2022/23 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BSc Philosophy and Physics
Programme code: | BS-PHIL&PHYS | UCAS code: | FVH5 |
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Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Dr Léa Salje | Contact address: | L.C.Salje@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
AAB including Physics and Grade A Mathematics at A-level.
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.
- 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.
- This programme also allows the opportunity to undertake a work placement, field work or study abroad.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must study 120 credits in total (a mixture of compulsory and optional or discovery modules). To pass the year they must pass 100 credits including all modules flagged as PFP.
Students must pass a minimum of 40 credits in Philosophy and 40 credits in Physics.
Compulsory modules:
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:
PHIL1250 | How to Think Clearly and Argue Well | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS1200 | Physics 1- Fundamental Forces | 25 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS1250 | Vibrations and Waves (Geophysics) | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS1260 | Laboratory 1a (Joint Honours and Geophysics) | 5 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS1290 | Maths 1- Scalars and Vectors | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS1300 | Maths 2- Multivariable Calculus | 10 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) | |
PHIL1121 | Introduction to the History of Western Philosophy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Candidates may choose to take up to 20 credits from 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) | |
HPSC1046 | 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) | |
HPSC1070 | Living with Technology | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
HPSC1080 | History of Modern Medicine | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
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) |
Discovery modules:
Candidates may choose to take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Over levels 2 and 3 taken combined students must pass:
- Physics: a minimum of 90 credits (at least 40 credits must be at level 3)
- Philosophy: a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be at level 3)
- Plus 30 credits in the named subjects and used to ensure that credits at the appropriate level for award are taken.
- Plus 40 credits of Discovery 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:
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:
PHYS2360 | Quantum Mechanics (Joint Honours) | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS2370 | Maths 3- Matrices and Operators | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
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) | |
PHIL2405 | Introduction to Epistemology | 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:
CSER2207 | Students Into Schools (Arts Humanities and Culture) | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
PHIL2212 | History of Modern Philosophy: Leibniz and Hume | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL2221 | Ancient Philosophy | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHIL2232 | History of Modern Philosophy: Locke and Berkeley | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
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) | |
PRHS2333 | Thinking About Race | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PRHS2451 | Augustine of Hippo: A Key Thinker in Philosophy and Theology | 20 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
PHIL2600 and PHIL2611 are mutually exclusive.
Students must choose to take ONE of the following optional modules:
PHYS2300 | Physics 3- Fields and Energy | 25 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS2350 | Electromagnetism (Joint Honours) | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Students must take at least one of the following modules:
PHYS2003 | Experimental Physics (For NatSci & Joint Honours) | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS2380 | Maths 4- Transforms and Partial Differential Equations | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
PHYS2003 Physics Laboratory 3 is compulsory for students wishing to do an experimental project in their final year.
Discovery modules:
Candidates may choose to take up to 20 credits of discovery modules:
Candidates may also choose to study one of the following optional modules.
CSER2206 | Developing Your Professional Identity: Preparing for a Career in Within The Arts, Heritage and Creative Industries | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
FOAH2020 | Towards the Future: Skills in Context | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Over levels 2 and 3 taken combined students must pass:
- Physics: a minimum of 90 credits (at least 40 credits must be at level 3)
- Philosophy: a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be at level 3)
- Plus 30 credits in the named subjects and used to ensure that credits at the appropriate level for award are taken.
- Plus 40 credits of Discovery 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.
Compulsory modules:
Optional modules:
Candidates are required to study ONE of the following modules:
PHYS3152 | Project | 40 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
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) |
Candidates are required to select at least sufficient credits from the following modules to fulfil the programme requirements. PHIL3851 and PHIL3852 are mutually exclusive.
PHIL3112 | Kant | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHIL3123 | Philosophy of Logic and Mathematics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
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) | |
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) | |
PHIL3865 | Philosophy of the Social Sciences | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PRHS3100 | Existentialism and Phenomenology | 20 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
PRHS3170 | Religion, Belief and Ethics | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PRHS3300 | Religion and Mental Health | 20 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
PHYS3011 | Cosmology | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS3116 | Photonics | 15 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
PHYS3190 | Molecular Simulation: Theory and Practice | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS3281 | Star and Planet Formation | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS3383 | Advanced Quantum Physics | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS3390 | Quantum Photonics | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS3441 | Statistical Mechanics | 15 credits | Not running in 202223 | |
PHYS3505 | Professional Skills in Physics | 5 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
PHYS3511 | Advanced Mechanics | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
PHYS3543 | Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHYS3605 | Physics in Schools | 15 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Students may choose to take up to 20 credits of discovery modules.
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