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:
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.
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.
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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:
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.
Compulsory courses
You will study compulsory courses in philosophical methodology and the areas of:
Options courses
Advanced, optional courses are available in:
Dissertation
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