MA Philosophy at University of Bristol

The MA in Philosophy will give you a thorough grounding in the core knowledge and skills required for philosophical research, while also allowing you to pursue your own philosophical interests in depth. Bristol ranks as one of the top ten philosophy departments in the UK in the Philosophical Gourmet Report . Our staff have diverse research interests and expertise across a wide range of philosophical areas.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences  |  Department: School of Arts  |  Duration: One year full-time, Two years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Bristol, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

For all pathways, the programme consists of six taught units and a dissertation of up to 10,000 words. The Philosophical Foundations unit is mandatory for all MA pathways. This unit equips students with analytical tools and argumentative strategies essential for graduate-level study and research in philosophy, as well as exposing students to some of the key ideas, positions and arguments in value theory, epistemology, metaphysics and meta-philosophy.

Career pathways

Students who have completed our MA in Philosophy have gone on to careers in counselling, journalism, management, scientific research, teaching, policy development, scientific administration, medical ethics, and roles in the IT sector, among other things. A number of MA graduates have gone on to study at MPhil/PhD level and develop careers as philosophy academics.

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