| Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Teaching Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 credit points should be chosen from the following list with no more than 40 credits from (a), (b) or (c) | ||||
| 20 credit points may be chosen from: | ||||
| First Extended Essay | PHIL30107 | 20 | Optional | TB-1,TB-2 |
| Second Extended Essay | PHIL30108 | 20 | Optional | TB-1,TB-2 |
| (a) Philosophy of Science, Mathematics and Logic. Choose no more than 40 credits from: | ||||
| Philosophy of Science | PHIL30049 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Philosophical Issues of Physical Sciences | PHIL30052 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Philosophy of Biology | PHIL30063 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| The Philosophy and History of Medicine | PHIL30082 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| (b) Epistemology, Metaphysics, Mind, Language, History of Philosophy. Choose no more than 40 credits from: | ||||
| Philosophy of Psychology | PHIL30077 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Death, dying and disease | PHIL30115 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Texts in Modern European Philosophy 2 | PHIL30116 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| (c) Value Theory (Ethics, Political Philosophy, Aesthetics). Choose no more than 40 credits from: | ||||
| Philosophy and the Environment | PHIL30112 | 20 | Optional | TB-1,TB-2 |
| Virtue and Well-Being | PHIL30126 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Evil, Deviance, and Crime | PHIL30127 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Students must choose 60 credit points from the following units: | ||||
| Contemporary Feminist Thought: Debates and Issues | POLI30001 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Justice between generations | POLI30005 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| The Political Economy of China | POLI30009 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| European Foreign Policy | POLI30014 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| US Foreign Policy | POLI30017 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Secrecy, Power, Politics | POLI30033 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| How to Win a Political Argument | POLI30020 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| The Politics of Gender | POLI31351 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Post-Modern Political Theories | POLI31367 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Popular Culture and World Politics | POLI31378 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| The Politics of Post Apartheid South Africa | POLI31381 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Critical Security Studies | POLI31384 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Dissertation | POLI31555 | 40 | Optional | TB-4 |
| Peacebuilding: Theory and Practice | POLI31557 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| States and Markets | POLI31559 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Politics of Contemporary India | POLI31563 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Public Opinion and Democracy | SOCI30072 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Religion and Politics in the West | SOCI30074 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Risk, Danger and Disaster | SOCI30098 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| The Politics of the Contemporary Labour Party | POLI30024 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| The Politics of Human Rights | POLI30026 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Power, Politics and Food | POLI30027 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Northern Ireland: conflict and resolution | POLI30040 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Gender and Security | POLI30032 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Peacebuilding and Post-Conflict Transition in Latin America | POLI30036 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Apocalypse or Ecotopia? | POLI30037 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Politics of Rebellion | POLI30038 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
| Populism | POLI30039 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Philosopher Queens | POLI30041 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Philosophy and Politics (BSc) | 120 | |||
Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:
For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.
All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.
Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.
The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).
An Ordinary degree can be awarded if a student has successfully completed at least 300 credits with a minimum of 60 credits at Level 6.
The pass mark for the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine and Dentistry is 50 out of 100. The classification of a degree in the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry is provided in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
