MSc in Philosophy of Science

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Programme Code: TMPHYS

Department: Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method

For students starting this programme of study in 2022/23

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Full-year programme. Students must take courses to the value of 3.0 units and a dissertation as shown.

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)

Paper 1
	Courses to the value of 1 unit(s) from the following: PH400 Philosophy of Science (1.0)

	(OR)PH458 Evidence and Policy and another half-unit from the courses listed under Papers 2 & 3:
	PH458 Evidence and Policy (0.5)

	Papers 2 & 3 options list
Papers 2 & 3	A
	Courses to the value of 2 unit(s) from the following: PH400 Philosophy of Science (1.0)
	PH405 Philosophy of Society (1.0) (withdrawn 2023/24)
	PH413 Philosophy of Economics (1.0) # (withdrawn 2023/24)
	PH419 Set Theory and Further Logic (1.0) # (withdrawn 2023/24)
	PH425 Business and Organisational Ethics (0.5)
	PH427 Genes, Brains and Society (0.5) (withdrawn 2024/25)
	PH430 Einstein for Everyone: From time travel to the edge of the universe (0.5)
	PH431 Physics and Uncertainty: From Quantum Jumps to Stock Market Crashes (0.5)
	PH433 Philosophy of Gender and Race (0.5)
	PH439 Anarchy, Authority and Evidence: Topics in Philosophy of Law (0.5)
	PH456 Rationality and Choice (1.0) #
	PH458 Evidence and Policy (0.5)

Paper 4
	PH499 Dissertation (1.0)

	Students must also take the following non-assessed seminar: PH445 Dissertation Seminar - Philosophy of Science (0.0)

Papers 2 & 3 options list



PH400 Philosophy of Science (1.0)
PH425 Business and Organisational Ethics (0.5)
PH426 Philosophy of Society (0.5)
PH427 Genes, Brains and Society (0.5) (withdrawn 2024/25)
PH430 Einstein for Everyone: From time travel to the edge of the universe (0.5)
PH431 Physics and Uncertainty: From Quantum Jumps to Stock Market Crashes (0.5)
PH433 Philosophy of Gender and Race (0.5)
PH434 Philosophy of Economics: Methodology and Foundations of Economics (0.5) #
PH435 Philosophy of Economics: Ethics and Economics (0.5) #
PH436 Set Theory (0.5) # (suspended 2025/26)
PH437 Advanced Logic (0.5) #
PH439 Anarchy, Authority and Evidence: Topics in Philosophy of Law (0.5)
PH440 The Ethics of Data and AI (0.5)
PH456 Rationality and Choice (1.0) #
PH458 Evidence and Policy (0.5)

Footnotes

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

A: Papers 2 & 3: Students may take up to 1.0 unit of non-PH courses not listed above, subject to approval.

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

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