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Year 1 Philosophy Modules 2022-23
The Philosophy Department run the following first year modules. If you are a Philosophy student, please consult the course handbook for details regarding which modules are core and optional.
| Module Name | Term Taught | Link to module catalogue | Link to Moodle page | Notes |
| PH107 Problems in Philosophy and Literature (15 CATS) | 1 | PH107 | PH107 |
Module full. Please do not select if you did not pre-register. Core module for students on Philosophy and Literature (VQ72), and Philosophy, Literature and Classics courses (VQ52). Available as an option for other students on Philosophy courses. |
| PH140 Ancient Philosophy (15 CATS) | 1 | PH140 | PH140 | |
| PH144 Mind and Reality (15 CATS) | 1 | PH144 | PH144 |
Module full. Please do not select if you did not pre-register. Not available to students taking PH133/4 Introduction to Philosophy (with or without Logic) |
| PH146 Reason, Argument and Analysis (15 CATS) | 1 | PH146 | PH146 |
Module full. Please do not register for this module. |
| PH148 Philosophy for the Real World: Knowledge, Ignorance and Bullshit (15 CATS) | 1 | PH148 | PH148 | Module full. Please do not register for this module. A waiting list for places is available. |
| PH136 Logic 1: Introduction to Symbolic Logic (15 CATS) | 2 | PH136 | PH136 |
Not available to students taking PH133 Introduction to Philosophy (with Logic) |
| PH143 Existence, Experience, History: Key Topics in Continental Philosophy (15 CATS) | 2 | PH143 | TBC | Module full. Please do not register for this module. A waiting list for places is available. |
| PH145 Plato and Descartes (15 CATS) | 2 | PH145 | TBC |
Module full. Please do not register for this module. Not available to students taking PH133/4 Introduction to Philosophy (with or without Logic) |
| PH149 Key Debates in Moral and Political Philosophy (15 CATS) | 2 | PH149 | TBC |
Module full. Please do not register for this module. Not available to students taking PH133/4 Introduction to Philosophy (with or without Logic) |
| PH150 World Philosophies (15 CATS) | 2 | PH150 | TBC |
Module full. Please do not register for this module. |
| PH133 Introduction to Philosophy (with Logic) (30 CATS) | Full year | PH133 | TBC |
Not available to students taking PH136 Logic 1, PH144 Mind and Reality, PH145 Plato and Descartes or PH149 Moral and Political Philosophy. |
| PH134 Introduction to Philosophy (without Logic) (30 CATS) | 1 + 2 | PH134 | TBC | Not available to students taking PH144 Mind and Reality, PH145 Plato and Descartes or PH149 Moral and Political Philosophy. |
Seminars will start in week 2 of the term in which the module is taught. You will need to sign-up for seminar groups when this becomes available in Tabula during week 1 of the term in which the module is taught. Please note you must have registered for the relevant module in eMR in order to access the seminar groups in Tabula. It usually takes 24 hours for you to be able to access seminar groups after you have registered on eMR.
Honours-Level Modules 2022-23
The majority of modules listed below are available to all honours level students (in years 2, 3 or 4) regardless of the module code. Any exceptions to this are clearly indicated.
| Module Name | Term Taught | Link to Module Catalogue | Link to Moodle page | Notes |
| EQ308 Philosophy in Education (15 CATS) | 1 | EQ308 | ||
| PH210 Logic II: Metatheory (15 CATS) | 1 | PH210 | ||
| PH211 Ethics (15 CATS) | 1 | PH211 | PH211 | Module full. Please do not select if you did not pre-register. A waiting list for places is available. |
| PH347 Philosophy of Photography (15 CATS) | 1 | PH347 | PH347 | |
| PH362 Hobbes and Rousseau (15 CATS) | 1 | PH362 | PH362 | |
| PH375 Making Decisions (15 CATS) | 1 | PH375 | PH375 | |
| PH378 Philosophical Issues in Behavioural Science (15 CATS) | 1 | PH378 | PH378 | |
| PH382 Democracy and Authority (15 CATS) | 1 | PH382 | PH382 | |
| PH3A6 Introduction to Chinese Philosophy | 1 | PH3A6 | PH3A6 | |
| PH3A7 Philosophy of Evil (15 CATS) | 1 | PH3A7 | PH3A7 | |
| PH3A9 Philosophy of Nature (15 CATS) | 1 | PH3A9 | PH3A9 | |
| PH3B4 Perception and the Senses (15 CATS) | 1 | PH3B4 | PH3B4 | |
| PH3B6 Moral Epistemology | 1 | PH3B6 | PH3B6 | |
| PH212 Applied Ethics (15 CATS) | 2 | PH212 | TBC | Module full. Please do not select if you did not pre-register. A waiting list for places is available. |
| PH252 Epistemology (15 CATS) | 2 | PH252 | TBC | Module full. Please do not select if you did not pre-register. A waiting list for places is available. |
| PH260 Race and Philosophy | 2 | PH260 | TBC | Module full. Please do not register for this module. A waiting list for places is available. |
| PH334 Nietzsche in Context (15 CATS) | 2 | PH334 | TBC | Module full. Please do not select if you did not pre-register. A waiting list for places is available. |
| PH342 Philosophy of Maths (15 CATS) | 2 | PH342 | TBC | Module full. Please do not select if you did not pre-register. A waiting list for places is available. |
| PH356 Post-Kantian Social and Political Philosophy: Hegel and Marx (15 CATS) | 2 | PH356 | TBC | |
| PH358 Feminism (15 CATS) | 2 | PH358 | TBC | Module full. Please do not register for this module. A waiting list for places is available. |
| PH368 Philosophy of Religion (15 CATS) | 2 | PH368 | TBC | Module full. Please do not register for this module. A waiting list for places is available. |
| PH379 The Philosophy of Terrorism and Counterterrorism (15 CATS) | 2 | PH379 | TBC | Module full. Please do not register for this module. A waiting list for places is available. |
| PH3A5 History of Scepticism | 2 | PH3A5 | TBC | |
| PH3B5 Work and Concept | 2 | PH3B5 | TBC | |
| PH201 History of Modern Philosophy (30 CATS) | 1 + 2 | PH201 | PH201 |
Available to Year 2 students only. Module full. Please do not select if you did not pre-register. |
| PH313 Dissertation (30 CATS) | Full Year | PH313 | TBC | Finalists only. Not available to outside students. Students must achieve 2.1 average in Year 2 to take this module. |
| PH353 Independent Project (15 CATS) | Full Year | PH353 | TBC | Finalists only. Not available to outside students. |
| PH385 Philosophy and Literature Dissertation (30 CATS) | Full Year | PH385 | TBC |
Available to finalists on the Philosophy and Literature course only. Students must achieve 2.1 average in Year 2 to take this module. |
| PH386 Philosophy and Literature Independent Project (15 CATS) | Full Year | PH386 | TBC |
Available to finalists on the Philosophy and Literature course only. |
Seminars will start in week 2 of the term in which the module is taught. You will need to sign-up for seminar groups when this becomes available in Tabula during week 1 of the term in which the module is taught. Please note you must have registered for the relevant module in eMR in order to access the seminar groups in Tabula. It usually takes 24 hours for you to be able to access seminar groups after you have registered on eMR.
ERASMUS students visiting for only part of the academic year should note their assessment method may differ to those taken by other students on the same module. Full details are available here: Assessment Methods for Part-Year Visiting Students