| Unit name | Project |
|---|---|
| Unit code | PHILM0008 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Karim Thebault |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Philosophy |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences |
This unit will be taught by individual tutorials, and can be taken in either semester. It will consist of advanced research on a particular topic. Students will meet regularly with an adviser and write an extended essay of between 5,000-6,000 words.
Aims:
This unit is taught through the medium of individual tutorials with research specialists on agreed topics of your choosing, and leads to an extended essay of 5,000 - 6,000 words. The unit is designed to allow students to benefit fully from the expertise of the Department's academic staff in order to produce high-quality work on a variety of topics in philosophy.
Refer to faculty guidelines for independent study unit
Tutorials.
One essay of 5,000-6,000 words (excluding notes and bibliography)
Supervised individual study essay on a topic of the student's choice