MA Philosophy
Entry requirements
A level: from A*AA to AAB (required: no specific A level subjects required) IB: from 36 points with 665 at HL to 34 points with 655 at HL
About this course
MA (Hons) in Philosophy, a philosophy degree focused on historical and analytical approaches to human thought. Core topics include Research Methods and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Students complete an independent dissertation and shorter dissertations in the final year. The first year introduces foundational subjects through morality and value, history of philosophy, logic, and philosophy of science. The second year covers epistemology, metaphysics, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind. The third year offers advanced study in areas such as beauty and art, language, cognition and science, history of philosophy, knowledge and reality, morality and value, political philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Modal Logics, Mind and Cognition, Late Modern Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion, Early Modern Philosophy, Japanese Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Political Philosophy, Aesthetics, Feminist Philosophy, and Moral Philosophy. The fourth year involves specialised modules including Islamic Philosophy, Philosophy of Death and Dying, Philosophy of Fiction, Gender and Beauty, Buddhist Philosophy, Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge, Ignorance and Power, Free Will and Moral Responsibility, Ancient Theories of Mind, and Philosophy of Time Travel alongside research dissertations.
Modules
- morality and value
- history of philosophy (may include Western and non-Western traditions)
- logic
- philosophy of science
- 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
- Philosophy of Language
- Modal Logics
- Mind and Cognition
- Late Modern Philosophy
- Ancient Philosophy
- Philosophy of Religion
- Early Modern Philosophy
- Japanese Philosophy
- Social Philosophy
- Epistemology
- Metaphysics
- Aesthetics
- Feminist Philosophy
- Moral Philosophy
- one long independent dissertation on a topic of your choice
- two shorter dissertations related to two courses
- Islamic Philosophy
- Philosophy of Death and Dying
- Philosophy of Fiction
- Gender and Beauty
- Buddhist Philosophy
- Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
- Knowledge, Ignorance and Power
- Free Will and Moral Responsibility
- Ancient Theories of Mind
- Philosophy of Time Travel