MA Philosophy

at University College Dublin

Core Module
 

• Dissertation

  PHIL40030

Optional Modules
 

• Merleau-Ponty's Phenomenology of Perception

  PHIL40250
   

• Philosophy & Literature

  PHIL40410
   

• The Good Society

  PHIL40420
   

• The Cultural Mind

  PHIL40960
   

• Consciousness, Agency & the Self

  PHIL40970
   

• John Henry Newman – a philosophical prespective

  PHIL41240
   

• Feminist & Gender Theory

  PHIL41280
   

• Topics in Continental Philos

  PHIL41320
   

• Ethics in Public Life

  PHIL41510
   

• Problems from Kant

  PHIL41570
   

• Moral Agency

  PHIL41660
   

• Social and Political Theory: Problems in Methods

  PHIL41800
   

• Critique, Destruction & Deconstruction

  PHIL41810
   

• Philosophy of Life Writing

  PHIL41820

This programme is intended for students with a primary degree in Philosophy, or in another degree that has significant philosophical components; an upper second class honours, or international equivalent is required.
 

• Candidates with an upper second class honours in a postgraduate conversion course such as a Higher Diploma in Philosophy may be considered.

• Applicants whose first language is not English must also demonstrate English language proficiency of IELTS 6.5 (no band less than 6.0 in each element), or equivalent.

These are the minimum entry requirements – additional criteria may be requested for some programmes 

Non-EU fees for academic year 2022/23 are:

€ 20,500

Philosophy graduates work in diverse fields including business, public-sector management, marketing and advertising, media and broadcasting, recruitment and human resources.

Graduates of UCD School of Philosophy have continued to have successful academic careers in Ireland, UK and the US.

Others are prominent playwrights, journalists, human-rights activists, broadcasters, film-makers and musicians.