BSc Mathematics and Philosophy(For students entering from September 2024 onwards)

Year 2

(Award available for year: Diploma of Higher Education)

Learning outcomes

Philosophy LOs
1. Provide detailed explanations of ideas and debates from a wider range of philosophical areas of enquiry, concepts, theories and arguments
2. Apply more advanced skills to critically evaluate and identify different forms of philosophical argument
3. Identify connections between the two disciplines of Philosophy and Maths
4. Coherently develop, articulate and defend your own view on philosophical texts, arguments and ideas through complex arguments
Maths LOs
5. Exhibit competency with a range of techniques to solve mathematical problems.
6. Recognise the connection between mathematical models and the underlying reality that they seek to represent.
7. Develop a mathematical argument in multiple steps.
8. Understand how a mathematical concept can be represented in different ways.
9. Work with a formalism to express a mathematical concept.
10. Write a coherent mathematical argument.

Skills Learning Outcomes
1. Express yourself orally and in written form in a clear, concise, focused and structured manner (Academic and Work Ready skill)
2. Produce complex summaries of ideas, arguments, information and/or data from a range of relevant sources
3. Evaluate the arguments and/or data of others and construct complex arguments of your own and/or generate new data (Academic and Work Ready skill)
4. Identify when, why and how to appropriately acknowledge someone else’s work and ideas (Academic and Work Ready skill)
5. Manage your time, prioritise tasks, organise academic and personal commitments effectively to meet deadlines (Academic and Work Ready Skill)
6. Work independently, and on own initiative (Academic and Work Ready skill)
7. Learn proactively and adopt effective learning strategies, including when/how to seek and use developmental feedback (Academic and Work Ready skill)
8. Collaborate with others and appreciate the challenges of such collaboration (Work Ready and Enterprise skill)

Assessment

As is appropriate to the discipline of Philosophy, and with only a few exceptions, assessment is in the form of a coursework essay. Presentations, group work and portfolios may be used, depending on the learning outcomes of the module. Maths modules are typically in the form of exams but may also include portfolios and project output. There will be a range of unassessed formative exercises, allowing students to make progress with the LOs and skills outside an assessment context. Opportunities for explicit discussion and support will be made available by module leaders in office hours and in routine meetings with academic personal tutors.