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MSc in Philosophy and Public Policy

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Programme Code: TMPHPP

Department: Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method

For students starting this programme of study in 2018/19

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations


Full-year programme. Students must take two compulsory courses, one unit of optional courses, one compulsory seminar (non-assessed) 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

PH415 Philosophy and Public Policy (1.0)

Paper 2

PH416 Philosophy, Morals and Politics (1.0)

 

OR

PH458 Evidence and Policy and another half-unit from the courses listed under Paper 3:

 

PH458 Evidence and Policy (0.5)

Paper 3 options list

Paper 3

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

 

PH400 Philosophy of Science (1.0) #

 

PH405 Philosophy of the Social Sciences (1.0)

 

PH413 Philosophy of Economics (1.0) #

 

PH416 Philosophy, Morals and Politics (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PH423 Scientific Method and Policy (1.0)  (withdrawn 2019/20)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) #  (not available 2019/20)

 

PH428 Emotion, Cognition and Behaviour: Science and Policy (0.5)  (withdrawn 2019/20)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) #  (not available 2019/20)

 

PH456 Rationality and Choice (1.0)  (not available 2019/20)

 

PH458 Evidence and Policy (0.5)

 

Alternatively, students can choose courses to the value of 1.0 unit from the wide array of policy courses at ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ on a space-available basis.

Paper 4

PH499 Dissertation (1.0)

 

Students must also take the following non-assessed seminar:

 

PH421 Dissertation Seminar - Philosophy and Public Policy (0.0)

Paper 3 options list

PH400 Philosophy of Science (1.0) #

PH405 Philosophy of the Social Sciences (1.0)

PH413 Philosophy of Economics (1.0) #

PH416 Philosophy, Morals and Politics (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PH423 Scientific Method and Policy (1.0)  (withdrawn 2019/20)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) #  (not available 2019/20)

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) #  (not available 2019/20)

PH456 Rationality and Choice (1.0)  (not available 2019/20)

PH458 Evidence and Policy (0.5)


# 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 . Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the .