Philosophy (MA)
Winchester, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
30 Aug 2024*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
GBP 24,200 **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for UK | international applicants: 29 July 2024
** for EU and international student | UK students: GBP 9,250
Introduction
The Philosophy MA will give you:
- A firm grounding for advanced work in philosophy (either at the master's level or in preparation for a PhD)
- Thorough training in research skills
- The opportunity to choose which areas of philosophy you'd like to focus on
You can explore a range of exciting topics with current relevance, such as:
- Aesthetics
- Animal ethics
- Ethics of climate change
- Philosophy of sex
- The philosophical implications of AI
You can also focus on cutting-edge work in:
- History of philosophy (Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer and Wittgenstein, in particular)
- Theory of knowledge
- Philosophy of religion
- Philosophy of mind and language
- Metaphysics
In REF2021, Southampton was ranked 6th in the UK for our research and joint 1st for the impact of our research.
Admissions
Curriculum
Your studies on the full-time course run for a full 12 months, from September to the following September.
For the first 8 months (semesters 1 and 2) you'll focus on the taught part of your course.
Each semester is made up of a combination of modules that everyone on the course takes, and modules that we’ll ask you to choose from a list of options.
Over the summer you’ll work independently on your dissertation. You’ll have one-to-one meetings with your supervisor during this time to discuss your progress.
Modules
The modules outlined provide examples of what you can expect to learn in this degree course based on recent academic teaching. As a research-led University, we undertake a continuous review of our course to ensure quality enhancement and to manage our resources. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.
You must study the following modules :
- Contemporary Topics in Philosophy
- Mind, Knowledge and Reality
- Philosophy Dissertation
- Philosophy Individually Negotiated Topic 1
- Philosophy Individually Negotiated Topic 2
- Research Skills in Philosophy
- The Philosophy of Value
You must also choose from the following modules:
- Business, Morality, and Markets
- Classical Indian Philosophy: Self, Knowledge, and Liberation
- Fiction and Fictionalism
- Happiness and Wellbeing
- Heidegger
- Islamic Philosophy
- Nietzsche
- Philosophy and Ethics in Psychology and AI
- Philosophy of Sex, Sexuality, and Gender
- Schopenhauer
- The Ethics of Climate Change
- Truth, Opinion, And Ideology
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Our Philosophy MA will help you develop analytical and problem-solving skills that are valued by a wide range of employers.
You’ll also be in a great position to continue your researches at MPhil or PhD level.
Program delivery
The learning activities for this course include the following:
- Lectures
- Classes and Tutorials
- Coursework
- Individual and Group Projects
- Independent Learning (Studying on Your Own)
Assessment
We’ll assess you through:
- Essays
- Presentations
- A Dissertation