MA Philosophy
This MA Philosophy is an excellent preparation for a PhD and a career in academia. It also develops critical reasoning, logic, and systematic approaches to problem solving, alongside an ability to analyse an issue from a broader perspective, all of which are highly valued by employers in a variety of fields. This degree will allow you to become a visionary in a wide range of organisations.
Courses
The courses that run in each academic year are subject to change in line with faculty availability and student demand so there is no guarantee every course will be delivered. For further information, please see here and speak to your admissions contact.
Michaelmas Term
Mind & Reality
The Mind & Reality course engages students with classic texts and debates on key...… Read More
Plus FOUR of the following in-depth courses:
Aesthetics (Level 7)
Aesthetics is concerned with experience and objects, and their nature and value.… Read More
Ancient Philosophy (NCHPH723)
Ancient Greek philosophy from the pre-Socratics to the post-Aristotelian schools.… Read More
Contemporary Ethics (NCHPH724)
The Contemporary Ethics course investigates the recent ethics literature, with a focu… Read More
Early Modern Philosophy (NCHPH744)
This course introduces students to developments in European philosophy… Read More
Epistemology & Philosophy of Science (NCHPH725)
This course investigates questions about knowledge and the justification of beliefs, … Read More
History of Ethics (NCHPH726)
This course investigates the history of philosophical ethics in the west. We study cl… Read More
Kant and Post-Kantian Philosophy (NCHPH743)
The Kant to Nietzsche course at NCH engages with Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason… Read More
Logic (NCHPH728)
The Logic course at NCH introduces students to the language and tools of classical el… Read More
Metaphysics (NCHPH729)
The Metaphysics course at NCH investigates the fundamental nature of reality, beginni… Read More
Philosophy of Mind & Language (NCHPH730)
This course introduces students to foundational concepts, problems, and theories in t… Read More
Political Philosophy (NCHPH733)
Authority, liberty, democracy, justice, the market: these are themes of enormous inte… Read More
Hilary Term
Values & Society
The Values & Society seminar series engages students with classic philosophy texts...… Read More
Plus CONTINUATION of the FOUR in-depth courses from Michaelmas Term
Trinity Term
Philosophy Masters Dissertation
Each student writes a 10,000 – 12,000- word philosophy dissertation on an approved to… Read More