PH499 One Unit
Dissertation
This information is for the 2026/27 session.
Course convenor
Dr Liam Kofi Bright
Dr Jingyi Wu
Dr Ella Whiteley
Availability
This course is compulsory on the MSc in Philosophy and Public Policy, MSc in Philosophy of Economics and the Social Sciences and MSc in Philosophy of Science. This course is not available as an outside option to students on other programmes.
Course content
Students are required to write a 10,000-word dissertation on a topic within the field covered by their course of study and approved by the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method.
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Teaching
This course has a reading week in Week 6 of Autumn Term.
Assessment
Dissertation (100%, 10000 words).
The course is assessed 100% by Dissertation. Dissertations must be submitted on a specified date in August in the academic year registered. (Part-time students are required to submit their dissertations in the August of their second year of part-time registration). All details are given in the Departmental Programme Handbook.
Key facts
Department: Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
Course study period: Autumn and Spring Term
Unit value: One unit
FHEQ level: Level 7
Total students 2025/26: 71
Average class size 2025/26: Unavailable
Controlled access 2025/26: NoCourse selection videos
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