Philosophy (Postgraduate Diploma)
Master
In London
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
London
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Duration
1 Year
Our Postgraduate Diploma in Philosophy is ideal if you want to develop your philosophical interests without undertaking a full Master's programme. On this course, you will take all of the same taught elements as you would for our MA Philosophy, but you are not required to undertake an independent research project (dissertation).
Our uniquely flexible programme, which may be studied in the evening or in the day, offers postgraduate teaching in central aspects of Western philosophy in the broadly analytic tradition. The curriculum is research-led, with specialist modules taught by leading figures in their fields, and with a consistent focus on the fostering of intellectual curiosity and the development of independent thinking.
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About this course
Graduates go in to careers in management, politics, recruitment and journalism. Possible professions include further/higher education lecturer, secondary school teacher, or Civil Service fast streamer. This degree can also be useful in becoming a local government officer, marketing executive, or recruitment consultant.
At least a second-class honours degree (2:2), or equivalent, not necessarily in philosophy.
Applications are reviewed on their individual merits and your professional qualifications and/or relevant work experience will be taken into consideration positively. We actively support and encourage applications from mature learners.
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Subjects
- Science Philosophy
- Aristotle
- Ancient Philosophy
- Art
- Biology
- Metaphysics
- Epistemology
- Modern Philosophy
- Ethics
- Political Philosophy
- Philosophy
Course programme
The Postgraduate Diploma is designed to allow you to choose your own balance of depth and breadth in your coverage of different subject areas.
If you already have an academic background in philosophy, you take the compulsory module Philosophy Proseminar and six option modules.
If you do not have an academic background in philosophy, you may be admitted to the 'Conversion' route. This is an alternate version of the programme, with a special structure designed to help you to transfer into the discipline at postgraduate level.
You take two compulsory modules, Introduction to Philosophical Argument and Introduction to Philosophy, and choose four option modules.
COMPULSORY MODULE- Philosophy Proseminar
- Introduction to Philosophical Argument
- Introduction to Philosophy
- Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (level 7, 15 credits)
- Aristotle's Biology (Level 7, 15 credits)
- Art and Value (Level 7, 15 credits)
- Berkeley and Leibniz
- Epistemology (Level 7, 15 credits)
- Ethics (Level 7, 15 credits)
- Evolution and Philosophy
- Fiction and Language
- Kant and German Idealism (level 7, 15 credits)
- Metaethics: the foundations of morality and ethical thought (Level 7, 15 credits)
- Metaphysics (Level 7, 15 credits)
- Modern Philosophy (Level 7, 15 credits)
- Morality, Nature, and Evolution
- Philosophy and Gender (Level 7, 15 credits)
- Philosophy of Mind
- Philosophy of Science
- Philosophy, Business and Society
- Political Philosophy (Level 7, 15 credits)
- Propositions and Other Intentional Objects (Level 7, 15 Credits)
- Rationality: Formal and Theoretical Approaches (Level 7, 15 credits)
- Social Epistemology (Level 7, 15 credits)
- The Idea of Freedom
- The Philosophy of Nietzsche
- The Philosophy of Spinoza (Level 7, 15 credits)
- The Power of Art: Historical Themes (Level 7, 15 credits)
Additional information
Part-time home students: £2940 pa
Full-time home students: £5880 pa
Part-time international students: £5340 pa
Full-time international students: £10680 pa
Philosophy (Postgraduate Diploma)