48 monthsProgramme duration
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Philosophy
Degree
MA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Philosophy
Philosophy has been central to Western intellectual life for at least 2,500 years. It is an integral part of our understanding of the world and our interaction with it.
Philosophy gives you skills to think about philosophical questions in a clear and systematic way.
While there are different approaches that philosophers have taken, the study of philosophy focuses on:
- argument
- critical enquiry
- rigour in reasoning
- clarity of expression, including making important distinctions
Psychology
Psychologists study:
- how we perceive, think and learn about the world around us
- the way biological and social factors influence how we behave
- how interests and abilities differ from person to person
- how we communicate verbally and non-verbally
- how and why our mental abilities change across our lives
Psychology is an experimental and observational science. It uses evidence from research studies to develop and evaluate theories.
Our psychology courses focus on developing your skills in research methods and statistical analysis, to support our research-led teaching.
Programme benefits
- Our single honours Psychology degree and most of our joint degrees at Edinburgh are accredited by the British Psychological Society, allowing you to go on to further professional training.
- Our Psychology programme focuses on developing skills in research methods and statistical analysis, including programming in R, to support our research-led teaching.
- Philosophy has been taught at the University since its foundation in 1583. Edinburgh was the centre of the Scottish Enlightenment and has a distinguished place in the history of philosophy.
- Our world-leading academics are especially strong in philosophy of mind and cognition, language and science, ethics and political philosophy, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.
- Edinburgh has one of the UK’s largest philosophy departments and its Philosophy Society attracts high-profile speakers.
- Our programme covers the basics of Western philosophy. Later in the degree, you will have a wide choice of courses from philosophy of wellbeing to feminism.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Philosophy
Degree
MA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Philosophy
Philosophy has been central to Western intellectual life for at least 2,500 years. It is an integral part of our understanding of the world and our interaction with it.
Philosophy gives you skills to think about philosophical questions in a clear and systematic way.
While there are different approaches that philosophers have taken, the study of philosophy focuses on:
- argument
- critical enquiry
- rigour in reasoning
- clarity of expression, including making important distinctions
Psychology
Psychologists study:
- how we perceive, think and learn about the world around us
- the way biological and social factors influence how we behave
- how interests and abilities differ from person to person
- how we communicate verbally and non-verbally
- how and why our mental abilities change across our lives
Psychology is an experimental and observational science. It uses evidence from research studies to develop and evaluate theories.
Our psychology courses focus on developing your skills in research methods and statistical analysis, to support our research-led teaching.
Programme benefits
- Our single honours Psychology degree and most of our joint degrees at Edinburgh are accredited by the British Psychological Society, allowing you to go on to further professional training.
- Our Psychology programme focuses on developing skills in research methods and statistical analysis, including programming in R, to support our research-led teaching.
- Philosophy has been taught at the University since its foundation in 1583. Edinburgh was the centre of the Scottish Enlightenment and has a distinguished place in the history of philosophy.
- Our world-leading academics are especially strong in philosophy of mind and cognition, language and science, ethics and political philosophy, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.
- Edinburgh has one of the UK’s largest philosophy departments and its Philosophy Society attracts high-profile speakers.
- Our programme covers the basics of Western philosophy. Later in the degree, you will have a wide choice of courses from philosophy of wellbeing to feminism.
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