MSc in Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Programme Code: TMPHSS
Department: Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
For students starting this programme of study in 2023/24
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
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) | |
Papers 1, 2 & 3 |
Courses to the value of 3.0 units from the following. Students must take at least one of PH426, PH434 and PH435: | |
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PH426 Philosophy of Society (0.5) | |
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PH434 Philosophy of Economics: Methodology and Foundations of Economics (0.5) # | |
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EH428 History of Economics: Making Political Economy into a Social Science (0.5) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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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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PH416 Philosophy, Morals and Politics (1.0) | |
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PH425 Business and Organisational Ethics (0.5) | |
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PH427 Genes, Brains and Society (0.5) (withdrawn 2024/25) | |
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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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PH440 The Ethics of Data and AI (0.5) | |
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PH458 Evidence and Policy (0.5) | |
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Subject to approval, students may take up to one unit of non-PH courses not listed above. This would be instead of either EH428 and/or EH429 and not in addition to these courses. | |
Paper 4 |
PH499 Dissertation (1.0) | |
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Students must also take the following non-assessed seminar: | |
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PH422 Dissertation Seminar - Philosophy of Economics and the Social Sciences (0.0) | |
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.