MA Philosophy and English Literature
Entry requirements
A level: from A*A*A to AAB (required: English Literature or combined English at B) IB: from 36 points with 665 at HL to 34 points with 655 at HL
About this course
MA (Hons) in Philosophy and English Literature, an English Literature and Philosophy degree exploring critical and theoretical perspectives across both disciplines. Core topics include Research Methods. Students complete an independent dissertation on a philosophy or English literature topic of choice in the final year. The first year covers foundational concepts through morality and value, history of philosophy, logic, philosophy of science, poetry, drama, and prose. The second year advances study with epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind. The third year builds on honours-level study with beauty and art, language, cognition and science, history of philosophy, knowledge and reality, morality and value, political philosophy, different literary periods, and various topics and genres within literature. The fourth year concludes with an independent dissertation on a philosophy or English literature topic of your choice alongside a coursework dissertation through two extended essays in philosophy.
Modules
- morality and value
- history of philosophy (may include Western and non-Western traditions)
- logic
- philosophy of science
- poetry
- drama
- prose
- business, economics and informatics
- politics, social policy, social anthropology and international relations
- art and architectural history
- history, classics and archaeology
- Celtic and Scottish ethnology
- linguistics and English language
- philosophy, divinity and law
- epistemology
- metaphysics
- philosophy of language
- philosophy of mind
- beauty and art
- language
- cognition and science
- history of philosophy
- knowledge and reality
- morality and value
- political philosophy
- different literary periods
- various topics and genres within literature
- an independent dissertation on a philosophy or English literature topic of your choice
- a coursework dissertation through two extended essays in philosophy