Philosophy MLitt
Start in: September 2021
Explore critical thinking through the assumptions of the age with this course.
Overview
We have teaching staff with strong research profiles in modern European philosophy. They have an interest in interdisciplinary research and collaboration.
Research supervision is available in the following areas:
- Vico
- post-Kantian thought (including Hegel and German idealism)
- Kierkegaard
- Nietzsche
- phenomenology
- Hermeneutics
- psychoanalysis
- Bataille
- Frankfurt School
- the Situationists
- Poststructuralism (including Deleuze, Foucault and Derrida)
- posthumanism
- postmodernism (including Vattimo)
- philosophy and the arts
- philosophy of music
- philosophy and contemporary art
- philosophy and literature (particularly Blanchot)
- theoretical
- applied
- social
Social and political philosophy
Philosophy and religion
You can find further information on staff research interests.
Please contact us about the suitability of your research ideas.
Important information
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Given the changing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, the commitments outlined are subject to guidelines that may be in place from time to time.
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What you'll learn
Taught modules aim to extend your knowledge and skills beyond undergraduate level and help to develop your research skills.
Modules
You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.
Module information is intended to provide an example of what you will study.
Our teaching is informed by research. Course content changes periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.
Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.
Optional modules availability
Some course have optional modules. Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.
To find out more please see our terms and conditions.
How you'll learn
You'll be assessed through a combination of:
- Dissertation
- Essay
- Written exercise
Your development
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) researcher development programme
Each faculty offers a researcher development programme for its postgraduate research students. We have designed your programme to help you:
- perform better as a researcher
- boost your career prospects
- broaden your impact
Through workshops and activities, it will build your transferable skills and increase your confidence.
You’ll cover:
- techniques for effective research
- methods for better collaborative working
- essential professional standards and requirements
Your programme is flexible. You can adapt it to meet your changing needs as you progress through your doctorate.
Your future
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees for 2021 entry (per year)
If your studies last longer than one year, your tuition fee may increase in line with inflation.
For courses commencing from September 2021 and beyond, EU, other EEA and Swiss nationals will no longer be eligible for home fees or Student Finance England support.
If you are from the EU you will pay international tuition fees.
What you're paying for
Tuition fees include the costs of:
- matriculation
- registration
- tuition (or supervision)
- library access
- examination
- re-examination
- graduation
Some of our degrees involve additional costs which are not covered by your tuition fees.
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- additional costs
- living costs
- tuition fees, including how to pay them and available discounts
If you are an international student or a student from the EU, EEA or Switzerland and you need a visa to study in the UK, you may have to pay a deposit.
You can check this in the How to apply section.
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Entry requirements
The entrance requirements below apply to 2021 entry.
Qualifications from outside the UK
English Language requirements
How to apply
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Applications for 2022/23
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Get in touch
Questions about this course?
If you have specific questions about this course you can contact:
Alex Smith
Administrator
Philosophy
Phone: +44 (0) 191 208 0123
Email: philosophy@ncl.ac.uk
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