Postgraduate Degree Programmes Overview
Overview
The influential Leiter report lists Warwick Philosophy in the top groupings in six areas: epistemology; philosophy of art; philosophy of mind; political philosophy; 19th century continental philosophy; 20th century continental philosophy. In each area, Warwick is one of the top 3 UK departments for that specialism. Overall, Warwick Philosophy comes 9th in the UK and in the top 50 internationally.
Members of academic staff have an especially wide range of research interests, but we have particular strengths in: philosophy of mind; 19th century continental philosophy; 20th century continental philosophy; epistemology; Kant; philosophy of psychology, including linguistics; philosophy of literature; metaphysics; aesthetics; political philosophy; ethics; philosophy of perception; philosophy of logic; philosophy of language.
Summary
| Degree Programme | Mode | Description | Full-time study | Part-time study | Convenor |
| PhD Programmes | Research |
Research degrees in Philosophy, Philosophy and Literature for students who already have a postgraduate degree. Candidates produce a Doctoral Thesis of around 70,000 words (Includes the 1+3 Doctoral Programme in the Philosophy of Mind. ) |
3 years | 5 years | Bill Brewer |
| MPhil in Philosophy |
Taught + Research |
A Taught/Research degree for students who hope ultimately to become professional philosophers. Candidates research three philosophical topics and produce a thesis of around 30,000 words. Successful candidates will be eligible to apply for a PhD programme | 2 years | 3 years | Naomi Eilan |
| MA in Continental Philosophy | Taught | Taught masters degree for students who wish to study philosophy at an advanced level. Candidates follow a number of dedicated modules and may produce a dissertation of around 10,000 words. Successful candidates may be eligible to apply for a PhD programme. | 1 year | 2 years | Peter Poellner |
| MA in Philosophy and Literature | Taught | Taught masters degree for students who wish to study philosophy at an advanced level. Candidates follow a number of dedicated modules and may produce a dissertation of around 10,000 words. Successful candidates may be eligible to apply for a PhD programme. | 1 year | 2 years | Angie Hobbs |
| MA in Philosophy of Mind- To be discontinued from 2012/13 onwards | Taught | Taught masters degree for students who wish to study philosophy at an advanced level. Candidates follow a number of dedicated modules and may produce a dissertation of around 10,000 words. Successful candidates may be eligible to apply for a PhD programme. | 1 year | 2 years | Johannes Roessler |
| MA in Philosophy | Taught | Taught masters degree for students who wish to study philosophy at an advanced level. Candidates follow a number of dedicated modules and may produce a dissertation of around 10,000 words. Successful candidates may be eligible to apply for a PhD programme. | 1 year | 2 years | Matthew Soteriou |
| Diploma in Philosophy | Taught | Taught postgraduate degree for students with no background in philosophy. Candidates follow a number of modules. Successful candidates may be eligible to apply for an MA programme | 1 year | 2 years | Angie Hobbs |
