Masters Degrees in Philosophy, United Kingdom

Our degree offers students a broad range of topics covering everything from pre-Socrates to the present day – Philosophy without any gaps.

This course seeks to overcome the idea that philosophy is split between two cultures (one belonging to the world of science, the other, the world of the arts and humanities) by exploring both of these strands.

Philosophy at Essex takes philosophy back to its roots in everyday existential, social and political issues.

This Masters is especially designed for students who don't already have a Philosophy degree.

The Philosophy MA enables students to benefit from the acknowledged expertise of UCL's lively, close-knit intellectual community, and also access the stimulation and dynamism of London's wider philosophical community.

Philosophy tackles some of the deepest and most complex questions about humanity and its place in the world. You'll study the key debates, trends and approaches in different areas of philosophy while improving your skills in research and critical analysis.

We offer research-based teaching in a wide range of philosophical subjects. We foster our students' professional development. A proportion of our recent PhD graduates have permanent academic posts in leading universities.

This course is for you if you need to improve your English language skills and subject knowledge of philosophy before going on to a Masters course.

The MA in Philosophy is a distance-learning programme designed for those with a broad interest in core areas of philosophical concern, such as mind and body, moral philosophy, philosophy of religion, and the history of philosophy.

The Graduate Diploma in Philosophy is a one-year conversion course (two years part-time), designed for those who already have a degree and wish to pursue an interest in philosophy.

One of the few Masters-level programmes in the country to specialise in the 'European' tradition in philosophy, this MA course draws on our department's core research and teaching strengths in 19th and 20th-century French and German thought, and Continental political philosophy.

Our MA in Philosophy is designed for those who wish to broaden their study of philosophy and make a gradual transition to research.

Royal Holloway's MA in Modern Philosophy offers a unique approach to postgraduate study of philosophy by bringing into conversation Anglo-American ‘analytical’ philosophy on the one hand and ‘European’ or ‘Continental’ Philosophy on the other.

The. MA Philosophy. provides a rigorous and wide-ranging programme relevant to those entering formal philosophical study as graduates of other disciplines and to philosophy graduates seeking to consolidate and expand their studies.

The MRes in Philosophy is a distance-learning programme and is divided into a 60 credit taught part and a Dissertation of 120 credits amounting to up to 30,000 words in total.