MSc in Philosophy of Economics and the Social Sciences
Programme Code: TMPHESS
Department: Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
For students starting this programme of study in 2024/25
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
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) | |
Year 1 | ||
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Paper 1 |
Courses to the value of at least 0.5 unit(s) from: | |
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Philosophy of Economics | |
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EH429 History of Economics: Ideas, Policy and Performativity (0.5) | |
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PH425 Business and Organisational Ethics (0.5) | |
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PH431 Physics and Uncertainty: From Quantum Jumps to Stock Market Crashes (0.5) # | |
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PH434 Philosophy of Economics: Methodology and Foundations of Economics (0.5) # | |
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Paper 2 |
Courses to the value of at least 0.5 unit(s) from: | |
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Philosophy of the Social Sciences | |
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PH426 Philosophy of Society (0.5) | |
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PH433 Philosophy of Gender and Race (0.5) | |
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PH440 The Ethics of Data and AI (0.5) | |
Paper 3 |
Courses up to the value of 2.0 unit(s) from: | |
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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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PH430 Einstein for Everyone: From time travel to the edge of the universe (0.5) # | |
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PH439 Anarchy, Authority and Evidence: Topics in Philosophy of Law (0.5) | |
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PH441 Animal Minds and Animal Ethics (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 EH429 and not in addition to this course. | |
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.
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