MA Philosophy at University of Göttingen

You already have a bachelor's degree in philosophy and would like to follow it up with a master's degree? Within the framework of the master's programme in philosophy, you can expand and deepen your previous knowledge of the subject. In the courses offered, you will gain an overview of current discourses and practice arguing at an increasingly high scientific level.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Summer and winter semester  |  Location: Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany

What you will study

Joint Honours MA totalling 42 credits in combination with two module packages (minors) totalling 18 credits each. The compulsory area forms the basic building block for academic training at Master's level in the entire breadth of the subject.

Career pathways

The Master's degree programme prepares students for jobs that require subject-specific competence in philosophy, such as in specialised publishing houses, in the media sector, in librarianship as well as in private and public research institutions that deal with philosophical or interdisciplinary topics and problems in the natural or cultural sciences.

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