MA Philosophy

Entry requirements

The NCH Admissions Team prefers to look at you as an individual and at your potential to thrive at the College. Entry requirements for postgraduate study at NCH consists of a reference and a personal statement.

References and personal statements are critical for assessing your potential to flourish. Your reference, if possible, should come from an academic contact, generally someone who has advised a dissertation or with whom you’ve closely worked.

Offers are normally made to applicants holding an upper second-class honours undergraduate degree (or equivalent). Each applicant will be assessed on an individual basis, and we are happy to consider applicants who have been out of education for a while, who have equivalent professional experience etc. You do not need to have studied Philosophy as your undergraduate degree in order to be considered for a place on this programme.

NCH welcomes applications from mature students and will individually work with you to ensure you submit the strongest application possible.

Months of entry

September

Course content

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

NCH, with its lively and inter-disciplinary research culture and faculty including small-group seminars conducive to stimulating debate, and focused supervisions, offers a distinctive environment which is exceptionally conducive to the successful study of philosophy at PhD level.

For the MA Philosophy you will complete two compulsory core courses:

• Mind & Reality
• Values & Society

You will also take a selection of optional courses and write a Dissertation.

*Please note, international students who require a visa are not eligible

Information for international students

If English is not your native language, you will need to demonstrate proficiency in English in order to study at the College.

We ask for 7.0 in the IELTS, with a minimum of 6.5 in each component. English language qualifications must have been obtained within two years prior to application to NCH.

If you have studied in English at a higher level you may not be required to provide an English test.

Fees and funding

Most postgraduate students from England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as EU nationals and those who have lived in the EEA or Switzerland, or those with “settled status” can apply for a Postgraduate Loan of up to £10,000 from the Student Loan Company (SLC).

To determine if you are eligible for a Postgraduate Loan, please consult the following government agencies, according to your place of residence:

• Student Finance England (for students from the UK, EU, EEA and Switzerland)
• Student Finance NI (for students from Northern Ireland)
• Student Awards Agency Scotland (for students from Scotland)

Visit Postgraduate loans for more information.