Undergraduate degree 2:1 or equivalent in a degree that includes some philosophy.
If English isn't your first language you may need to provide evidence of your English language ability. We accept the following qualifications:
IELTS, 7.0, minimum 7.0 in Writing and 6.5 in all other components
C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency, 185, minimum of 185 in Writing and 176 in all other components
Duolingo, 120, minimum 120 in Production and 110 in all other components
LanguageCert, C1 Expert High Pass with 33/50 in each component
PTE Academic, 67, minimum 67 in Writing and 61 in all other components
TOEFL, 96, minimum 24 in Writing and 23 in all other components
Trinity ISE III, Distinction in all components
On our MA in Philosophy you'll engage with key issues at the centre of contemporary debates, and you'll gain up-to-date knowledge of philosophy across a broad range of topics.
The flexible programme gives you the opportunity to choose option modules, and provides training in critical thinking and analysis. You'll be able to create a substantial piece of research following your own interests.
You'll develop valuable transferable skills in research and presentation which will be essential if you are thinking of continuing to study to PhD level. The skills that you develop on the course will also equip you for a range of careers.
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Modules
Option modules will vary from year to year according to staff availability. The availability of each option module is subject to a minimum enrolment number.
Core modules
You will take core modules which may include:
Reading Philosophy
Research Skills and Dissemination Practice
Option modules
You will take a selection of option modules, examples of which may include:
Advanced Topics in Buddhist Philosophy
Advanced Topics in Ethics
Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Maths
Advanced Topics in Political Philosophy
Agency and Action
Between Tradition and Silence: Maimonides and Crescas on God
Comparative Analytic Theology
Early Post-Kantian Legal, Morall, and Political Philosophy
Human and Machine Creativity
MA Project Essay
Models and Modelling in Science and Technology
Non-Classical Logic
Openness to the World
Phenomenology and Psychiatry
Philosophy of Poetry
Responsibility for Consequences: Morality, Law and Causation
Science-Engaged Analytic Theology
Social Justice and Political Economy
The Arts and the Mind
The Nature of Grief
The Phenomenon of Loneliness
Time, Tense, and Existence
Topics in Consciousness and Representation
Topics in Perception and Emotion
Topics in the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
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Insurance - Single: 300 (£) per year
