Programme structure: Social Policy and Philosophy (BSc) - what's running in 2010/11

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Unit name Unit code Credit points Status Teaching Block
Up to 30 credit points from:
Philosophical Texts 1: Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion PHIL10003 10 Optional TB-2
Introduction to the Philosophy of Science PHIL10015 10 Optional TB-2
Philosophical Texts: Plato PHIL10024 10 Optional TB-1
Introduction to Philosophy A PHIL10005 20 Mandatory TB-1
For Social Policy, students choose three out of the following four units:
Social Policy and the Welfare State: Historical Perspectives SPOL10011 20 Optional TB-1B
Social Policy and the Welfare State: Theoretical Perspectives SPOL10012 20 Optional TB-2C
Social Policy and the Welfare State: Key Concepts and Contemporary Ideas SPOL10013 20 Optional TB-1A
Comparative and International Social Policy SPOL10014 20 Optional TB-2D
Introduction to Philosophy B PHIL10006 20 Mandatory TB-2
30 credit points of optional units (see departments for further information) OPEN 30 Optional
Introduction to Formal Logic PHIL10014 10 Mandatory TB-1
Certificate of Higher Education   120    

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

  • 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
  • 50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

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Exit awards

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  • To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
  • To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

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