MSc in Philosophy of Science

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Programme Code: TMPHYS

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 must take courses to the value of 3.0 units 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	Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:
	PH400 Philosophy of Science (1.0) ^# or
	PH423 Scientific Method and Policy (1.0) (withdrawn 2019/20)
	OR
	PH458 Evidence and Policy and another half-unit from the courses listed under Papers 2 & 3:
	PH458 Evidence and Policy (0.5)
	Papers 2 & 3 options list
Papers 2 & 3	Courses to the value of 2.0 unit(s) from the following:
	PH400 Philosophy of Science (1.0) ^#
	PH404 Scientific Revolutions: Philosophical and Historical Issues (1.0) ^# (withdrawn 2019/20)
	PH405 Philosophy of the Social Sciences (1.0) ³
	PH413 Philosophy of Economics (1.0) ^# ⁴
	PH419 Set Theory and Further Logic (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	PH423 Scientific Method and Policy (1.0) (withdrawn 2019/20)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)
	PH428 Emotion, Cognition and Behaviour: Science and Policy (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20)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 Uncertainty: From Quantum Jumps to Stock Market Crashes (0.5) ^#
	PH432 Effective Philanthropy: Ethics and Evidence (0.5) ^# (withdrawn 2020/21)
	PH433 Philosophy of Gender and Race (0.5)
	PH456 Rationality and Choice (1.0) ^#
	PH458 Evidence and Policy (0.5)
	Students may take up to 1.0 unit of non-PH courses not listed above, subject to approval.
Paper 4	PH499 Dissertation (1.0)
	Students must also take the following non-assessed seminar:
	PH445 Dissertation Seminar - Philosophy of Science (0.0)

Papers 2 & 3 options list

PH400 Philosophy of Science (1.0) ^#
PH404 Scientific Revolutions: Philosophical and Historical Issues (1.0) ^# (withdrawn 2019/20)
PH405 Philosophy of the Social Sciences (1.0) ¹
PH413 Philosophy of Economics (1.0) ^# ²
PH419 Set Theory and Further Logic (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PH423 Scientific Method and Policy (1.0) (withdrawn 2019/20)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)
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 Uncertainty: From Quantum Jumps to Stock Market Crashes (0.5) ^#
PH432 Effective Philanthropy: Ethics and Evidence (0.5) ^# (withdrawn 2020/21)
PH433 Philosophy of Gender and Race (0.5)
PH456 Rationality and Choice (1.0) ^#
PH458 Evidence and Policy (0.5)

Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options

1 : PH405 can not be taken with PH413

2 : PH413 can not be taken with PH405

3 : PH405 can not be taken with PH413

4 : PH413 can not be taken with PH405

# 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 .

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