2022/23 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BA History and Philosophy of Science and Politics No longer recruiting from 202324
Programme code: | BA-HPSC&POLI | UCAS code: | VL5F |
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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:
ABB 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, 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.
egree programmes provide.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must study 120 credits.
In level 1, students are required to pass a minimum of 40 credits in each of their two main subjects. The further 40 credits may consist of elective 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:
HPSC1046 | Introduction to the History of Science | 10 credits | ||
PHIL1109 | How Science Works | 10 credits | ||
PIED1110 | Comparative Politics | 20 credits | ||
PIED1601 | Freedom, Power and Resistance: An Introduction to Political Ideas | 20 credits |
Optional modules:
Candidates must choose at least 20 credits from the following optional modules:
HPSC1015 | Magic, Science and Religion | 10 credits | ||
HPSC1030 | History of Psychology | 10 credits | ||
HPSC1050 | Darwin, Germs and the Bomb | 10 credits | ||
HPSC1070 | Living with Technology | 10 credits | ||
HPSC1080 | History of Modern Medicine | 10 credits |
Candidates may take their remaining credits from the following optional modules:
PHIL1090 | Knowledge, Self and Reality | 20 credits | ||
PHIL1250 | How to Think Clearly and Argue Well | 20 credits | ||
PIED1100 | British Politics | 20 credits | ||
PIED1201 | Global Development Challenges | 20 credits | ||
PIED1212 | Making of the Modern World | 20 credits | ||
PIED1511 | International Politics | 20 credits |
Candidates wishing to study PHIL2405 Introduction to Epistemology at Level 2 should note that they need to take PHIL1090 Knowledge, Self and Reality as a prerequisite.
Elective modules:
Candidates may choose to study up to 20 credits of Discovery modules in a third subject or pursue additional modules in the two named subjects.
Candidates may choose to study up to 20 credits of Discovery modules
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must study 120 credits.
Over levels 2 and 3 combined students must pass:
- History and Philosophy of Science: a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be at level 3)
- Politics: 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.
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study one of the following Political Theory modules:
PIED2601 | Revolution and Reaction: Political Problems in the 20th Century | 20 credits | ||
PIED2602 | Justice, Community and Conflict | 20 credits |
Candidates will be required to study one of the following Government and Political Systems modules:
PIED2139 | The Labour Party Since 1945 | 20 credits | ||
PIED2160 | Spin Doctors and Electioneering | 20 credits | ||
PIED2301 | Politics and Policy in the EU | 20 credits | ||
PIED2448 | Politics of Contemporary China | 20 credits | ||
PIED2455 | State and Politics in Africa | 20 credits | ||
PIED2463 | United States Politics | 20 credits |
Candidates may choose to study additional credits from the following optional modules:
PIED2139 | The Labour Party Since 1945 | 20 credits | ||
PIED2160 | Spin Doctors and Electioneering | 20 credits | ||
PIED2301 | Politics and Policy in the EU | 20 credits | ||
PIED2448 | Politics of Contemporary China | 20 credits | ||
PIED2455 | State and Politics in Africa | 20 credits | ||
PIED2463 | United States Politics | 20 credits | ||
PIED2501 | Theories of International Relations | 20 credits | ||
PIED2558 | Security Studies | 20 credits | ||
PIED2601 | Revolution and Reaction: Political Problems in the 20th Century | 20 credits | ||
PIED2602 | Justice, Community and Conflict | 20 credits | ||
PIED2711 | Analysing Data in Politics, Development and International Relations | 20 credits | ||
PIED2721 | Approaches to Analysis | 20 credits |
Candidates will be required to study at least 40 credits from the following list of optional modules:
HPSC2150 | History of Science in 10 Objects | 20 credits | ||
HPSC2307 | Science, Culture and Society in the Industrial Age | 20 credits | ||
HPSC2400 | History of Psychiatry and Mental Illness | 20 credits | ||
PHIL2405 | Introduction to Epistemology | 20 credits | ||
PHIL2600 | Philosophical Issues in Biology | 20 credits | ||
PHIL2611 | How Biology Works | 10 credits |
PHIL2600 and PHIL2611 are mutually exclusive.
Elective 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.
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 | ||
FOAH2020 | Towards the Future: Skills in Context | 20 credits |
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
THIS INFORMATION ONLY APPLIES TO CURRENT LEVEL 3 STUDENTS.
Students must study 120 credits.
Over levels 2 and 3 combined students must pass:
- History and Philosophy of Science: a minimum of 80 credits (at least 40 credits must be at level 3)
- Politics: 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 will be required to take one of the following modules:
PIED3750 | Dissertation | 40 credits | ||
PRHS3000 | Independent Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science | 40 credits | ||
PRHS3001 | Integrated Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science | 40 credits |
Candidates are required to select at least sufficient credits from the following modules to fulfil the programme requirements:
HPSC3200 | Science Communication: History & Theory | 20 credits | ||
HPSC3315 | History of the Body | 20 credits | ||
HPSC3450 | Mind, Brain & Society | 20 credits | ||
PHIL3320 | Philosophy of Biology | 20 credits | ||
PHIL3851 | Introduction to Philosophy of Modern Physics | 10 credits | ||
PHIL3852 | Philosophy of Modern Physics | 20 credits | ||
PHIL3855 | Philosophical Issues in Technology | 20 credits | ||
PHIL3865 | Philosophy of the Social Sciences | 20 credits |
PIED3158 | British Foreign Policy | 20 credits | ||
PIED3160 | Prime Ministers and British Politics | 20 credits | ||
PIED3170 | The End of British Politics? | 20 credits | ||
PIED3171 | The Politics of national identity in the UK | 20 credits | ||
PIED3199 | The Labour Party Since 1945 | 20 credits | ||
PIED3207 | International Development and Social Policy | 20 credits | ||
PIED3261 | Violence and Reconciliation in Africa | 20 credits | ||
PIED3304 | Extreme Right Parties | 20 credits | ||
PIED3310 | Britain and the EU | 20 credits | ||
PIED3325 | Europe in the World | 20 credits | ||
PIED3342 | Gender and Security in Global Politics | 20 credits | ||
PIED3402 | American Foreign Policy | 20 credits | ||
PIED3408 | Nuclear Weapons and Global Politics | 20 credits | ||
PIED3504 | Critically Analysing The Responsibility to Protect | 20 credits | ||
PIED3565 | Terrorism: Concepts, Debates, Cases | 20 credits | ||
PIED3608 | Philosophy of Human Rights | 20 credits | ||
PIED3611 | Radical Political Ideas | 20 credits | ||
PIED3617 | Reimagining Politics: Gender, Race, and Popular Culture | 20 credits | ||
PIED3810 | Video Games: Politics, Society and Culture | 20 credits |
Elective 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.
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