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MSc PG Dip PG Cert Epistemology, Ethics and Mind (Online Learning)

  • DeadlineStudy Details:

    MSc: 1 year full time, 2-4 years part time. PG Dip: 9 months full time, 2-4 years full time. PG Cert: 1-2 years part time

Course Description

This innovative online programme offers you a thorough grounding in contemporary philosophical research. It allows you to take advantage of Edinburgh’s remarkable range of expertise in the core philosophical areas of:

  • epistemology
  • ethics
  • philosophy of mind and philosophy of cognitive science

Our state-of-the-art e-learning software and extensive digital resources allow you to gain a world-class graduate qualification online.

You will also benefit from the flexible structure of the programme. You will develop your own specialised interest under the expert guidance of our distinguished academics.

Entry Requirements

A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in philosophy.

We will also consider a UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in politics, classics or cognitive science, if you have taken courses in philosophy at undergraduate level.

Fees

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Student Destinations

This programme provides you with a range of knowledge and skills to prepare you for a variety of career paths, including, but not limited to, further postgraduate study in philosophy.

We have graduates in PhD programmes across the world, including:

  • University of Oxford
  • University of Birmingham
  • University of Illinois
  • those who have chosen to pursue their studies further at Edinburgh.

Others are teaching philosophy at community colleges and high schools. Our graduates consistently tell us that the skills they have learned through the degree have influenced their thinking both in their careers and more generally through life.

This programme would be an ideal foundation for further graduate work in philosophy.

Module Details

Compulsory courses

You will study compulsory courses in philosophical methodology and the areas of:

  • epistemology
  • ethics
  • philosophy of mind and philosophy of cognitive science

Options courses

Advanced, optional courses are available in:

  • philosophy of science
  • philosophy of religion.

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