MSc in Economics and Philosophy
Programme Code: TMECPH
Department: Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
For students starting this programme of study in 2019/20
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
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) | |
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EH429 History of Economics: Ideas, Policy and Performativity (0.5) | |
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PH404 Scientific Revolutions: Philosophical and Historical Issues (1.0) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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PH405 Philosophy of the Social Sciences (1.0) | |
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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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PH423 Scientific Method and Policy (1.0) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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PH425 Business and Organisational Ethics (0.5) | |
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PH427 Genes, Brains and Society (0.5) # (not available 2019/20) | |
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PH428 Emotion, Cognition and Behaviour: Science and Policy (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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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 the City: From Quantum Jumps to Stock Market Crashes (0.5) # | |
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PH432 Effective Philanthropy: Ethics and Evidence (0.5) # (not available 2019/20) | |
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PH433 Philosophy of Gender and Race (0.5) | |
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PH456 Rationality and Choice (1.0) (not available 2019/20) | |
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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) | |
# 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 .
