Modern European Philosophy MA

Master

In Surrey

£ 6,000 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Surrey

  • Duration

    2 Years

The course comprises four taught modules and a dissertation on a topic of your choice. You will have the opportunity to study 19th- and 20th-century European philosophy in a structured way, concentrating on the interpretation and analysis of key texts. You will pay particular attention to the influence of Kant's philosophy and to the debates that structured the development of post-Kantian philosophy in both Germany and France.

Beginning with a foundation module on Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, the course adopts Kant's critical philosophy as a historical and conceptual basis for the understanding of subsequent European philosophy as a whole. Other major authors studied may include Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Deleuze and Badiou. You may also choose from a range of modules on Contemporary European Philosophy and Critical Theory.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Surrey
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Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 7LB

Start date

On request

About this course

This course engages in detail and in depth with fundamental texts in modern European philosophy, including Kant, Hegel and Marx through to contemporary thinkers more recently.
It is one of the largest and most successful MA courses of its kind in the UK.
You benefit from the input of versatile and internationally-recognised teaching staff, with a wide range of interests, projects and publications.
It is based at the UK's leading Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy (CRMEP), together with four other postgraduate programmes and a large group of research students. You'll study in an international graduate community, with students from a wide range of academic backgrounds.
You can choose from a wide range of module options, balanced by a shared central core of texts, concepts and problems.
You'll benefit from a range of additional extra-curricular events such as departmental lectures, workshops and research seminars.
It offers a pathway to related doctoral research at the CRMEP or other institutions.
You have easy access to London's research libraries and other research events, plus proximity to French, German and other European universities and libraries.
This course is available on both a full-time basis and a part-time basis to help you fit your studies around other commitments.

Our graduates often progress to research degrees in European philosophy and critical theory, or to careers in media/journalism, publishing, the arts, education, and public policy.

Applicants should normally hold a good (upper-second [2:1] or first-class honours, or the equivalent) undergraduate degree in Philosophy or a related subject.

Applicants with other kinds of qualifications will be considered on an individual basis.

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Subjects

  • Philosophy
  • Critical Theory
  • Heidegger
  • Nietzsche
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Philosophy of Art History
  • Political Philosophy
  • French Philosophy
  • Italian Philosophy
  • European philosophy
  • Literature
  • Romanticism

Course programme

Course structure

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.

Example core modules
  • Kant and his Legacy
  • Philosophy Dissertation
Optional modules
  • Art Theory: Modernism, Avant-Garde, Contemporary
  • Contemporary European Philosophies
  • Critique, Practice, Power
  • Hegel and his Legacy
  • Kant and the Aesthetic Tradition
  • Nietzsche and Heidegger
  • Philosophy and Psychoanalysis
  • Philosophy of Art History
  • Political Philosophy
  • Recent French Philosophy
  • Recent Italian Philosophy
  • Topics in Modern European Philosophy
  • Eighteenth Century Literature and Romanticism
  • Hegel and his Legacy
  • German Critical Theory

Additional information

Overseas Fee (not EU) 2019/20 -:  MA full time £14,100 MA part time £7,755

Modern European Philosophy MA

£ 6,000 VAT inc.