Resubmission Assessment Methods 2025-26 *Under Construction*
In line with the University's Right to Remedy failure policy, all students have the automatic right to remedy failure of a module on one occasion. This will usually take place in late August/early September.
Reassessment methods for Philosophy modules vary depending on what has already been submitted.
Please note, reassessments can only be offered where a student has failing mark for the module overall. If a student has passed a module but failed a specific component, a resubmission cannot be offered, even where there are mitigating circumstances.
The resubmission methods listed below apply for all students recommended a further attempt by the exam board. This includes all further first attempts (for an uncapped mark), resits (for a mark capped at 40) and deferrals.
If you believe there are mitigating circumstances relating to your performance in this module, students should report this via the “Personal Circumstances” tab in Tabula for consideration by your departmental Exam Board.
For full details about the resubmission methods for the modules you are taking, please see below.
Year 1 Modules
Honours Level Modules
Year 1 Modules
| Module Name | Standard Assessment Method |
Resubmission Assessment Method (To be offered only if there is a failing mark for the module overall) |
| PH107 Problems in Philosophy and Literature |
500 word exercise (10%) 2,500 word essay (90%) |
If one of the assessment components has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining component as per the standard assessment method (see left). If neither assessment component has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH133/4 Introduction to Philosophy (with or without logic) |
1,000 word essay on term 1 content (10%) 1,000 word essay on term 2 content (10%) 3 hour exam (80%) |
If both 1,000 word essays have been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining exam. If the exam has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete the remaining 1,000 word essay(s). If the exam and at least one of the 1,000 word exercises has not been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete the exam for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH136 Logic 1: Introduction to Symbolic Logic | 2 hour exam (100%) | No change |
| PH140 Ancient Philosophy |
1,000 word essay (20%) 2 hour exam (80%) |
If one of the assessment components has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining component as per the standard assessment method (see left). If neither assessment component has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete the exam for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH143 Existence, Experience, History: Key Topics in Continental Philosophy |
1,000 word essay (20%) 2,500 word essay (80%) |
If one of the assessment components has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining component as per the standard assessment method (see left). If neither assessment component has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH144 Mind and Reality |
1,000 word take home exam (20%) 2 hour exam (80%) |
If the take home examination has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the examination as per the standard assessment method (see left). If the examination has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 1,000 word essay for 20% of the module credit. If neither assessment component has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete the exam for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH145 Plato and Descartes |
1,750 word essay on Plato (50%)1,750 word essay on Descartes (50%) |
No change |
| PH146 Reason, Argument and Analysis |
Oral Presentation (20%) Literature Review (20%) 1,500 word essay (60%) |
If both the oral presentation and literature review have been completed passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining 1,500 word essay. If the 1,500 word essay has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete the remaining literature review and/or oral presentation. If the 1,500 word essay and at least one other component are outstanding or failed, the resubmission method will to complete a 2,500 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH147 Introduction to PPL |
Best 2 of 3 essays |
No change |
| PH148 Philosophy for the Real World: Knowledge, Ignorance and Bullshit |
1,000 word essay (20%) 2,500 word essay (80%) |
If one of the assessment components has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining component as per the standard assessment method (see left). If neither assessment component has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH149 Key Debates in Moral and Political Philosophy |
2 x 500 word exercises (10% each) 2 hour exam (80%) |
If both 500 word exercises have been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining exam. If the exam has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete the remaining 500 word exercise(s). If the exam and at least one of the 500 word exercises has not been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete the exam for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH150 World Philosophies |
Seminar participation (10%) 1,000 word essay (20%) 2,200 word essay (70%) |
If both the seminar participation and 1,000 word essay have been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining 2,200 word essay. If the 2,200 word essay has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete the remaining 1,000 word essay and/or a 500 word exercise in place of the seminar participation component. If the 2,200 word essay and at least one of the other assessments has not been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
Honours-Level Modules
| Module Name | Standard Assessment Method |
Resubmission Assessment Method (To be offered only if there is a failing mark for the module overall) |
| PH201 History of Modern Philosophy |
Seminar participation in Term 1 (10%) 1,000 word essay on Term 1 content (10%) Seminar participation in Term 2 (10%) 1,000 word essay on Term 2 content (10%) 3 hour exam (60%) |
[To be confirmed] |
| PH210 Logic 2: Metatheory |
2 hour exam (100%) |
No change |
| PH211 Ethics |
1,000 word essay (20%) 2,500 word essay (80%) |
If one of the assessment components has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining component as per the standard assessment method (see left). If neither assessment component has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH212 Applied Ethics |
Seminar participation (10%) 2 hour exam (90%) |
1 x 2 hour exam (100%) |
| PH313 Dissertation |
10,000 word dissertation (100%) |
No change |
| PH334 Nietzsche in Context |
Seminar participation (10%) 1,000 word essay (20%) 2,200 word essay (70%) |
If both the seminar participation and 1,000 word essay have been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining 2,200 word essay. If the 2,200 word essay has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete the remaining 1,000 word essay and/or a 500 word exercise in place of the seminar participation component. If the 2,200 word essay and at least one of the other assessments has not been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH336/7/8 Principles of Political Economy |
1,500 word essay (15%) 2,500 word essay (85%) |
If one of the assessment components has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining component as per the standard assessment method (see left). If neither assessment component has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH340 Logic 3: Incompleteness and Undecidability |
2 hour exam (100%) |
No change |
| PH342 Philosophy of Mathematics |
1,000 word essay (20%) 2 hour exam (80%) |
If one of the assessment components has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining component as per the standard assessment method (see left). If neither assessment component has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete the exam for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH345 Computability Theory |
72 hour take home exam (100%) |
No change |
| PH347 Philosophy of Photography |
1,000 word essay (20%) 2 hour exam (80%) |
If one of the assessment components has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining component as per the standard assessment method (see left). If neither assessment component has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete the exam for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH351 Metaphysics |
1,000 word essay (20%) 2,500 word essay (80%) |
If one of the assessment components has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining component as per the standard assessment method (see left). If neither assessment component has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH353 Independent Project |
5,000 word essay (100%) |
No change |
| PH356 Post-Kantian Social and Political Philosophy: Hegel and Marx |
2 x 500 word exercises (10% each) 2,500 word essay (80%) |
If both 500 word exercises have been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining 2,500 word essay. If the 2,500 word essay has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete the remaining 500 word exercise(s). If the 2,500 word essay and at least one of the 500 word exercises has not been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH362 Hobbes and Rousseau |
2 x 1,750 word essays (50% each) |
If one of the assessment components has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining component as per the standard assessment method (see left). If neither assessment component has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH367 Philosophy through Film |
Video presentation (40%) 2,000 word essay (60%) |
If one of the assessment components has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining component as per the standard assessment method (see left). If neither assessment component has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH368 Philosophy of Religion |
1,000 word essay (20%) 2 hour exam (80%) |
If one of the assessment components has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining component as per the standard assessment method (see left). If neither assessment component has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete the exam for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH375 Making Decisions |
1,000 word take home exam (20%) 2,500 word essay (80%) |
If the take home examination has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the 2,500 word essay as per the standard assessment method (see left). If the examination has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 1,000 word essay for 20% of the module credit. If neither assessment component has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH378 Philosophical Issues in Behavioural Science |
1,000 word essay (20%) 2,500 word essay (80%) |
If one of the assessment components has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining component as per the standard assessment method (see left). If neither assessment component has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH379 Philosophy of Terrorism and Counterterrorism |
2 x 1,750 word essays (50% each) |
If one of the assessment components has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining component as per the standard assessment method (see left). If neither assessment component has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH380 Moral Psychology |
1,000 word essay (20%) 2,500 word essay (80%) |
If one of the assessment components has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining component as per the standard assessment method (see left). If neither assessment component has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH381 Philosophy of the Emotions |
Seminar participation (10%) 500 word essay exercise (10%) 2,500 word essay (80%) |
If both the seminar participation and exercise have been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining 2,500 word essay. If the 2,500 word essay has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete the remaining 500 word exercise(s) - where students have not passed the seminar participation component this will be replaced by an additional 500 word exercise for resit purposes. If the 2,500 word essay and at least one of the 500 word exercises has not been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH385 Philosophy and Literature Dissertation |
10,000 word dissertation (100%) |
No change |
| PH386 Philosophy and Literature Independent Project |
5,000 word essay (100%) |
No change |
| PH3A7 Philosophy of Evil |
1,000 word essay (20%) 2,500 word essay (80%) |
If one of the assessment components has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining component as per the standard assessment method (see left). If neither assessment component has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH3B5 Work and Concept |
1,000 word essay (20%) 2,500 word essay (80%) |
If one of the assessment components has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining component as per the standard assessment method (see left). If neither assessment component has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH3B8 Appearance Matters |
1,500 word case study (40%) 2,000 word essay (60%) |
If one of the assessment components has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining component as per the standard assessment method (see left). If neither assessment component has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH3C1 Freedom, Blame and Moral Responsibility |
1,000 word essay (20%) 2,500 word essay (80%) |
If one of the assessment components has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining component as per the standard assessment method (see left). If neither assessment component has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH3C5 Philosophy of Computing and AI |
Project (20%) 2,500 word essay (80%) |
If one of the assessment components has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining component as per the standard assessment method (see left). If neither assessment component has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH3C6 Philosophy of Tragedy |
Seminar participation (10%) 500 word essay plan (10%) 2,500 word essay (80%) |
If both the seminar participation and essay plan have been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining 2,500 word essay. If the 2,500 word essay has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete the remaining 500 word exercise(s) - where students have not passed the seminar participation component this will be replaced by an additional 500 word exercise for resit purposes. If the 2,500 word essay and at least one of the 500 word exercises has not been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH3C7 Early Chinese Philosophy |
1,000 word essay (20%) Seminar participation (10%) 1 x 2,200 word essay (70%) |
If both the seminar participation and 1,000 word essay have been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining 2,200 word essay. If the 2,200 word essay has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete the remaining 1,000 word essay and/or a 500 word exercise in place of the seminar participation component. If the 2,200 word essay and at least one of the other assessments has not been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH3C8 Heidegger |
2 x 500 word exercises (10% each) 2,500 word essay (80%) |
If both the exercises have been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining 2,500 word essay. If the 2,500 word essay has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete the remaining 500 word exercise(s). If the 2,500 word essay and at least one of the 500 word exercises has not been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH3C9 Mind and Cognition |
3 x 1,250 word essays (50% each, best 2 of 3) |
If one of the 1,250 word essays has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete one further 1,250 word essay. If no assessment components have been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH3D1 Voicer, Expression and Being Heard |
Portfolio (20%) 2,500 word essay (80%) |
If one of the assessment components has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the remaining component as per the standard assessment method (see left). If neither assessment component has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 3,000 word essay for 100% of the module credit. |
| PH3D2 Philosophy of Memory |
1,000 word take home exam (20%) 2 hour exam (80%) |
If the take home examination has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be complete the examination as per the standard assessment method (see left). If the examination has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete a 1,000 word essay for 20% of the module credit. If neither assessment component has been completed and passed, the resubmission method will be to complete the exam for 100% of the module credit. |