Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Thought

Leeds University Business School

Postgraduate

In Leeds

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Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Leeds

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This interdisciplinary degree allows you to explore three different yet closely related subjects as they relate to a key subject: the nature of the mind.
In core modules you’ll interrogate and use the scientific, philosophical and historical methods used to understand what the mind is and how it works. You’ll look at the mechanisms of the brain, childhood development, mental illness, the history of psychology and the possibility of knowledge.
You’ll also have the chance to develop your understanding by choosing from a wide range of optional modules reflecting the diverse research interests across the University. They’ll allow you to focus on the topics that interest you such as ethics, or the philosophy of art or religion.
Combining philosophy, psychology, the history of ideas and sciences, this varied and exciting degree allows you to explore some of the biggest questions facing humanity – how we think, what we know, how we know it, or whether we can really know anything.
Leeds has great facilities for students of philosophy. The world class Brotherton Library holds a wide variety of manuscript, archive and early printed material in its Special Collections – valuable potential assets for your independent research. Our other library resources are also excellent, and the University Library offers a comprehensive training programme to help you make the most of them. The School of Psychology also boasts state-of-the-art research facilities.

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Leeds (North Yorkshire)
Maurice Keyworth Building, The University Of Leeds, LS2 9JT

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About this course

Entry requirements
A-level: AAB
Other course specific tests:
When an applicant is taking the EPQ in a relevant subject this might be considered alongside other Level 3 qualifications and may attract an alternative offer in addition to the standard offer. If you are taking A Levels, this would be ABB at A Level and grade A in the EPQ.
We welcome applications from mature students with Access qualifications, and from students with a wide range of qualifications.
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Subjects

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Psychology
  • Works
  • Philosophy
  • Ethics
  • Art
  • University
  • Mental Illness
  • Neuroscience

Course programme

Modules in your first year will introduce you to different aspects of philosophy and psychology, such as biological, developmental and cognitive psychology, questions of knowledge and the self. You can also choose from optional modules on topics such as ethics, the philosophy of Descartes and the links between magic, science and religion.

From this foundation, you’ll take further core modules in topics such as cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of the mind over the next two years, as well as choosing from a wide range of optional modules across philosophy, psychology and history of science. You could look at ancient philosophy, psychological disorders, metaphysics, learning theory, and the ethics of life and death to name a few.

Throughout your degree you’ll be developing a wide range of skills including research, interpretation and analysis, and in your final year you’ll have the opportunity to apply them to an independent research project on a topic of your choice across philosophy and history of science.

Course structure

These are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.

Modules Year 1

Follow the links to the Programme Catalogue for more example optional modules and the full course structure.

Compulsory modules
  • History of Psychology 10 credits
  • Introduction to the History of Science 10 credits
  • The Mind 10 credits
  • How Science Works 10 credits
  • How to Think Clearly and Argue Well 20 credits
  • Introduction to Academic Skills 5 credits
  • Biological Psychology 10 credits
  • Cognitive Psychology 10 credits
  • Perception 10 credits
Optional modules

Examples of the optional modules available are shown below. Please contact us for more details of the requirements and choices available.

  • Magic, Science and Religion 10 credits
  • History of Modern Medicine 10 credits
  • The Good, the Bad, the Right, the Wrong 20 credits
  • Knowledge, Self and Reality 20 credits
  • Developmental Psychology 10 credits
  • Social Psychology 10 credits

Year 2

Compulsory modules

  • History of Psychiatry and Mental Illness 20 credits
  • Advanced Cognitive Psychology 20 credits
Optional modules

Examples of the optional modules available are shown below. Please contact us for more details of the requirements and choices available.

  • Ethics of Life and Death 10 credits
  • Realism and Antirealism 20 credits
  • Advanced Social Psychology 10 credits
  • Advanced Developmental Psychology 10 credits
  • Cognitive Neuroscience 10 credits
  • Behavioural Neuroscience 10 credits

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