MA Guide - University College London

UCL Philosophy DEPARTMENT Department OF PHILOSOPHY
MA Philosophy
Course
Handbook
2012 - 13

Contents
Introduction 1
Locations 2
Modules 4
Th e Academic Year 7
Feedback 8
Email & Passwords 9
Portico 10
Penalties for Late Submission of Coursework 11
Extenuating Circumstances 12
Plagarism 13
MA Summary 15
MA Mark Scheme 17
MA Modules 19
Coursework coversheet example 23

1
InTroduction
Welcome to the UCL Philosophy MA
programme. Th is course has been
designed to allow students of various
levels of previous experience in Philosophy
to deepen their understanding
of areas of particular interest.
Th e notes on degrees are intended to
supplement the UCL regulations for
the MA which will be distributed at
the Philosophy Department welcome
event and are available online here:
www.grad.ucl.ac.uk/essinfo/
www.ucl.ac.uk/ras/acd_regs
Information about the MA regulations
can be found on the graduate
section of the Department’s web
page at:
www.ucl.ac.uk/philosophy/current-students/menu

LocAtions
The department is situated in 19 Gordon
Sq. Access is via the rear of the
building at the fi rst level (which is the
ground fl oor relative to the front of
the house). Th ere is no access to the
building from the front, although you
may exit that way. Both the front and
rear doors are locked at 6pm although
you can still exit the building.
Th e graduate common room is located
on the ground fl oor in the middle
of the house. In the hallway outside of
the common room are noticeboards,
including the graduate notice-board
and the academic staff information
board which gives staff offi ce hours
and locations.
Next door to the department in the
basement of 18 Gordon Square you
will fi nd the Graduate Study Space.
Th is small room is dedicated to
graduate students of the Department
and provides seating, desk space, and
power sockets for laptop use. Th e
room is primarily intended for quiet
study.
On the fi rst fl oor you will fi nd the Departmental
Offi ce, with the Graduate
Administrator, Richard Edwards, and
the Departmental Administrator, Ann
Higginson. Th e Department Offi ce is
open for enquires from 11.30 – 12.30
& 2.00-4.00pm. Please adhere to these
hours. Also on the fi rst fl oor is the
Seminar Room where many seminars
are held.
Teaching rooms
Th ere is only one seminar room in the
department on the fi rst fl oor. Other
lecture theaters / seminar rooms used
by the department are in easy reach.
Directions can be found online using
the UCL campus route fi nder:
http://crf.casa.ucl.ac.uk/startPage.aspx
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Libraries
Th e philosophy collection of the
UCL Library is located in the reading
rooms at the end of the south corridor
of the main UCL library (Wilkins
Building). For More information
please see:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/guides/
subjphilos.shtml
Th e University of London Library,
at Senate House, is 4 minutes away
down Malet St.
You can also join the British Library
now housed next to St Pancras
Station, 10 minutes walk from the
Department. In addition Camden
Libraries have a specialist philosophy
library located at the Swiss Cottage
Branch.

Modules
Timetables
Th e MA seminar times are listed on
the Department’s website. You can
also fi nd on the website a link to the
common timetable which displays all
MA classes taking place at once. You
can change the display to show each
term (useful for spotting clashes) and,
once modules are selected and approved
in PORTICO, you can log in
and see a personalised timetable
Module Information
Brief descriptions of modules are
on the website and further information
is oft en available on the specifi c
module’s Moodle page. (Th e Moodle
site hosts the course information and
teaching materials for all Philosophy
courses: https://Moodle.ucl.ac.uk/)
Another useful resource is the University
of London Philosophy Study
Guide. Th is is a collection of reading
lists and a brief description for a wide
range of topics, which is no longer
updated but may still be a very useful
study aid. It is available online at:
www.ucl.ac.uk/philosophy/LPSG/
More information about study resources
can be found on the website
at:
www.ucl.ac.uk/philosophy/students/
webresources
Composition of the MA degree:
Modules in First and Second Terms
Full time students on the MA take
EIGHT modules, four in the fi rst term
and four in the second term. Th ese
include the two compulsory MA
Research Preparation seminars (one
in each term). All MA modules have a
code that begins PHILGA.
Students who do not have a previous
qualifi cation in Philosophy (conversion
students) must take the two General
Philosophy modules: PHILGA09
Ethics and Political Philosophy, and
PHILGA10 Knowledge & Reality.
Both run in the fi rst term. Students
who have already studied Philosophy
cannot take these general modules.
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Some modules coded PHILGA are
shared with MPhil students and have
titles that start with either ‘Graduate
Studies’ or ‘Research Seminar’. Th is is
an important distinction. Th e emphasis
in a Graduate Studies course is on
giving students an intensive grounding
in a specifi c area of Philosophy,
such as philosophy of language, or
normative ethics. Th is will typically
involve a syllabus of pedagogically
important articles or book chapters. A
Research Seminar on the other hand
is explicitly focused on the current
research interests of the module tutor,
and will typically involve presentation
of the tutor’s own research in
progress.
We strongly advise conversion students
not to take Research Seminars,
as these presuppose a prior understanding
of the subject. A helpful
method for checking the level a module
is pitched at is to see which codes
it is shared with. Th is can be done
either via the Common Timetable or
Appendix 1 at the end of this guide.
If you have any queries about course
selections please talk to the course
convener or MA Tutor.
Th ird Term Supervision
Students on the MA receive individual
supervision in the third term
to prepare them for writing their
12,000 word thesis. In addition they
can expect detailed comments on a
penultimate draft of the dissertation
over the summer break.
Deadline for MA dissertations
Dissertations are to be submitted in
duplicate to the Department Offi ce by
no later than 4pm on the fi rst working
day in September. Th ey are also
submitted on Moodle via Turntin.
As with all coursework submitted
via Moodle, you must use a cover
sheet giving your candidate number,
the area of Philosophy to which the
Dissertation belongs, and the word
count.
Th e two hard copies of the Dissertation
also need to each have a completed
cover sheet. You can see an
example of a completed cover sheet in
Appendix 2. Hard copies do not need
to be bound, stapled is fi ne.
You will be asked at the end of the
second term which topic you would
like to cover in your Dissertation.

When uploading the fi le to turnitin
please put your candidate number in
the fi le name.
Computer Malfunction
Make sure that you keep a backup
of all of your work. If you use UCL
fi lestore, then your fi les will be backed
up automatically every day on the
system. Loss of material through
hardware failure is not recognized as a
reason for failing to comply with any
deadline on the various degrees.
Sabbatical and Other Leave
Although the Department currently
has fi ft een instituted positions, each
term several members of the Department
go on sabbatical leave or externally
funded research leave which
takes them away from London.
You are not, therefore, guaranteed
access to all members of staff . If your
fi rst choice of supervisor is away on
leave, then you will be assigned a
replacement supervisor by the MA
tutor.
In the 2012-13 academic year, the following
members of staff will be away:
–Dr Fiona Leigh (whole year)
–Professor Michael Martin (fi rst
term)
–Professor Véronique Munoz-Dardé
(fi rst term)
–Dr Lucy O’Brien (fi rst term)
–Professor Michael Otsuka (whole
year)
–Dr Tom Stern (whole year)
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Academic year
Date Event
w/c 24 September 2012 Admin week - enrol and register for courses
1 October 2012 Teaching begins
w/c 5 November 2012 Reading Week
14 December 2012 Term Ends
7 January 2013 Term begins – deadline for Term 1 assignments
Early February Provisional marks and feedback distributed by
MA tutor
w/c 11 February 2013 Reading week
22 March 2013 Term ends – select area for dissertation
22 April 2013 Term begins – Deadline for Term 2 assignments
Dissertation supervisors announced
Mid May Provisional marks and feedback distributed by
MA tutor
7 June 2013 End of academic year
2 September 2013 Dissertation submission deadline

Feedback
Th e departmental MA Tutor has
general responsibility for the admission,
monitoring, and guidance of
MA students.
All MA students will have a short
meeting with the MA Tutor to monitor
progress and give feedback at the
end of each term.
Generally, throughout the course of
the year, students are encouraged to
be open with members of staff about
diffi culties they may be experiencing
with the course.
MA students are encouraged to use
the offi ce hour of the module leader
aft er provisional results and feedback
have been released to provide more
feedback, if required. Offi ce hours
are displayed on the noticeboard and
online here:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/philosophy/
staff /offi ce
Th e Staff -Student Consultative Committee
meets termly. Its offi cers are
elected from among the undergraduate
and graduate members of the Department
via the Student Academic
Representatives (StARs) inititaive
managed by the Students Union.
For more information on this, please
see the UCL Union website here:
http://uclu.org/services/representation/student-academic-representatives-stars
All members of the Department are
encouraged to inform their representatives
of any issue they wish to be
raised concerning courses or the running
of the Department in general.
If Th ings Go Wrong
If you have problems with your
work schedule, or are worried about
preparing for your assignments, you
should talk in the fi rst instance to
either the module tutor or the MA
Tutor. If you are facing problems
with how things are going with your
studies, you should of course try and
solve the problem initially within the
Department, but you can also look for
further help and guidance to the UCL
Graduate School and to the Dean of
Students. See these websites:
www.grad.ucl.ac.uk/essinfo/
www.ucl.ac.uk/dean-of-students/
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Email & pASSWORDS
Email
All students have a UCL email address
and MUST check this account
regularly. It is recommended you do
this daily as the Department keeps
in touch with you through email. All
formal communication concerning
grades, scholarships etc. are required
by UCL to be sent only to UCL accounts.
More information about UCL email is
online here:
www.ucl.ac.uk/isd/students/mail/live
You can also join the Department
group messaging email list GradPhil
which send announcements of events,
jobs and calls for papers. To subscribe
send a message with the only content
being: SUBSCRIBE GRADPHIL to
majordomo@ucl.ac.uk
Passwords
You will need your UCL userid and
password, which will be issued to you
once you have enrolled, in order to
log on to PORTICO and other UCL
services (i.e. in order to access UCL
restricted web pages, UCL email,
and the Windows Terminal Service
(WTS)). If you do not know them,
you should contact the Information
Services (IS) Helpdesk as soon as
possible:
www.ucl.ac.uk/is/helpdesk
Please remember that passwords
expire automatically aft er 150 days,
unless they have been changed.
Warnings are sent to your UCL email
address during a 30 day period, prior
to your password being reset.
You can change your password on the
web, at any time, at
https://myaccount.ucl.ac.uk/
Passwords cannot be issued over
the phone unless you are registered
for the User Authentication Service,
again accessed from the above web
link.
If you have not registered for the User
Authentication Service, and need to
be issued with a password, then you

will need to visit the IS Helpdesk in
person or contact the department IT
rep richard.edwards@ucl.ac.uk
PORTICO – Th e UCL Student
Information Service
Access to PORTICO is available to
everyone everywhere across UCL via
the web portal www.ucl.ac.uk/portico
Th is is how you manage your module
selection and contact details with
UCL. It is vital this is kept accurate.
In PORTICO you can:
• edit your own personal data e.g. update
your home and term addresses,
contact numbers and other elements
of your personal details;
• complete online module registration
– i.e. select the modules you would
like to study, in accordance with the
portico
rules for your programme of study
(subject to formal approval & sign off
by the relevant teaching department
and your parent department);
• view data about courses/modules -
i.e. information on courses/modules
available either in your home department
or elsewhere to help you choose
your optional modules / electives.
• view your own examination results
online; as before, any continuing
student requiring offi cial confi rmation
of their results, or any graduating
student requiring additional copies
of their transcript, should refer to the
information for obtaining an offi cial
transcript at:
www.ucl.ac.uk/current-students/
exams_and_awards/Qualifi cations/
transcripts
Module selection must be completed
in Portico by the UCL deadline. Also
it is worth noting that Philosophy
modules are very popular so early
registration is recommended.
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Other UCL Computer resources:
Information about soft ware (inc. free
antivirus soft ware and reduced price
Microsoft offi ce packages):
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/isd/students/
windows/soft ware
UCL fi lestore:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/isd/students/
fi lestore
UCL Dropbox:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/dropbox/
Department useful Philosophy resources:http://www.ucl.ac.uk/philosophy/students/webresources.html
Penalties for Late Submission of
Coursework
Where coursework is not submitted
by a published deadline, the following
penalties will apply:
i) Th e full allocated mark should be
reduced by 5 percentage points for the
fi rst working day aft er the deadline
for the submission of the coursework.
ii) Th e mark will be reduced by a further
10 percentage points if the
coursework is submitted during the
following six days.
iii) Providing the coursework is submitted
before the end of the fi rst week
of term 3, but had not been submitted
within seven days of the deadline
for the submission of the coursework,
it will be recorded as zero but
the assessment would be considered
to be complete.
iv) In the case of dissertations and
project reports submitted more than
seven days late, the mark will be recorded
as zero but the assessment
would be considered to be complete.
v) Where there are extenuating circumstances
that have been recognised
by the Board of Examiners or its representative,
these penalties will not
apply until the agreed extension period
has been exceeded.

Extenuating circumstances
Students wishing to apply for an
extension should complete the form
available online here:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/philosophy/students/lateness
then make an appointment to see the
MA tutor (module leaders cannot
give extensions); no later than the last
working day before the deadline.
Aft er this date, only bereavements
and serious illnesses that occurred on
the day of the deadline, or aft er the
last working day before the deadline,
will be considered valid grounds for
an extension.
Penalties for over-length coursework,
including dissertations:
Assessed work should not be more
than 10% longer than the prescribed
word count. Assessed work with a
stated word count above this maximum
will not be accepted for submission
(i.e. it will not be date-stamped
or otherwise recorded as formally
submitted), but immediately returned
to the student with instructions to reduce
the word length. Th e work may
then be resubmitted, except insofar
as penalties for late submission may
apply.
If submitted work is subsequently
found to have an inaccurately stated
word count, and to exceed the upper
word limit by at least 10% and by less
than 20%, the mark will be reduced
by ten percentage marks, subject to a
minimum mark of a minimum pass
assuming that the work merited a
pass.
For work which exceeds the upper
word limit by 20% or more, a mark of
zero will be recorded.
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Plagiarism
UCL uses a sophisticated detection system (Turnitin®) to scan work for evidence
of plagiarism. Th is system has access to billions of sources worldwide
(websites, journals etc.) as well as work previously submitted to UCL and other
universities.
What is Plagiarism
Plagiarism is defi ned as the presentation of another person’s thoughts or words
or artifacts or soft ware as though they were a student’s own. Any quotation
from the published or unpublished works of other persons must, therefore, be
clearly identifi ed as such by being placed inside quotation marks, and students
should identify their sources as accurately and fully as possible. A series
of short quotations from several diff erent sources, if not clearly identifi ed as
such, constitutes plagiarism just as much as does a single unacknowledged
long quotation from a single source. Equally, if a student summarises another
person’s ideas, judgements, fi gures, soft ware or diagrams, a reference to that
person in the text must be made and the work referred to must be included in
the bibliography.
Recourse to the services of ‘ghost-writing’ agencies (for example in the preparation
of essays or reports) or of outside word-processing agencies which off er
correction/improvement of English is strictly forbidden, and students who
make use of the services of such agencies render themselves liable for an academic
penalty.
Use of unacknowledged information downloaded from the internet also constitutes
plagiarism.
Where part of an examination consists of ‘take away’ papers, essays or other
work written in a student’s own time, or a coursework assessment, the work
submitted must be the candidate’s own.
It is also illicit to reproduce material which a student has used in other work/
assessment for the course or programmes concerned. Students should be aware
of this ‘self-plagiarism’. If in doubt, students should consult their Personal Tutor
or another appropriate teacher.
Failure to observe any of the provisions of this policy or of approved departmental
guidelines constitutes an examination off ence under UCL and University
Regulations. Examination off ences will normally be treated as cheating or
irregularities under the Regulations in respect of Examination Irregularities.

Under these Regulations students found to have committed an off ence may be
excluded from all further examinations of UCL or the University or of both.
Th e expression of original ideas is considered intellectual property, and is
protected by copyright laws, just like original inventions. Almost all forms of
expression fall under copyright protection as long as they are recorded in some
way (such as a book or a computer fi le).
What is considered plagiarism
• turning in someone else’s work as your own
• copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit
• failing to put a quotation in quotation marks
• giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
• changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without
giving credit
• copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the
majority of your work, whether you give credit or not
Changing the words of an original source is not suffi cient to prevent plagiarism.
If you have retained the essential idea of an original source, and have
not cited it, then no matter how drastically you may have altered its context or
presentation, you have still plagiarized.
Most cases of plagiarism can be avoided, however, by citing sources. Simply
acknowledging that certain material has been borrowed, and providing your
audience with the information necessary to fi nd that source, is usually enough
to prevent plagiarism. See the section on citation for more information on how
to cite sources properly and the UCL document on how you should cite your
references and referencing styles both available online here:
www.ucl.ac.uk/current-students/guidelines/policies/plagiarism
Resubmission of work already submitted
Students are reminded that Turnitin detects reuse of work already submitted
and the resubmitting of the same work for two diff erent modules is not allowed.
If in doubt you should contact the module leader, dissertation supervisor
or the MA tutor.
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Credit value
MA Summary
Th e programme consists of one 10,000 word dissertation and 8 modules taken
for credit.
Total credits = 180
Credits for dissertation = 60
Total credits for modules = 120 (8x15)
Course structure
Th e Dissertation component is mandatory, as are the two Philosophy Research
Preparation Seminars PHILGA11 and PHILGA12. Conversion students must
also take the two General Philosophy courses for conversion students.
FULL TIME
1st term
Students take four 15-credit modules. Th ese are: the MA Research Preparation
Seminar, and three other MA modules coded PHILGA…
Conversion students must take the TWO General Philosophy modules.
Th e General Philosophy courses:
(1) General Philosophy: Moral & Political Philosophy
(2) General Philosophy: Knowledge & Reality
All MA students must take the Philosophy Research Preparation Seminar
which introduces students to graduate study in philosophy and to philosophical
discussion. (Th is module is restricted to UCL MA students only).
2nd term
Students will take four 15-credit modules. Th ey must take the Research Preparation
Seminar, plus three modules taken from courses coded PHILGA…
In either the fi rst term or the second term, students may take one 15-credit
course from another department, with the approval of the MA tutor (a maximum
of one course in the whole year).
With the approval of the MA tutor, philosophy courses in the School of Public
Policy/Department of Political Science will not count as courses in another
department.

3rd term
Students will work on their dissertations. Th ey will have supervision on their
dissertations from their tutor.
PART-TIME
First year
1st and 2nd terms: students must take three courses and one of the Philosophy
Research Preparation Seminars (PHILGA11 or PHILGA12). Conversion
students must take two general courses.
3rd term: take examinations if applicable and start to plan independent study
for the Dissertation.
Second year
1st and 2nd terms: students must take three courses and the other Philosophy
Research Preparation Seminar not taken in the fi rst year (PHILGA11 or
PHILGA12).
3rd term: take examinations and work on Dissertation.
In either the fi rst or the second year, students may take one 15-credit course
from another department, with the approval of the MA Tutor (a maximum of
one course in the whole year). (With the approval of the MA Tutor, Philosophy
courses in the School of Public Policy/ Department of Political Science will not
be counted as courses in another department.)
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Mark scheme
To achieve a Distinction, you need an average of 70 and a Distinction level
mark (70-80) for your Dissertation. To achieve a Merit, you need an average of
60, no failing papers, and a Dissertation mark of at least 65.
70 - 80 Distinction
60 - 69 Merit
50 - 59 Pass
40 - 49 condonable fail (max 25 of taught assessment not inc. dissertation)
N.B. cannot retake modules that receive mark of condonable fail.
Fail 39 and below. Students who obtain a mark below the condoned mark
range will be required to re-enter that examination at the next normal occasion
(i.e. the next academic year). Th e mark achieved will apply even if this is lower
than the original mark.
Distinction (A = 70-74; A+ = 75-80)
Characteristics: exceptional thoroughness and clarity; exceptional insight or
critical ability; originality; clarity and rigour of argument; extensive reading;
demonstrated ability to formulate responses to questions in novel and relevant
ways. Answers which address the question directly and proceed lucidly
from one paragraph to the next throughout the essay. Answers need not be
‘perfect’: fi rst class marks may be awarded either to work which, though not
faultless, exhibits exceptional intellectual qualities (sophistication; originality;
judiciousness), or, conversely, to work which, though not exhibiting any truly
exceptional intellectual qualities, possesses virtues of composition and clarity
to a markedly high degree. An A+ mark is reserved for work which shows an
obviously superior understanding of the complexities of the issues involved
and which the examiner considers distinctive in its excellence.
Merit (B = 60-64; B+ = 65-69)
(N.B. to achieve a Merit 65 or higher is necessary for the dissertation)
Characteristics: well organised, clearly expressed; direct and relevant response
to the question; evidence of good analytical skills, critical thinking and wider
reading; eff ective grasp of concepts; relevant use of illustrative material. Answers
which show a good command of the subject and use this knowledge to
construct a soundly structured and argued piece of work, though which may
also display some faults (missing certain aspects of the question, containing
patches of weaker material, or holding back from giving voice to the writer’s
own views). Avoiding most of these faults is required for B+.

Pass (C = 50-54; C+ = 55-59)
Characteristics: shows a general understanding of the question; relevant but
limited reading and use of examples; competent reproduction of ideas and concepts
from lectures and textbooks with little evidence of independent, critical
appraisal, or of wider reading; illustrative material of general relevance but not
fully integrated with the text. Answers which show a sound knowledge of basic
facts and arguments, but which present facts outside an analytical framework,
fail to cover some key aspects of the topic, and/or make insuffi cient reference
to the question.
Condonable Fail (D = 40-49)
Characteristics: shows an understanding of the question and the broader
subject area, but little evidence of detailed knowledge or reading; contains serious
mistakes or misunderstandings, unsupported assertion, and/or irrelevant
material; failure to cover many key aspects of the topic; poor organisation; poor
expression; wholly uncritical approach; unsupported assertion. Answers where
there is some grasp of the topic and some evidence of basic knowledge - of taking
notes and reading basic textbooks - but little beyond that.
Fail (F = 39 and below)
Characteristics: fails to provide an answer to the question set; shows no more
than a very general acquaintance with the fi eld; absence, or near absence, of
organisation; complete, or almost complete, lack of relevance; errors or incoherence
revealing failure to absorb basic material taught on the course; consists
only of notes making isolated points.
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Scheme of
award
Scheme of Award for the MA in Philosophy
1. Th e MA course consists of credits to the value of 180.
2. Each student must take modules to the value of 120 credits and submit
a dissertation to the value of 60 units.
3. Each student must normally take Research Preparation 1 and Research
Preparation 2, each of 15 credits. Th ese are graded on a ‘pass /
fail’ basis.
4. For classifi cation purposes the six modules that are given a numerical
value are treated as if they had the value of eight modules, so that the
dissertation contributes one third of the overall mark.
5. For the purposes of classifi cation, any mark above 80 is capped at 80.
6. For ease of calculation, the overall average is determined by multiplying
the dissertation mark by three, summing the product with the grades
for the modules with numerical marks, and dividing by nine.
In order to pass, a candidate must:
a) Achieve an overall average of 50 or higher (rounded)
b) Achieve a mark of 50 or higher on the dissertation.
A failing dissertation cannot be condoned.
Up to two modules in the range 40-49 can be condoned, provided the
overall average is above 50.
If the overall average is below 50 (rounded), or the dissertation is below
50, or the candidate has a fail below 40, or three or more papers in the
40-49 range, the candidate fails.
In order to achieve the award of Merit a candidate must (only available
to students fi rst registered in 2010-11 or aft er):
a) Achieve an overall average of 60 or higher (rounded)
b) Achieve a mark of 65 or higher on the dissertation.
c) Have no marks below 50, no condoned marks, no-resits, and all
marks based on fi rst attempt.

In order to achieve the award of Distinction a candidate must:
a) Achieve an overall average of 70 or higher (rounded)
b) Achieve a mark of 70 or higher on the dissertation.
c) Have no marks below 50, no condoned marks, no-resits, and all
marks based on fi rst attempt.
Consideration of borderline:
If the overall rounded mark is 69 (59 for merit) the candidate is borderline.
(Raw mark of 68.5, or 58.5 or above)
An award of a Distinction can be made
1. where the mark in the dissertation is 70 or above; and
2. where at least half of the taught credits are at or above 70, aft er rounding;
and
3. where there is no mark below 50, aft er rounding; and
4. where there are no re-sit marks and all the marks for the modules are
fi rst attempts.
Equivalent consideration should be given to the award of a Merit. If the
weighted overall mark is 59, an award of a Merit can be made
1. where, aft er rounding to the nearest integer, the mark in the dissertation
is 65 or above; and
2. where at least half of the taught credits are at or above 60, aft er rounding;
and
3. where there is no mark below 50, aft er rounding; and
4. where there are no re-sit marks and all the marks for the modules are
fi rst attempts.
If any candidate on a Masters programme fulfi ls each of these criteria,
the Board of Examiners must award either a Merit or Distinction, as
appropriate. Th ese criteria must be applied to all candidates on Masters
programmes. All criteria must be satisfi ed.
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Code Title Staff Method Level
PHILGA04
Spring
Global Justice & Health Professor
Wolff
Essay Suitable for all
Mon 4pm
PHILGA06
Spring
Fri 1pm
PHILGA07
Spring
Mon 2pm
PHILGA08
Spring
Th urs 11am
PHILGA09
Autumn
Mon 9am
PHILGA10
Autumn
Fri 1pm
PHILGA11
Autumn
Weds 5pm
PHILGA12
Spring
Wed 3pm
MODULES
Texts from Early Modern
Philosophy
Historical Texts in
Political Philosophy
Professor
Martin
Exam Suitable for all
Dr Machin Exam Suitable for all
Early Wittgenstein D Zalabardo Exam Suitable for all
General Philosophy
1: Ethics & Political
Philosophy
General Philosophy 2:
Knowledge & Reality
Research Preparation
in Philosophy 1
Research Preparation
in Philosophy 2
Dr Machin Essay Introductory
Dr Phillips Essay Introductory
Professor
Gardner
Professor
Snowdon
Essay & oral
presentation
Essay & oral
presentation
Dedicated MA
Dedicated MA

PHILGA13
Spring
Th urs 2pm
PHILGA14
Spring
Mon 9am
PHILGA18
Autumn
Fri 4pm
PHILGA19
Autumn
Monday
11am
PHILGA20
Spring
Mon 11am
PHILGA21
Autumn
Th urs 4pm
PHILGA25
Autumn
Fri 9am
PHILGA29
Autumn
Tues 11am
PHILGA30
Autumn
Th urs 11am
Special Topics in Political
Philosophy
Professor
Munoz
Dardé
Exam Suitable for all
Aristotle Dr. Leigh Essay Suitable for all
Experience Professor
Kalderon
Epistemology: A Priori
Knowledge
Research seminar:
Philosophy of Mind
Graduate Studies in
Wittgenstein’s Later
Philosophy
Professor
Giaquinto
Essay Suitable for all
Essay Suitable for all
Dr. O’Brien Essay Advanced
Professor
Snowdon
Essay Suitable for all
Normative Ethics Dr Machin Essay Suitable for all
Graduate Studies
in Epistemology
Graduate Studies in
Metaphysics
Dr.
Zalabardo
Essay Advanced
Dr. Phillips Essay Advanced
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PHILGA32
Spring
Tues 4pm
PHILGA33
Spring
Wed 9am
PHILGA34
Autumn
Wed 11am
PHILGA36
Autumn
Wed 3pm
PHILGA43
Autumn
Mon 4pm
PHILGA44
Autumn
Th urs 2pm
PHILGA45
Autumn
Tues 4pm
PHILGA48
Spring
Th urs 4pm
PHILGA49
Spring
Th ur 9am
PHILGA50
Spring
Mon 4pm
Graduate Studies in
Political Philosophy
Graduate Studies in
Moral Philosophy
Graduate Studies in
Ancient Philosophy
Research seminar:
Philosophy, Justice and
Health
Topics in German
Idealism
Philosophy of Mind
and Cognitive Science
Professor
Munoz
Dardé
Advanced
Dr Elstein Essay Advanced
Dr de Waal Essay Suitable for all
Professor
Wolff
Professor
Gardner
Empiricism Professor
Snowdon
Sartre Dr
Richmond
Special Topics in the
History of Ethics
Special Topics in 19th
Century Philosophy
Essay Advanced
Essay Suitable for all
Dr Phillips Essay Suitable for all
Essay Suitable for all
Essay Suitable for all
Dr Elstein Suitable for all
Professor
Gardner
Essay Suitable for all

PHILGA51
Spring
Wed 11am
PHILGA54
Spring
Fri 3pm
PHILGA53
Spring
Th ur 5pm
PHILGA55
Spring
Fri 11am
Philosophy of Religion Dr Madden Essay Suitable for all
Aristotle on Perception Professor
Kalderon
Research Seminar in
Psychology of Sensation
& Attention
Dr Phillips
& Prof.
Martin
Abstracta Professor
Giaquinto
Advanced
Essay Advanced
Exam Suitable for all
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General Philosophy 1: Ethics &
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..main differences in political
implication of Vattimo’s
conception…
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