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MA Philosophy, Sociology and The Environment
This course can be taken either
full-time over one year, part-time over two-years, or by
credit accumulation between three and six years.
MA Philosophy, Sociology and the Environment
The new MA in Philosophy, Sociology and the
Environment is jointly taught by the Departments of Philosophy
and Sociology. It provides students of various backgrounds with
advanced, critical knowledge of past and present philosophical
reflections about nature, both within continental and analytic
philosophy. It also helps them to chart the new and quickly
developing field of environmental ethics and introduces them to
the main theories in that area. It provides students with
advanced knowledge of (a) social movements and environmental
issues, (b) different sociological theories explaining the
functioning and impact of globalisation on the environment and
(c) the mechanisms and effects of globalisation in the realms of
economy, politics, social relations and culture. It also fosters
the development of a range of critical and applied skills
central to the development of new theories and policies, such as
the capacity for logical analysis and problem solving, or the
ability to deploy a complex conceptual apparatus to interpret
and illuminate empirical cases. In doing so, the degree prepares
graduates to enter employment in a number of areas such as
academia and governmental or non-governmental organisations.
Entry Requirement: BA
2.1 in either Philosophy or Sociology or an equivalent
qualification.
Course Structure
|
Module Code |
Module Title
|
Credit value |
|
PY943-7-AU |
MA Seminar in
Environmental Ethics (compulsory) |
15 |
|
PY944-7-SP |
Philosophies of Nature (compulsory) |
15 |
|
SC554-7-AU |
Society and the
Environment (compulsory) |
20 |
|
SC654-7-AU |
Social Movements &
Environment Issues (compulsory) |
20 |
|
|
Philosophy Option |
15 |
|
|
Sociology Option |
20 |
|
|
MA Writing Workshop (recommended) |
None |
|
PY988-7-FY |
Dissertation. The
length of the dissertation is 15-16,000 words (core) |
90 |
|
Total
|
|
195 |
Optional modules. Not
all modules will be available every year.
|
Module code |
Module Title |
Credit value |
|
SC504-7-AU |
Quantitative Analysis
from Univariate to Multivariate Methods |
20 |
|
SC509-7-SP |
Media Theory |
20 |
|
SC510-7-SP |
Culture and Intimacy:
Gender, Sexuality and Citizenship |
20 |
|
SC519-7-SP |
Consumer Culture |
20 |
|
SC520-7-SP |
Interviewing and
Qualitative Data Analysis |
20 |
|
SC523-7-SP |
Texts, Documents and
Ethnography |
20 |
|
SC526-7-SP |
The Contemporary Nation
State |
20 |
|
SC530-7-SP |
The Political Sociology
of the Nation-State and Citizenship |
20 |
|
SC550-7-AU |
Sociology of Human
Rights I |
20 |
|
SC551-7-SP |
Dynamics of Home and
Work |
20 |
|
SC552-7-AU |
Gender Divisions and
Feminist Theory |
20 |
|
SC553-7-AU |
Cultural Studies:
Theory and History |
20 |
|
SC610-7-AU |
Culture and Intimacy:
Queer History and Visual Culture |
20 |
|
SC650-7-SP |
Sociology of Human
Rights 2: Selected Topics |
20 |
|
SC654-7-AU |
Social Movements and
Environmental Issues |
20 |
|
SC901-7-AU |
Contemporary Debates in
Sociology` |
20 |
|
SC915-7-SP |
Gender, Justice and
Development |
20 |
|
PY401-7-AU |
Philosophy & Rights IIA |
15 |
|
PY401-7-SP |
Philosophy & Rights IIB |
15 |
|
PY500-7-AU |
Kant's Revolution in
Philosophy |
15 |
|
PY501-7-SP |
Heidegger |
15 |
|
PY502-7-SP |
Hegel |
15 |
|
PY503-7-AU |
Nietzsche |
15 |
|
PY504-7-AU |
Psychoanalysis, Symbolism and the Unconscious |
15 |
|
PY936-7-AU |
MA Continental
Philosophy III |
15 |
|
PY937-7-SP |
MA Continental
Philosophy IV |
15 |
|
PY940-7-AU |
Phenomenology & Medicine |
15 |
|
PY941-7-SP |
Illness and Existence |
15 |
|
PY942-7-SP |
Philosophy and Medical
Ethics |
15 |
You can find
more information on the relevant modules by visiting the online
Module Directory.
Dissertation
During the Spring and Summer terms and vacation, students prepare and
write a 15,000-16,000 word dissertation in a subject falling into
one of the specialist streams which may be in any relevant
area of philosophy, sociology or the domain of intersection
between the two.
Assessment
All departmental modules will be assessed by their agreed
procedures. The core seminar will normally be assessed by
written work equivalent to two 4,000 word essays. Students
must receive at least a pass mark for each overall component
of the degree course, the pass mark being 50.