Philosophy MA 12 months Postgraduate Programme By University of Sussex |TopUniversities
Subject Ranking

# 101-150QS Subject Rankings

Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

22,575 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

01 Aug, 2025Application Deadline

Programme overview

Main Subject

Philosophy

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This course will train you to be a confident, independent researcher, capable of creative problem-solving in a wide range of contexts. You’ll develop your ability to analyse, organise, communicate, collaborate and think.



You’ll study a research-based curriculum that is innovative and diverse, covering analytic and continental traditions. You’ll gain the skills essential to a fulfilling future career by working with professional philosophers and by engaging with industry partners.



You'll join our friendly, supportive, and committed research community. We are using philosophy for the greater benefit of society, working with a wide variety of organisations. These have included:


  • the UK Parliament
  • the Royal College of Midwives
  • the British Horseracing Association
  • Philosophy in Prisons
  • the International Science Council. 



Recent Sussex philosophy graduates are working across the globe in academic institutions, law firms, tech companies, in business, in journalism, marketing and policy making. You will also find Sussex graduates in schools and colleges, in health and social care, as well as in the Civil Service and at the United Nations. Our graduates have taken a broad range of career paths, from museum curation to television script writing, while others have become poets, musicians, stand-up comedians, entrepreneurs and Chief Executive Officers.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Philosophy

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This course will train you to be a confident, independent researcher, capable of creative problem-solving in a wide range of contexts. You’ll develop your ability to analyse, organise, communicate, collaborate and think.



You’ll study a research-based curriculum that is innovative and diverse, covering analytic and continental traditions. You’ll gain the skills essential to a fulfilling future career by working with professional philosophers and by engaging with industry partners.



You'll join our friendly, supportive, and committed research community. We are using philosophy for the greater benefit of society, working with a wide variety of organisations. These have included:


  • the UK Parliament
  • the Royal College of Midwives
  • the British Horseracing Association
  • Philosophy in Prisons
  • the International Science Council. 



Recent Sussex philosophy graduates are working across the globe in academic institutions, law firms, tech companies, in business, in journalism, marketing and policy making. You will also find Sussex graduates in schools and colleges, in health and social care, as well as in the Civil Service and at the United Nations. Our graduates have taken a broad range of career paths, from museum curation to television script writing, while others have become poets, musicians, stand-up comedians, entrepreneurs and Chief Executive Officers.

Admission Requirements

59+
3+
80+
6+
169+

You should normally have an upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above. 

01 Aug 2025
1 Year
Sep

Domestic
11,025 GBP
International
22,575 GBP

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