Course Details in 2025/26 Session

Module Title	LH It’s About Time!
School	Phil, Theology and Religion
Department	Philosophy
Module Code	09 30950
Module Lead	Nikk Effingham
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
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Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-20 hours Seminar-8 hours Guided independent study-172 hours Total: 200 hours
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Description	This module covers the contemporary issues in the metaphysics of time. Topics which will be covered will include topics such as: The Ontology of Time: Does the past exist? Does the future? Is it only the present which exists? Tense: Is the present moment metaphysically special? Timelessness: Might there be no time, contrary to what we see around us? Persistence: How do objects go from one time to another? Time Travel: Can anything go back in time? What would the world be like if it did? Other Disciplines: How does physics bear on the metaphysics of time? How does the philosophy of time bear on issues in the philosophy of religion?
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: demonstrate in-depth understanding of and be able to debate, and critically evaluate key issues in the contemporary philosophy of time. engage in the close reading of philosophical texts. independently pursue philosophical research.
Assessment	30950-01 : 2000 word Essay : Coursework (50%) 30950-02 : CT Exam : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - Written Unseen (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 1 x 2000 word essay (50%) 1 x 60 minute examination (50%) Reassessment: Resubmission of failed component, if this results in failure of the module as a whole.
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