MSc in Economics and Philosophy
Programme Code: TMECPH
Department: Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
For students starting this programme of study in 2022/23
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (five units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Full-year programme. Students take courses to the value of four units and a dissertation. Students are also required to attend EC400 Introductory Course in Mathematics and Statistics.
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.
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Course number, title (unit value) | |
Introductory course |
EC400 Introductory Course in Mathematics and Statistics (0.0) # | |
Papers 1 & 2 |
Courses to the value of 2.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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Papers 3 & 4 |
Courses to the value of 2.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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EH428 History of Economics: Making Political Economy into a Social Science (0.5) (not available 2023/24) | |
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EH429 History of Economics: Ideas, Policy and Performativity (0.5) | |
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PH400 Philosophy of Science (1.0) | |
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PH405 Philosophy of Society (1.0) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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PH413 Philosophy of Economics (1.0) # (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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PH415 Philosophy and Public Policy (1.0) | |
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PH416 Philosophy, Morals and Politics (1.0) | |
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PH419 Set Theory and Further Logic (1.0) # (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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PH425 Business and Organisational Ethics (0.5) | |
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PH427 Genes, Brains and Society (0.5) | |
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PH430 Einstein for Everyone: From time travel to the edge of the universe (0.5) # | |
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PH431 Physics and Uncertainty: From Quantum Jumps to Stock Market Crashes (0.5) # | |
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PH433 Philosophy of Gender and Race (0.5) | |
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PH439 Anarchy, Authority and Evidence: Topics in Philosophy of Law (0.5) | |
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PH458 Evidence and Policy (0.5) | |
Paper 5 |
PH499 Dissertation (1.0) | |
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Students must also take the following non-assessed course: | |
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PH418 Dissertation Seminar - Economics and Philosophy (0.0) (not available 2023/24) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
# 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.
This programme has been discontinued. Last year of entry 2022/23.