second year course outlines 2012-2013 - School of Social Sciences ...
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Violations <strong>of</strong> work and attendance requirements will be reported to your Programme Director.<br />
If you have difficulties (e.g. personal, financial or family problems) that result in persistent<br />
failure to meet the work and attendance requirements, you should talk to your Programme<br />
Director or Academic Advisor.<br />
Texts recommended for purchase:<br />
Stephen P. Schwartz, A Brief History <strong>of</strong> Analytic Philosophy. From Russell to Rawls<br />
Stroll, Avrum. Twentieth Century Analytic Philosophy<br />
Kenny, Anthony. Philosophy in the Modern World. A New History <strong>of</strong> Western<br />
Philosophy Volume 4<br />
Skorpuski, John. English-Language Philosophy 1750-1945 [Vol. 6 <strong>of</strong> the Oxford series<br />
A History <strong>of</strong> Western Philosophy]<br />
Thomas Baldwin, Contemporary Philosophy. Philosophy in English Since 1945 [Vo. 8<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Oxford series A History <strong>of</strong> Western Philosophy]<br />
Jones, W.T. and Robert Fogelin, A History <strong>of</strong> Western Philosophy Vol. V. The C20 to Quine<br />
and<br />
Derrida, 3 rd ed<br />
Here is a link to Blackwell’s bookshop, displaying some <strong>of</strong> the recommended texts for the<br />
<strong>course</strong>:<br />
http://www.readinglists.co.uk/rsl/student/sviewlist.dfp?id=30888<br />
Course materials:<br />
Further materials will be made available on the <strong>course</strong>s Blackboard<br />
site.<br />
Log-in to Blackboard at: https://login.manchester.ac.uk/cas/login<br />
Study budget<br />
The University’s Academic Standards Code <strong>of</strong> Practice specifies that a 20 credit <strong>course</strong> is<br />
expected to require about 200 hours work by students. For this <strong>course</strong>, you are<br />
recommended to break this down roughly as follows:<br />
Lectures<br />
Tutorials<br />
Tutorial preparation<br />
Essay preparation<br />
Exam preparation<br />
10 x 2 = 20 hours<br />
10 hours<br />
10 x 5 hours = 50 hours<br />
40 hours<br />
80 hours<br />
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