Masters by Research Philosophy

Normally, we require applicants for MA by Research study to be in possession of a good honours degree (2:1 or above) in a relevant discipline. IELTS entry requirement is normally 6.5 or equivalent for overseas students.

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• An internationally recognised research qualification.
• Developing advanced subject expertise at postgraduate level.
• Develop research skills through practice and extensive research experience.
• Employers are looking for high calibre graduates with advanced skills who can demonstrate independence through research.

The research interests of individual philosophy staff members are diverse and wide ranging, and are not limited to a single philosophical tradition, school or period of philosophy. The topics they pursue often drive them to engage in research that is highly interdisciplinary. The department has several major areas of concentration and strength.

Ethics, broadly construed, including the relation between narrative, literature and ethics; Kantian ethics; virtue ethics; philosophical and religious aspects of love and friendship; the moral status of animals and the environment; moral agency; moral psychology.

Metaphysics, with strengths in time, perception, consciousness, idealism and structural realism.

Philosophy of mind, psychology and cognitive science, especially, on topics relating to representation; perception; consciousness; phenomenal consciousness; and intersubjectivity. Research on these topics is both philosophically and empirically informed and focused.

The work of specific thinkers, including Kierkegaard and Lakatos.

The philosophical research culture at UH is sustained by regular activities.