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BSc in Politics and Philosophy

Programme Code: UBPOLPH

Department: Government

For students starting this programme of study in 2017/18

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Three-year classification scheme for BA/BSc degrees for all students from the 2018/19 academic year

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)

See note

LSE100 The LSE Course: Understanding the causes of things

Year 1

Paper 1

PH101 Logic (1.0) or

 

PH104 Formal Methods of Philosophical Argumentation (1.0) #

Paper 2

PH103 The Big Questions: An Introduction to Philosophy (1.0) #

Paper 3

GV100 Introduction to Political Theory (1.0)

Paper 4

GV101 Introduction to Political Science (1.0)

Year 2

Paper 5

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

Government List A

Paper 6

GV262 Contemporary Political Theory (1.0) # or

 

PH214 Philosophy, Morals and Politics (1.0) #

Paper 7

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

Government List A

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Paper 8

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

 

PH201 Philosophy of Science (1.0) #

 

PH203 Philosophy of the Social Sciences (1.0) #

 

PH213 Scientific Revolutions: Philosophical and Historical Issues (1.0) #  (withdrawn 2019/20)

 

PH220 Scientific Method and Policy (1.0)  (withdrawn 2019/20)

Year 3

Paper 9

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

 

GV390 Government Dissertation Option (1.0)

 

PH399 Dissertation in Philosophy (1.0)

Government List B

Paper 10

PH222 Philosophy and Public Policy (1.0)

Paper 11

If course(s) were  taken from the Undergraduate Outside Options List at Paper 7, then students must take courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

Government List A

 

OR

If course(s) were not taken from the Undergraduate Outside Options List at Paper 7, then students can take courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from either of the following:

Government List A

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Paper 12

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

Philosophy Options List

Government List A

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Notes

LSE100 is taken by all students in the Lent Term of Year 1 and the Michaelmas Term of Year 2. The course is compulsory but does not affect the final degree classification.

Philosophy Options List

Government List A

Government List B

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options

* means available with permission

Footnotes

A : Available on the BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics only. Not available to students on other programmes.

B : LL305 can be taken in the third year only.

# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.

Note for prospective students:
For changes to undergraduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the undergraduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the undergraduate summary page for future students.