Philosophy

Entry requirements

A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (Hons). It is expected that students can demonstrate an interest in philosophy either via previous study or in their writing sample.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Philosophy tackles some of the deepest and most complex questions about humanity and our place in the world. It also simultaneously sheds light on extremely practical and political issues.

This Masters course will enable you to study the key debates, trends and approaches in different areas of contemporary philosophy whilst improving your skills in research and critical analysis.

If you have no prior philosophical training you’ll learn the many ways of doing philosophy and discover some of the most important debates in different areas.

If you have previously studied philosophy, you’ll have the opportunity to focus intensely on methods, problems, and issues that are new to you or which have piqued your interest in the past.

Information for international students

English language requirements

IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component. For other English qualifications, read English language equivalent qualifications.

Improve your English

International students who do not meet the English language requirements for this programme may be able to study our postgraduate pre-sessional English course, to help improve your English language level.

This pre-sessional course is designed with a progression route to your degree programme and you’ll learn academic English in the context of your subject area. To find out more, read Language for Arts and Humanities (6 weeks) and Language for Social Science and Arts: Arts and Humanities (10 weeks).

If you need to study for longer than 10 weeks, read more about our postgraduate pre-sessional English course.