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MAPhilosophy

University of Essex
United Kingdom, Colchester
More information

essex.ac.uk/..tercourse=PG00706&subgroup=1 

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

Year 1

Dissertation: Continental Philosophy (optional)
Dissertation: Critical Social Theory (optional)
Dissertation: MA Philosophy (optional)
Dissertation: Philosophy & Art History (optional)
Phenomenology and Existentialism (optional)
Art & Politics (optional)
Art, Architecture and Urbanism (optional)
Critical Moments in the Theory and History of Film (optional)
Art, Science, Knowledge (optional)
Collecting Art From Latin America (optional)
Contemporary Critical Theory (optional)
Contemporary Theories of Justice (optional)
Critique and Curating (optional)
Curating Inside Out (optional)
Current Research in Art History (optional)
Foundations of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (optional)
Freud in Contexts (optional)
Human Rights and Development (optional)
Human Rights for Women (optional)
Ideology and Political Discourse (optional)
Environmental Politics (optional)
International Trade, Investment and Human Rights. (optional)
Hegel (optional)
Kant’s Revolution in Philosophy (optional)
MA Writing Workshop (optional)
Philosophy and Aesthetics (optional)
Political Economy (optional)
Political Theory (optional)
Psychoanalytic Methodology (optional)
Psycho Analytic Theory (optional)
Research Seminar in Political Theory and Methods (optional)
The Frankfurt School (optional)
The New Nature Writing (optional)
The Protection of Refugees and Displaced Persons in International Law (optional)
Theories of International Relations (optional)
Theory and Explanation in Political Science (optional)
Topics in Art History (optional)
Topics in Continental Philosophy (optional)
Transitional Justice (optional)

Career opportunities

Many of our philosophy graduates embark on doctoral study after finishing their MA. We offer supervision for PhDs in a range of fields including:

Continental philosophy
Critical Social Theory
History of philosophy
Applied ethics

Our graduates have also gone into careers in law, the media, local administration, HM Revenue and Customs, and top jobs in the Civil Service.

Apply now! Fall semester 2023/24
Application period has ended
Notes
Please see the university profile or contact us for the deadlines that apply to you
Apply now! Fall semester 2023/24
Application period has ended
Notes
Please see the university profile or contact us for the deadlines that apply to you