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MA Philosophy in Education

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Course Description

This innovative degree is specifically for teachers of philosophy in schools, particularly those who deliver, or wish to deliver, the AQA A Level in Philosophy.

You will focus on topics on the A Level syllabus and teaching philosophy, which includes training in the methodology of Philosophy for Children. The degree is for both those with previous education in philosophy, and those seeking a rigorous introduction.

Entry Requirements

 

  • An honours degree (normally 2.1 or above) or equivalent in an appropriate subject

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Fees

UK and EU Full time: £4,500 Part time: £2,350 Overseas: Full time: £11,500 Part time: £5,725

Module Details

 

Core modules

Teaching Philosophy and Ethics
This unique module provides an in-depth discussion of the requirements and resources for A level syllabi, training in teaching generic philosophical skills of reasoning and argument, and the Philosophy for Children methodology. This module is recognised by SAPERE for Level 1 training and qualification.
 
Knowledge and Reality
Examine current theories in epistemology and analytic metaphysics, in particular such themes as realism, justification, scepticism and freedom.
 
Introduction to Philosophy
You will have an initiation into the analytic method of philosophising and also to the central questions from the history of philosophy.
This is a core module for students who do not have an undergraduate degree in philosophy.

Optional modules

Ethics
Examine contemporary debates in normative and meta-ethics, including intuitionism, the ‘naturalistic fallacy’, moral reasoning, deontology and utilitarianism.

Taught in alternate years.

Reason and Religion
Examine historical and contemporary topics such as arguments for and against the existence of God, the nature of religious belief and language, and ideas of the afterlife.
 
Mind and Psychology
Think critically about the nature of the mind, its relation to the body, and the philosophical implications of contemporary theories in cognitive psychology.

Logic and Language
Explore key views of Frege, Russell and Kripke on meaning and reference and examines truth, theories of meaning, interpretation and contextualism.
 
Political Philosophy
Explore contributions to current debates on selected themes.
Taught in alternate years.

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