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Nottingham Trent University is home to a modern philosophy department that concentrates on contemporary aspects of Philosophy with particular strengths in 20th Century Continental Philosophy, Philosophy of Everyday Life, Film and Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, and Philosophy of Religion.
This focus on the latest thinking will allow you to apply a philosophical mindset to tackle real issues happening in the world today. The philosophy department at NTU is a very open community. You will have lots of access to our expert and support staff throughout the progress of your course.
The course has been designed to offer graduate students a thorough grounding in the key intellectual traditions that have defined contemporary philosophy. Through this course, you will enhance your level of understanding of the ideas, contexts, and techniques required to philosophize in both academic and non-academic contexts.
You may pursue a wide variety of self-devised research studying, but not limited to, the work of Wittgenstein, Husserl, Heidegger, Foucault, Deleuze, and Derrida and focus on how the latest thinking is applied to real-world issues.
The MA in Philosophy (by research) has been designed to offer graduate students a thorough grounding in the key intellectual traditions that have defined contemporary philosophy. Through this course, you will enhance your level of understanding of the ideas, contexts, and techniques required to philosophize in both academic and non-academic contexts.
You will consider fundamental issues which arise around the role and practical application of philosophy in the 20th Century. You will be trained to critically assess the relevance of these philosophical methodologies in the wider context of economic, social, institutional, cultural, technological and particularly political changes taking place within the world today.
This will enable you to have a systematic understanding and knowledge of the following sub-topics and disciplinary themes:
Aristotle, Descartes, Nietzsche;
European philosophy; and
Phenomenology.
Entry Requirement
Academic Requirements:
A UK honors (minimum 2.2) degree in a relevant subject.
You will also need to write a 300-word outline of your proposed research area.
Please email us before applying if you need any advice.
English Language Requirements:
Grade equivalent to IELTS 6.0
Pearson Test of English (Academic):
54 (with no less than 51 in any element)
C2 Proficiency (formerly known as Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE):
Scores of 180 and above
C1 Advanced (formerly known as Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE):
Scores of 169 and above
Oxford Test of English (OTE):
120 overall with at least 111 in each component
TOEFL iBT (including ‘Special Home Edition'):
Overall score of 62 with at least 10 Reading, 9 Listening, 17 Speaking, 19 Writing
LanguageCert* SELT B2 or LanguageCert International ESOL B2 Communicator:
156 overall (scores for all 4 components added together) with at least 33 in each component
IGCSE and GCSE
The grades given for GCSE and IGCSE are considered equivalent to IELTS 6.5.
GCSE English
Grade C
We do not accept English Literature.
IGCSE English as a first or second language
We do not accept English Literature.
Requirements for international students requiring a student visa (Tier 4):
IGCSE English: Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) English as a First Language (Syllabus 0500): Grade C overall required, with at least grade 1 or 2 in Listening and Speaking when these components are reported separately.
IGCSE English: Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) English as a First Language (Syllabus 0522): Grade C overall
IGCSE English: Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) English as a Second Language (Syllabus 0511): Grade B overall
IGCSE English: Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) English as a Second Language (Syllabus 0510): Grade B overall with at least grade 1 or 2 in Speaking when this component is reported separately.
Requirements for students who DO NOT require a student visa (Tier 4):
Cambridge International Examinations (CIE)/AQA IGCSE English Language (First Language) – C
CIE IGCSE English Language (Second Language) – B
Edexcel IGCSE English Language A or B syllabus – C
Edexcel IGCSE English as a Second Language - B
Fees
UK Student Fee
Full-time: £7500
Part-time: £3750
International Student Fee
Full-time: £15500
Part-time: £7750
This information was accurate on : 07/04/2021 Please contact us for more information about this courses
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