MA Philosophy at University of Essex

The MA Philosophy is a one-year full-time Masters giving a rigorous grounding in modern and contemporary European philosophy, bridging analytic and continental traditions. Pathways are available in Continental Philosophy, Critical Social Theory and Philosophy and Art History.

Faculty: School of Philosophical, Historical, and Interdisciplinary Studies  |  Department: Philosophy  |  Duration: 1 year  |  Intake: October 2027  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time  |  Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

An 80-credit core with options (including the dissertation), 80 credits of philosophy options and a 30-credit option, with an intensive Writing Workshop; expertise covers critical theory, phenomenology, German Idealism, aesthetics, existentialism and philosophy and psychoanalysis.

Career pathways

Many graduates progress to doctoral study; others have entered law, the media, local administration, HM Revenue and Customs and the Civil Service.

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