MPhil/PhD in Philosophy
Programme Code: RPPH
Department: Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
For students starting this programme of study in 2021/22
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
In addition to progressing with their research, students are expected to take the listed training and transferable skills courses. Students may take courses in addition to those listed, and should discuss this with their supervisor. All programmes of study should be agreed with the supervisor at the start of the year.
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Course number, title (unit value) | |
Year 1 | ||
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Training courses |
Compulsory (examined/ not examined): | |
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PH501 Philosophical Problems Seminar (0.0) | |
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Students who have never taken a paper in formal logic at degree must take the following (examined): | |
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PH502 Logic and Probability (1.0) | |
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Students who have already taken a formal logic course should choose one further MSc course not already taken as part of an MSc degree. Students have three options regarding assessment for this course: (i) they can take the examination for the course, (ii) they can choose to write two assessed essays, one at the end of each of the first two terms, or (iii) they can (with the course teacher's approval) choose to write a single, more substantial assessed essay at the end of the second term, producing a first draft of the essay at the end of the first term. | |
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Either | |
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PH500 Research Methods in Philosophy (0.0) | |
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PH551 Research Seminar in the Philosophy of Natural Sciences (0.0) | |
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PH555 Research Seminar in the Philosophy of Economics and Social Sciences (0.0) | |
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If students choose to take a further MSc course, they can either decide to be examined or instead choose to write two assessed essays, one at the end of each of the first two terms. PhD level seminars are not examined and assessment is solely based on essays. | |
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Or | |
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Three term units of PhD level seminars with associated coursework. Taking three term units means that students can either take all three terms of one of these seminars or 'mix and match' by taking different seminars in different terms. Seminars must be taken with associated course work. | |
Transferable skills courses |
Optional (not examined): | |
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Transferable skills courses offered by the Teaching and Learning Centre or the Department of Methodology. | |
Year 2 | ||
Training courses |
Optional (not examined): | |
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PH500 Research Methods in Philosophy (0.0) | |
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PH551 Research Seminar in the Philosophy of Natural Sciences (0.0) | |
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PH555 Research Seminar in the Philosophy of Economics and Social Sciences (0.0) | |
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Optional (examined/not examined): | |
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Transferable skills courses offered by the Teaching and Learning Centre or the Department of Methodology. | |
Year 3 | ||
Training courses |
Optional (not examined): | |
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PH500 Research Methods in Philosophy (0.0) | |
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PH551 Research Seminar in the Philosophy of Natural Sciences (0.0) | |
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PH555 Research Seminar in the Philosophy of Economics and Social Sciences (0.0) | |
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Optional (examined/not examined): | |
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Transferable skills courses offered by the Teaching and Learning Centre or the Department of Methodology. | |
Year 4 | ||
Training courses |
Optional (not examined): | |
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PH500 Research Methods in Philosophy (0.0) | |
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PH551 Research Seminar in the Philosophy of Natural Sciences (0.0) | |
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PH555 Research Seminar in the Philosophy of Economics and Social Sciences (0.0) | |
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Optional (examined/not examined): | |
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Transferable skills courses offered by the Teaching and Learning Centre or the Department of Methodology. | |
Progression and upgrade requirements
Successful completion of work required for each year is a necessary condition for re-registration in the following year; and for upgrading from MPhil to PhD status. During the first year students must write a first chapter of the thesis as well as an outline (research plan) of the rest of the thesis. The chapter should be around 40 pages and needs to be submitted on 1 September; the research plan should be around 10 pages and needs to be submitted at the end of Summer Term, the exact date to be confirmed at the start of the academic year. This upgrading will normally take place after the successful completion of Year 1 requirements in Case A, and after the successful completion of Year 2 requirements in Case B. In both cases once you are registered for the PhD that registration will be backdated to the start of your MPhil/PhD studies.
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.
