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Assessment

The information on these web pages applies to undergraduate programmes only.  If you have any questions about undergraduate assessments then please email: philosophy-ug-assessment@york.ac.uk

All Philosophy assessments are subject to general University regulations, as documented in the University Guide to Assessment 2023/24 and Regulation 5, Regulation on Assessment.

Assessment dates

Assessment dates for undergraduate students

University Examination Periods 2023/24

All Undergraduate students should make a note of the University examination periods for the 2023/24 academic year, and be available between all the dates below in order to take examinations and written assessments:

  • Semester 1 assessment period: Monday 15 January to Friday 2 February 2024
  • Semester 2 assessment period: Monday 20 May to Friday 7 June 2024
  • Re-assessment period August 2024: provisionally Monday 12 August to Friday 23 August 2024

1st year Philosophy modules

2nd year Philosophy modules

3rd and 4th year Philosophy modules

All assessment results can be accessed by individual students through their eVision assessment record when they become available.

Turnitin submissions

Assessment submission via Turnitin

From the 2023/24 academic year anonymous summative assessment of essays and online exams will be submitted via Turnitin across the University. 

Please follow the guidance below for summative assessment submission via Turnitin.  This guidance is aimed at students submitting Philosophy modules.

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Prizes

Prizes

J L Mackie First Year Prize

The Department awards a prize to single-honours Philosophy students of £100 to the student with the best performance overall in their first year Philosophy modules.

The 2022/23 prize winner will be announced in due course.

Francis Matthews Logic Prize

This prize of £150 is awarded to the student(s) with the best performance on the exam component of the Year 1 Reason and Argument module and in 2022/23 is awarded to:

  • Abigail Banks-Smith, Supervisor Louise Richardson, Philosophy
  • Ayah Hammad, Supervisor Istvan Cziegler, Physics with Philosophy
  • Freya Milwain, Supervisor Istvan Cziegler, Physics with Philosophy
  • Elliot Rushton, Supervisor Rob Trueman, Linguistics with Philosophy
  • Felix Osborne, Supervisor Simon Weber, Politics, Economics, and Philosophy

Marie McGinn Second Year Prize

£100 is awarded to the student with the best performance on a minimum of 60 credits Philosophy (excluding PPE). 

The 2022/23 prize winner will be announced in due course.

Thomas Baldwin Third Year Prize

£150 is awarded to the student with the best performance on a minimum of 60 credits Philosophy (excluding PPE). 

The 2022/23 prize winner will be announced in due course.

External Examiner's Report

External Examiner's Reports

The Undergraduate External Examiner's Report for the year 2022/23 is available below.