MSc Philosophy

These entry requirements are for the 2026-27 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ. Entry requirements for the 2027-28 academic year will be published on 1 Oct 2026.

A UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent.

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The compulsory courses are:

Phil Skills (a 0 credit study skills course for students without a background in philosophy)
MSc Proseminar
Philosophy Dissertation
The MSc Proseminar will help you develop the research, writing, and other skills necessary to be successful in the Philosophy MSc. Part-time students are strongly encouraged to take the MSc Proseminar in Year 1.

Option courses
The option courses can be selected to tailor the programme to your interests.

Examples of option courses are:

Logic, Computability and Incompleteness
Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science
Epistemology
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
Freedom, Consent, and Political Obligation
Islamic Philosophy
The Philosophy of Wittgenstein
Philosophy of Virtual Worlds MSc
Philosophy of Information
Philosophy of Time Travel MSc
Ancient Philosophy
Philosophy of Death and Dying
Gender and Beauty
The Social Mind
Studies in Africana Philosophy
Buddhist Philosophy
Phenomenology
Philosophy of Science
Theory of Knowledge
Meaning and Fulfilment