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2022/23 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BA History and Philosophy of Science and Politics No longer recruiting from 202324

Programme code:BA-HPSC&POLIUCAS code:VL5F
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:

HPSC1046Introduction to the History of Science10 credits 
PHIL1109How Science Works10 credits 
PIED1110Comparative Politics20 credits 
PIED1601Freedom, Power and Resistance: An Introduction to Political Ideas20 credits 

Optional modules:

Candidates must choose at least 20 credits from the following optional modules:

HPSC1015Magic, Science and Religion10 credits 
HPSC1030History of Psychology10 credits 
HPSC1050Darwin, Germs and the Bomb10 credits 
HPSC1070Living with Technology10 credits 
HPSC1080History of Modern Medicine10 credits 

Candidates may take their remaining credits from the following optional modules:

PHIL1090Knowledge, Self and Reality20 credits 
PHIL1250How to Think Clearly and Argue Well20 credits 
PIED1100British Politics20 credits 
PIED1201Global Development Challenges20 credits 
PIED1212Making of the Modern World20 credits 
PIED1511International Politics20 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:

PIED2601Revolution and Reaction: Political Problems in the 20th Century20 credits 
PIED2602Justice, Community and Conflict20 credits 

Candidates will be required to study one of the following Government and Political Systems modules:

PIED2139The Labour Party Since 194520 credits 
PIED2160Spin Doctors and Electioneering20 credits 
PIED2301Politics and Policy in the EU20 credits 
PIED2448Politics of Contemporary China20 credits 
PIED2455State and Politics in Africa20 credits 
PIED2463United States Politics20 credits 

Candidates may choose to study additional credits from the following optional modules:

PIED2139The Labour Party Since 194520 credits 
PIED2160Spin Doctors and Electioneering20 credits 
PIED2301Politics and Policy in the EU20 credits 
PIED2448Politics of Contemporary China20 credits 
PIED2455State and Politics in Africa20 credits 
PIED2463United States Politics20 credits 
PIED2501Theories of International Relations20 credits 
PIED2558Security Studies20 credits 
PIED2601Revolution and Reaction: Political Problems in the 20th Century20 credits 
PIED2602Justice, Community and Conflict20 credits 
PIED2711Analysing Data in Politics, Development and International Relations20 credits 
PIED2721Approaches to Analysis20 credits 

Candidates will be required to study at least 40 credits from the following list of optional modules:

HPSC2150History of Science in 10 Objects20 credits 
HPSC2307Science, Culture and Society in the Industrial Age20 credits 
HPSC2400History of Psychiatry and Mental Illness20 credits 
PHIL2405Introduction to Epistemology20 credits 
PHIL2600Philosophical Issues in Biology20 credits 
PHIL2611How Biology Works10 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.

CSER2206Developing Your Professional Identity: Preparing for a Career in Within The Arts, Heritage and Creative Industries20 credits 
FOAH2020Towards the Future: Skills in Context20 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:

PIED3750Dissertation40 credits 
PRHS3000Independent Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science40 credits 
PRHS3001Integrated Research Project in Philosophy, Religion or History of Science40 credits 

Candidates are required to select at least sufficient credits from the following modules to fulfil the programme requirements:

HPSC3200Science Communication: History & Theory20 credits 
HPSC3315History of the Body20 credits 
HPSC3450Mind, Brain & Society20 credits 
PHIL3320Philosophy of Biology20 credits 
PHIL3851Introduction to Philosophy of Modern Physics10 credits 
PHIL3852Philosophy of Modern Physics20 credits 
PHIL3855Philosophical Issues in Technology20 credits 
PHIL3865Philosophy of the Social Sciences20 credits 


PIED3158British Foreign Policy20 credits 
PIED3160Prime Ministers and British Politics20 credits 
PIED3170The End of British Politics?20 credits 
PIED3171The Politics of national identity in the UK20 credits 
PIED3199The Labour Party Since 194520 credits 
PIED3207International Development and Social Policy20 credits 
PIED3261Violence and Reconciliation in Africa20 credits 
PIED3304Extreme Right Parties20 credits 
PIED3310Britain and the EU20 credits 
PIED3325Europe in the World20 credits 
PIED3342Gender and Security in Global Politics20 credits 
PIED3402American Foreign Policy20 credits 
PIED3408Nuclear Weapons and Global Politics20 credits 
PIED3504Critically Analysing The Responsibility to Protect20 credits 
PIED3565Terrorism: Concepts, Debates, Cases20 credits 
PIED3608Philosophy of Human Rights20 credits 
PIED3611Radical Political Ideas20 credits 
PIED3617Reimagining Politics: Gender, Race, and Popular Culture20 credits 
PIED3810Video Games: Politics, Society and Culture20 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.

Last updated: 12/09/2022 14:20:46

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