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PhD Philosophy at Durham University

Durham University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

The PhD in Philosophy at Durham is examined by a thesis of up to 100,000 words. Students join a research cluster and are co-supervised by at least two staff members, with expertise ranging from phenomenology and feminism to metaphysics and the philosophy of economics, and links to the Centre for Humanities Engaging Science and Society (CHESS).

Department: Department of Philosophy  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time (part-time option)  |  Location: Durham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Supervised doctoral research within a research cluster, with departmental training, reading groups, research seminars and events.

Career pathways

Many PhD graduates go on to lectureships and postdoctoral fellowships in the UK and abroad, at institutions including Oxford, Cambridge, London, MIT, Harvard, Caltech, Cornell, Notre Dame and Trinity College Dublin.

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Duration: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time

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