2025/26 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

MA Philosophy

A part time variant of this programme is available (programme code MA-PHIL-PT).

Total credits: 180

Entry requirements:

Entry Requirements are available on the Course Search entry

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

Programme specification:

Philosophy tackles some of the deepest and most complex questions about humanity and our place in the world. It also sheds light on extremely practical and political issues. The key intent of the course is to provide students with knowledge of the ideas and debates in contemporary analytic philosophy, and to provide students with academic skills in communication, research, critical analysis and reasoning that will prepare them for doctoral research or non-academic professional roles.

The course combines a selection of core modules and a wide range of optional modules. The core modules introduce students to key methods and landmark debates in contemporary analytic philosophy. These will provide students with new tools for tackling problems in philosophy from different angles, which can be applied to interrogate and evaluate highly practical problems in social philosophy and political philosophy. A wide range of optional modules also provide students with the chance to use these skills to carry out new work on the deep issues about the nature of reality and our relationship to it in, for example, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of logic, aesthetics, mind, language, metaethics, and feminist philosophy. Students will also complete a dissertation on a topic aligned with their own interests and under the supervision of active researchers in the discipline.

Leeds has distinctive research strengths in several areas of analytic philosophy, which underpins the programme and its focus on analytic philosophy, and ensures learning based on the latest research, including that produced in Leeds. Active engagement with research is built into all stages of the programme, from class presentations in the core modules to the development of a dissertation topic with the guidance of the programme lead.

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[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Candidates are required to study 180 credits in total and pass all pass for progression modules.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study at least ONE of the following foundation modules:

Candidates will be required to study one of the following dissertation modules:

Candidates will be required to take any remaining credits (0-30) from the following baskets of optional modules ensuring they do not take more than 90 credits overall in either semester.

Basket A:

Basket B:

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