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PHILOSOPHY<br />
Philosophy at Kent prides itself on the flexibility of<br />
its programmes. Students are able to negotiate their<br />
own paths of study through a full range of mixedlevel<br />
modules and specialist seminars that reflect<br />
the research interests of members of staff.<br />
Our Department is a place of academic brilliance, friendly exchange,<br />
intellectual excitement and diversity. In our weekly departmental<br />
research seminar, colleagues and philosophers from other universities<br />
present their current work, and in our thriving student-run graduate<br />
seminar, students discuss their ideas with peers and members of staff.<br />
We host a Centre for Reasoning and are connected to the Aesthetics<br />
Research Centre, both offering their own weekly research seminars.<br />
Philosophy is part of the School of European Culture and Languages<br />
(SECL), which embraces five other disciplines: classical &<br />
archaeological studies; comparative literature; English language and<br />
linguistics; modern languages; and religious studies. This means that<br />
students can draw on the excellent resources of a diverse team of<br />
teachers with expertise in many key areas of European culture.<br />
Postgraduate resources<br />
SECL has extensive facilities<br />
to support research, and the<br />
Templeman Library has excellent<br />
holdings in all of our areas of<br />
research interest. The University<br />
of Kent’s location is the best<br />
in Britain for students who need<br />
to visit not only the British Library<br />
in London, but also the major<br />
libraries and research centres<br />
on the continent. The School<br />
also provides excellent IT facilities.<br />
Active collaboration between<br />
departments within the School<br />
ensures that we have a vigorous<br />
and lively research culture,<br />
including conferences organised<br />
around the research interests of<br />
our staff.<br />
Training<br />
Research centres within SECL<br />
combine overlapping interests<br />
from our various departments<br />
to foster interdisciplinary support<br />
and dialogue. Kent’s Graduate<br />
School offers a Researcher<br />
Development Programme, which<br />
will improve your effectiveness as<br />
a researcher. Research students<br />
gain further academic experience<br />
by giving research talks, and<br />
attending national and<br />
international conferences.<br />
Taught programmes<br />
For the most up-to-date information,<br />
see website details below.<br />
Please note that modules are<br />
subject to change. Please contact<br />
the School for more detailed<br />
information on availability.<br />
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