Master of Arts in Philosophy Program By McMaster University |Top Universities
Subject Ranking

# 151-200QS Subject Rankings

Program Duration

24 monthsProgram duration

Main Subject Area

PhilosophyMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Philosophy

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Philosophy is used to clarify and interpret important concepts such as truth, God, mortality, beauty, knowledge and reality. These concepts play an important role in our self-understanding and our interpretation of the world. McMaster offers a stand-alone two year M.A. Program. The mix of graduate courses and thesis research and writing is designed to prepare students for more advanced philosophical studies or for a professional career outside academia. Areas of research includes Social, Political and Legal Philosophy; Theoretical and Applied Ethics; History of Philosophy(Ancient and Modern); Metaphysics and Epistemology; Philosophy of Science; and Language and Logic.

Program overview

Main Subject

Philosophy

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Philosophy is used to clarify and interpret important concepts such as truth, God, mortality, beauty, knowledge and reality. These concepts play an important role in our self-understanding and our interpretation of the world. McMaster offers a stand-alone two year M.A. Program. The mix of graduate courses and thesis research and writing is designed to prepare students for more advanced philosophical studies or for a professional career outside academia. Areas of research includes Social, Political and Legal Philosophy; Theoretical and Applied Ethics; History of Philosophy(Ancient and Modern); Metaphysics and Epistemology; Philosophy of Science; and Language and Logic.

Admission requirements

Undergraduate

92+
6+
3+
63+

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