2017/18 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA Philosophy and Sociology
Programme code: | BA-PHIL&SOCI | UCAS code: | LV35 |
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Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Jonathan Topham | Contact address: | J.R.Topham@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 365
Entry requirements:
AAB at A-level, plus GCSE Mathematics at Grade C.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Programme specification:
The programme will:
- enable students to work across more than one discipline by providing the flexibility to study three disciplines at level one;
- allow the study of two disciplines to the same depth as any single honours student but with less breadth in each discipline;
- provide a basis for further advanced study in either of the disciplines or in a cognate interdisciplinary area.
General
- The distinctiveness, appeal and strength of University of Leeds joint honours programmes lie in the unusual combination of depth, breadth and flexibility which they offer, as well as in the exceptional range of degree combinations available.
- They permit students to study two disciplines, in depth and to degree level while acquiring a broader range of skills than is typically possible within a single honours degree.
- They are emphatically joint honours programmes, rather than integrated programmes: students can therefore make the links they choose from the wide choice of optional modules available within each discipline. Within certain parameters, they thus effectively make connections and devise pathways according to their own preferences, rather than being faced with a prescribed combination of modules chosen for them by others.
- The students must acquire the flexibility of mind and variety of learning techniques needed to switch between the two disciplines.
- A further element of distinctiveness is the flexibility of the programme structure, which allows joint honours students to change direction more easily, and more radically, than single honours students.
- Many of these programmes also allow the opportunity to undertake a work placement, field work or study abroad.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must study 125 credits.
In level 1, students are required to pass a minimum of 45 credits in Philosophy and 40 credits in Sociology. The further 40 credits may consist of Discovery Modules in a third subject or may consist of further modules in one or both main subjects. Students must pass 100 credits and all core modules as identified in the programme.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
PHIL1250 | How to Think Clearly and Argue Well | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PRHS1025 | Introduction to Academic Skills | 5 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SLSP1200 | Sociology of Modern Societies | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SLSP1210 | Formations of Modernity | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates must take at least one of the following modules:
PHIL1080 | The Good, the Bad, the Right, the Wrong | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL1090 | Knowledge, Self and Reality | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL1120 | Great Philosophical Thinkers | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates may spend some or all of their discovery credits on the following optional modules:
HPSC1015 | Magic, Science and Religion | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
HPSC1030 | History of Psychology | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
HPSC1045 | Introduction to the History of Science | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
HPSC1050 | Darwin, Germs and the Bomb | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL1005 | The Mind | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL1007 | Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL1109 | How Science Works | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates may choose to study up to 20 credits from the following optional modules:
SLSP1110 | Introduction to Race and Ethnicity | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SLSP1160 | Understanding and Researching the City | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SLSP1170 | Understanding and Researching Contemporary Society | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SLSP1180 | Crime and Deviance | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SLSP1190 | Identities, Inequalities and Policy in Contemporary Society | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SLSP1200 | Sociology of Modern Societies | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SLSP1210 | Formations of Modernity | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SLSP1220 | Social Policy: Poor Laws to the Present | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may choose to study up to 40 credits of Discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in the two named subjects.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must study 120 credits.
Over levels 2 and 3 taken combined students must pass:
- Philosophy: a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be at level 3)
- Sociology: a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be at level 3)
- Plus 40 credits in the named subjects and used to ensure that credits at the appropriate level for award are taken.
- Plus 40 credits in elective modules or further modules in the named subjects.
In order to be eligible for an honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3). Students must pass at least 100 credits at Level 2 and all core modules to proceed to the next level of the programme.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory module:
SLSP2730 | Central Problems in Sociology | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates are required to study at least 40 credits in Philosophy at Level 2, which must include at least one of the following modules:
PHIL2121 | Introduction to the Philosophy of Language Pre-requisite for: PHIL3121, PHIL3123 | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL2122 | Formal Logic Pre-requisite for: PHIL3121, PHIL3123 | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL2402 | Topics in Epistemology: Theory and Evidence | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL2422 | Topics in Epistemology: Knowledge and Justification | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL2542 | Introduction to Metaphysics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Candidates may select further credits from the following modules:
PHIL2221 | Ancient Philosophy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL2232 | History of Modern Philosophy: Locke and Berkeley | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL2295 | Ethics of Life and Death | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL2321 | Political Philosophy | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL2322 | Moral Philosophy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL2532 | Philosophy of Religion | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL2600 | Philosophical Issues in Biology | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL2611 | How Biology Works | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL2999 | Philosophy Students into Schools | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
PHIL2600 and PHIL2611 are mutually exclusive.
Students are required to study at least 20 credits from the following optional modules:
SLSP2010 | Sociology and Social Policy Research Methods | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
SLSP2020 | Crime, Law and Regulation | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SLSP2040 | Disability Studies: An Introduction | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SLSP2050 | The Sociology of Gender | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SLSP2062 | Health and Society | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SLSP2145 | Crime, Race and Ethnicity | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SLSP2150 | Debates in Childhood and Youth | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SLSP2180 | The Sociology of Culture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SLSP2675 | Sociology of Work | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SLSP2690 | Racism, ethnicity, migration and decolonial studies | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SLSP2953 | Urban Disorders, Social Divisions and Social Control | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may choose to study up to 40 credits of Discovery modules over both Level 2 and 3 or pursue additional modules in the two named subjects.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must study 120 credits.
Over levels 2 and 3 taken combined students must pass:
- Philosophy: a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be at level 3)
- Sociology: a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be at level 3)
- Plus 40 credits in the named subjects and used to ensure that credits at the appropriate level for award are taken.
- Plus 40 credits in elective modules or further modules in the named subjects.
In order to be eligible for an honours degree, students must meet the normal Rules for Award by passing all modules which are designated to be passed for award or progression and by passing the required number of credits at each level as specified in the Curricular Regulations (at least 200 credits at level 2 or above, of which at least 100 should be at level 3). Students must pass at least 100 credits at Level 3 and all core modules to proceed to gain the degree.
Optional modules:
Candidates must take a final year research project in one of the named subjects.
PRHS3000 | Independent Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PRHS3001 | Integrated Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PRHS3700 | External Placement: Beyond the University | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
SLSP3041 | Sociology Dissertation | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Candidates may choose some or all of their remaining credits from the following list of Philosophy modules:
PHIL3111 | Schopenhauer and Nietzsche | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL3121 | Advanced Topics in the Philosophy of Language | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
PHIL3123 | Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL3220 | Hume | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
PHIL3320 | Philosophy of Biology | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL3321 | Metaethics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL3322 | Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL3421 | Philosophy of Mind | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL3424 | Advanced Topics in Knowledge, Mind and Action | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL3522 | The Structure of Reality | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL3690 | Medieval Philosophy | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
PHIL3700 | Feminist Philosophy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL3723 | War, Terror and Justice | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL3851 | Introduction to Philosophy of Modern Physics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL3852 | Philosophy of Modern Physics | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL3855 | Philosophical Issues in Technology | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PRHS3100 | Existentialism and Phenomenology | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
THEO3390 | Philosophy and the Spiritual Life | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates may choose some or all of their remaining credits from the following list of Sociology modules:
SLSP3055 | Critical Mixed Race Studies - Global Perspectives | 20 credits | ||
SLSP3065 | Quantitative Social Research | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SLSP3120 | Disability Rights and the International Policy Context | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SLSP3160 | Education, Culture and Society | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SLSP3211 | State Crime and Immorality | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SLSP3220 | Contemporary Children, Young People and Families | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SLSP3230 | Global Terrorism and Violence | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SLSP3242 | The Social Life of Data | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SLSP3500 | Gender, Technologies and the Body | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SLSP3930 | Sociology of Consumerism | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
SLSP3940 | Class in Everyday Life | 20 credits | Not running in 201718 | |
SLSP3961 | Protest and Social Movements | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
SLSP3995 | Ethnicity and Popular Culture | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may choose to study up to 40 credits of Discovery modules over both Level 2 and 3 or pursue additional modules in the two named subjects.
Last updated: 10/05/2017
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