Postgraduate Prospectus

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Philosophy
Philosophy is a part of our School of Philosophy and Art History. We are committed
to fostering a wide variety of philosophical approaches and to developing links
between philosophy and other disciplines.
Taught courses
MA Continental Philosophy•
MA Ethics, Politics and Public Policy•
MA Philosophy and Health Care Ethics•
MA Philosophy and Health Care Law•
MA Philosophy and Psychoanalysis•
MA Philosophy, Law and Human Rights•
MA Philosophy, Politics and
Environmental Issues•
A good first degree (first class or upper
second class honours) or equivalent, in
philosophy, or in a relevant discipline in the
humanities or social sciences, or evidence
of academic ability and suitable
professional practice in a related field.
Research degrees
Philosophy• MAD, MPhil, PhD
A good first degree (upper second class
honours or higher, or equivalent) and a
good performance in a taught Masters
course. A well-developed research
proposal in an area where we are able
to provide supervision, and evidence of
research capability, is also essential.
Fact file
RESEARCH
University of Essex ranked ninth
in the UK for its research.
Philosophy
Department of Philosophy ranked tenth in
the UK.
Quality level 4* 3* 2* 1* u/c
% of research activity 20 55 20 5 0
For an explanation, see page 5.
FURTHER INFORMATION
English language requirements:
For all study: IELTS 7.0 or equivalent
(for details, see page 25).
Academic staff: 9
Taught postgraduates: 13
Research postgraduates: 29
For taught courses:
T +44 (0)1206 872705
E pgadmit@essex.ac.uk
For research study:
T +44 (0)1206 872705
E philo@essex.ac.uk
• available part-time
Location:
c Colchester Campus
For related programmes which may be of interest, please see:
Human Rights (page 129)
Law (page 142)
Politics (page 176)
Psychoanalytic Studies (page 183)
Sociology (page 195)
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