Postgraduate Course: Philosophy of Science MSc (PHIL11141)

Course Outline
School	School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	The aim of this course is to provide a suitably advanced introduction to Philosophy of Science for MSc students, with an interest in the subject area. The course is core to the MSc specialisation in Philosophy of Science and students will be exposed to a wide range of topics: from the logic of confirmation, to underdetermination of theory by evidence, from models and simulations in science, to scientific representation, among others. This course will be shared with the undergraduate course Philosophy of Science (code to be confirmed). Formative feedback available: - students will be able to submit a formative essay
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
To provide students with a well rounded view of central issues in Philosophy of Science. To enhance the students' critical skills via in-depth analysis of chosen set readings in the MSc-only tutorials.