PPMDISS-Dissertation

Module Provider: Philosophy
Number of credits: 100 [50 ECTS credits]
Level:7
Terms in which taught: Summer term module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites:
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Current from: 2021/2

Module Convenor: Prof Philip Stratton-Lake
Email: p.j.stratton-lake@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:
This MRes dissertation module is intended to build on your undergraduate studies, deepening your knowledge and understanding of a chosen topic in Philosophy, enabling you to discuss research issues with practising researchers, making you aware of current research in Philosophy, and developing your research skills to prepare you, where appropriate, for research degrees.

Aims:
This MRes dissertation module is intended to build on your undergraduate studies, deepening your knowledge and understanding of a chosen topic in Philosophy, enabling you to discuss research issues with practising researchers, making you aware of current research in Philosophy, and developing your research skills to prepare you, where appropriate, for research degrees.

Assessable learning outcomes:
By the end of the module, you will have engaged in specialized study of a specific topic in Philosophy and be acquainted with recent research on this topic. You will be able to plan and produce a substantial and extended piece of written work under supervision, as a potential foundation for further study.

Additional outcomes:

Outline content:
Individual supervision on a topic in Philosophy including the following:
Philosophy of Mind
Epistemology
Metaphysics
Philosophy of Science
Wittgenstein
Philosophy of Language
Continental Philosophy
Ethics
Aesthetics
Philosophy of Law
Early Modern Philosophy
Political Philosophy
Philosophy of Religion
Philosophy of Religion
Kant
Plato and Aristotle

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:
Teaching is primarily by means of individual supervision, supplemented by classes according to student interest and staff research activity.
Students are entitled to one brief introductory supervision and four substantial supervisions for the dissertation. It is the student's responsibility to arrange the supervisions and to spread them fairly evenly throughout the term.

Summative assessment- Examinations:

Summative assessment- Coursework and in-class tests:
A dissertation of not more than 20,000 words (100 credits).

Formative assessment methods:

Penalties for late submission:

The below information applies to students on taught programmes except those on Postgraduate Flexible programmes. Penalties for late submission, and the associated procedures, which apply to Postgraduate Flexible programmes are specified in the policy 􀀓Penalties for late submission for Postgraduate Flexible programmes􀀔, which can be found here: