Overview
The Department of Philosophy and Classics runs two separate programmes in Philosophy and Classics. The admission to the M.Phil degree programme in Philosophy, candidates shall have obtained a good first degree in any approved subject.
M.PHIL Philosophy
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE
Candidates for the degree will be required in the first year of the programme to take 4 core courses carrying 4 credits each ( 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of tutorials) in addition to research methods which carry 2 credits in each semester. The core courses to be taken shall be determined by the Department (based on the availability of lecturers) but under no circumstances will all the four core courses be picked from one semester They will also be required to take 2 electives in each semester carrying 4 credits each. In the second year, candidates shall hold 2 seminars, 1 in each semester and submit a thesis. Thus:
Course Work - 36 credits
Seminar presentation (1) - 3 “
Seminar presentation (2) - 3 credits
Thesis - 30 “
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72 credits
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Thus the total credit hours required to obtain the M.Phil Degree in Philosophy is 72 credits
MA/MPhil CLASSICS DEGREE
Qualification for enrolment in the MA/MPhil CLASSICS DEGREE is a good first degree in Classics, Major or Combined.
STRUCTURE OF THE MA/MPHIL PROGRAMMES
The MA is a one-year or two-semester full-time taught programme, in which at least four and at most six three-credit courses are to be taken in each semester, plus a year-long course in research methodology and a dissertation. The student is also required to present seminar papers relating to the dissertation. Proficiency in Greek and Latin is desirable but not necessary. The student without a Greek or Latin background may, however, access undergraduate courses in Greek or Latin if they are being offered in the Department and he/she is interested. To obtain the MA the student must do a total of at least 42 credits.
The MPhil is normally a two-year or four-semester full-time taught and research programme, in which at least four and at most six three-credit courses are to be taken in each semester in the first year, plus a year-long course in research methodology and a thesis. The student must also present seminar papers each year. The programme minimally requires proficiency in Latin and Greek, at least to a degree equivalent to a pass in Cambridge A Level. However, a candidate without the requisite language proficiency background may be enrolled and required to do undergraduate courses in each language, and he/she must pass each language paper with at least grade B. The duration of the MPhil programme may be extended by another two semesters if this is necessary to enable the student acquire the requisite level of proficiency in Greek and Latin. To graduate, the student who entered the programme with an adequate Greek and Latin background must do a minimum total of 63 credits
MINIMUM PROGRAMME LOAD
MA
Course work 27 Credits
Seminar 3
Dissertation 12
Total 42
MPhil
1st Year Course work 27 Credits
Seminar I 3
2nd Year Seminar II 3
Thesis 30
Total 63
COURSE CONTENTS
CLAS 620 Dissertation (MA) 12
CLAS 630 Thesis (MPhil) 30
CLAS 640 MA Seminar 3
CLAS 650 MPhil Seminar l 3
CLAS 660 MPhil Seminar ll 3
MA/MPhil CORE
CLAS 610 Research Methods 3
CLAS 621 Homer 3
Tuition Method
Lectures, group assignments, reviews, class presentations, project work, and seminars.