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Study Details: 1 year, full-time
2 years, part-time
Our MA in Philosophy enables you to achieve a deep understanding of contemporary philosophical debates and gain advanced research and communication skills. You’ll explore a range of topics related to current ethical and social concerns and learn how to connect philosophical research to professional roles outside the university. This puts you in a strong position to enter a range of exciting careers, including research-based careers, or to apply for further study through a PhD.
You’ll join a supportive research community with diverse interests and expertise. This means you can choose from modules ranging across aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, feminist philosophy, philosophy of mind, and political philosophy, with a particular focus on contemporary research at the intersections of these areas.
To prepare you for the dissertation, you’ll learn how to plan and manage large research projects before developing your dissertation proposal. You’ll then have regular one-to-one meetings with your supervisor to help you develop and complete your dissertation project.
In order to be considered for an offer for this programme you will need to meet all of the entry requirements. Your application will not be progressed if the information and evidence listed is not provided.
With your online application you will need to provide:
A copy of your degree certificate and transcripts which show you have achieved a 2:2 honours degree in a relevant subject area such as philosophy or a related discipline such as communication, English literature, history, language, law, modern languages, politics, psychology, religious studies, or social sciences or an equivalent international degree. If your degree certificate or result is pending, please upload any interim transcripts or provisional certificates.
A copy of your IELTS certificate with an overall score of 7.0 with 6.5 in all subskills, or evidence of an accepted equivalent. Please include the date of your expected test if this qualification is pending. If you have alternative acceptable evidence, such as an undergraduate degree studied in the UK, please supply this in place of an IELTS.
If your degree is not in philosophy, you also need to provide an essay of 2000 words (maximum) that demonstrates skills in explanation, argumentation and critical analysis, on a topic of your choice.
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Your MA in Philosophy will prepare you for a range of exciting professional roles or be an important step on the path to a PhD at Cardiff University or elsewhere.
You’ll develop a range of knowledge and skills highly valued by employers. These include the skills of creative and independent problem solving, clear communication, and effective collaboration. You’ll also gain a sophisticated awareness of contemporary ethical and social concerns, and a practical understanding of how to connect philosophical research to professional roles outside university. Where appropriate, we encourage you to write your dissertation on a topic relevant to your career plans.
These features of the programme prepare you for a range of professions, including analysis, strategy, and policy roles in the civil service, local government, charitable organisations, think tanks, consultancy firms, small and large businesses, and schools and colleges.
Core Modules:
Philosophical Analysis and Writing
Philosophy in Professional Contexts
Philosophy MA Dissertation
Optional Modules:
Telling, Believing and Knowing
Equality and Injustice
Dimensions of the Mind
New Directions in Aesthetics
Contemporary Feminist Philosophy
Interpersonal Relationships
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