^#
PH428 Emotion, Cognition and Behaviour: Science and Policy (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20)
PH430 Einstein for Everyone: From time travel to the edge of the universe (0.5) ^#
PH431 Physics and the City: From Quantum Jumps to Stock Market Crashes (0.5) ^#
PH432 Effective Philanthropy: Ethics and Evidence (0.5) ^# (withdrawn 2020/21)
PH433 Philosophy of Gender and Race (0.5)
PH456 Rationality and Choice (1.0)
PH458 Evidence and Policy (0.5)

Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options

1 : PH405 can not be taken with PH413

2 : PH413 can not be taken with PH405

3 : PH405 can not be taken with PH413

4 : PH413 can not be taken with PH405

# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.

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.