Philosophy (F30) (Taught)

Studying this MA in Philosophy will hone your ability to think clearly and logically, and develop your writing, research and analytical skills. You'll study texts from different periods and philosophical perspectives, including works by Plato, Friedrich Nietzsche, Michel Foucault and Hannah Arendt; and you'll investigate contemporary debates on environmental aesthetics, consciousness, global justice, emotion, and morality in politics. Finally, you'll undertake a substantial piece of independent research, writing a dissertation on a topic of your choice.

Key features of the course

• Combines an in-depth study of philosophical texts and debates with a broad and diverse range of topics

• Examines texts by philosophers working at different times and from different perspectives

• Explores a variety of contemporary philosophical debates

• Develops valuable transferable skills that are highly prized in the workplace, including communication, problem-solving and self-management

• Provides excellent preparation for further study or research at doctoral level.

Course Modules

To gain this qualification, you need 180 credits. You'll study one compulsory 60-credit module and one compulsory 120-credit module. You must pass part 1 before progressing to part 2.

• MA Philosophy part 1 (60 credits)
  This module introduces you to graduate-level philosophy through studying the beauty of nature; a classic text – Plato's Meno; the nature of consciousness; and issues around global justice.

• MA Philosophy part 2 (120 credits)
  In this module, you'll study the emotions, Nietzsche, Foucault and Arendt on power, and political morality