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Research Master of Philosophy (Leuven)

KU Leuven – Faculty of Engineering Technology

Master

In Leuven ()

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Duration

    Flexible

The Institute of Philosophy offers a comprehensive range of BA, MA, Research Master and PhD degrees, all taught in English. Viewed collectively, our undergraduate and post-graduate degrees aim to familiarise students with the history of philosophy as well as with contemporary movements in analytic and continental philosophy so that they are able to engage with the fundamental areas of philosophical research. The Institute of Philosophy is proud to offer its students a broad philosophical education and a wide range of courses and seminars, as well as personalised study support and guidance.

The Research Master programme is primarily research-oriented and functions as a first step towards the doctoral programme. It focuses firmly on the development of high-level independent research. Your study programme is tailored to this goal. It allows you to concentrate on a particular field of study, supplemented by courses, seminars, and the oral defense of a research-based thesis.

The Research Master of Philosophy is a programme of 120 credits (2 years of full-time study). Students with an MA degree in philosophy are eligible for the Abridged Research Master of Philosophy programme of 60 credits. They in fact enter directly the second stage of the regular 2-year Research Master of Philosphy.

This is a programme and can be followed on a full-time or part-time basis.

About this course

The Research Master of Philosophy aims at deepening the student's knowledge, by focusing on a research area in which the student wishes to prepare a PhD. Applicants for the Research Master of Philosophy should have already acquired a broad and relatively deep knowledge of the history of philosophy and of the most important research domains in philosophy. They should be able to demonstrate a high level of academic achievement in previous studies and they should have proven research abilities.

Most of our graduates aspire to an academic career and go on to obtain PhDs in Philosophy, either at the Institute of Philosophy or at universities abroad, even at such prestigious universities as Oxford, Yale, Princeton and New York University (NYU). After completing their PhD they eventually work as professors or researchers, and our placement records are very good.

Other graduates go on to careers in many different sectors, including: business, civil service, politics, education, publishing, media, the socio-cultural sector, journalism, academia and elsewhere. Many employers seek candidates who are not only well grounded in a specific field, but also able to handle the diverse challenges arising in a fast-paced workplace. Graduates in philosophy are well positioned to think clearly and respond effectively in the workplace.

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Subjects

  • Presentation Skills
  • Philosophy
  • Full Time
  • Writing Skills
  • Research skills
  • Professional Skills
  • Philosophical
  • Philosophical skills
  • Intellectual maturity
  • Philosophical standards

Course programme

At the end of the Research Master of Philosophy, the student should:

1. Specialised philosophical knowledge in context
Have a profound knowledge of the recent, "state of the art" research work in her/his chosen field of research
Be able to engage at the highest level with the key texts in her/his chosen subdomain
Have genuine insight into the ongoing research of other philosophical domains
Be able to situate her/his own research within a much larger philosophical framework and be able to explain its significance within this framework

2. Research skills
Be able to formulate independently a well-defined and original research question
Be able to independently develop a well-defined research approach appropriate to the topic of study
Be able to independently conduct the research necessary for adequately addressing the research question through close reading of primary sources (preferably in the original language) and critical use of a wide range of secondary sources

3. Philosophical skills
On the basis of independent research in the student's philosophical subdomain be able to develop a personal philosophical standpoint and defend it in debate

4. Writing skills
Be able to clearly present the results of the student's research in written form in both shorter papers and a master's thesis, all displaying signs of professional philosophical standards

5. Presentation skills
Be able to clearly present and defend orally the results of the student's research

6. Intellectual maturity
Possess sufficient intellectual maturity to proceed to doctoral studies
Be able to take initiative and use creativity in the pursuit of high level research
Be able to efficiently organise her/his research work

7. Professional skills
Be able to present a paper at a professional philosophical meeting, be able to write an article that meets professional standards, be able to compose a grant application in a professional manner, be able to write an application to PhD programmes, be familiar with the publication process
Be able to communicate effectively both in research and more general professional contexts

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Research Master of Philosophy (Leuven)

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