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MA Political and Legal Philosophy

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    1 year full time, 2 years part time

Course Description

Study issues in political and legal philosophy and investigate them through your own research.

On this MA you can choose from a wide range of option modules. You’ll also be able to create a substantial piece of research following your own interests, with our support. You’ll develop valuable transferable skills in research, analysis, critical thinking and presentation which will be essential if you are thinking of continuing to study to PhD level. The skills that you develop on the course will also equip you for a range of careers.

You’ll join our postgraduate community across both the Department of Philosophy and York Law School, and will be invited to participate in our broad and diverse research culture.

Entry Requirements

2:1 or equivalent (suitable candidates with a 2:2 equivalent and relevant professional work experience would also be considered)

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Student Destinations

Studying Philosophy develops skills that are highly sought after by employers and transferable to many different careers. Our graduates have gone on to roles in marketing, education, finance, IT, the charity sector, tourism and leisure industries, as well as into academia.

Career opportunities

  • Academia
  • Advertising, marketing and PR
  • Business
  • Banking
  • Finance
  • Central and local government
  • Law
  • Management

Module Details

Core modules (20 credits each)
Advanced Topics in Political Philosophy
Foundational Issues in Legal Theory
Research Skills and Dissemination Practice

Option modules (20 credits each)
Advanced Issues in Legal Theory
Advanced Topics in Buddhist Philosophy
Advanced Topics in Ethics
Advanced Topics in Political Philosophy
Agency and Action
Between Tradition and Silence: Maimonides and Crescas on God
Comparative Analytic Theology
Constitutional Law and Theory
Human and Machine Creativity
Issues in the Philosophy of Criminal Law
Law and Society
MA Project Essay
Non-Classical Logic
Property, Privacy, and Consent
Reading Philosophy
Responsibility for Consequences: Morality, Law and Causation
Science-Engaged Analytic Theology
Social Justice and Political Economy
The Arts and the Mind
The Nature of Grief
The Phenomenon of Loneliness
Time, Tense, and Existence
Topics in Consciousness and Representation
Topics in the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence

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