Practical Philosophy – Master's (60 credits) course.

About this programme

The one-year Master’s course in practical philosophy offers an intellectually stimulating and supportive postgraduate environment. You will be taught and supervised by members of faculty who are internationally well connected and actively involved in research. The Master's course in Practical Philosophy usually includes such fields as metaethics, normative ethics and political philosophy, but the exact content will vary from term to term. The course is for students who are well-trained in analytical philosophy and who aim to pursue doctoral studies. It includes a thesis of 30 credits. If there are more applications than positions, the positions will be allocated based on the grades and the relevance of academic courses, the quality/subject of the bachelor thesis and motivation letter. Please do not forget to upload the motivation letter when you apply! The first meeting in the course includes an introduction as well as a mandatory roll call. If you are unable to attend the roll-call, please contact the department or director of studies to secure your place in the program. You find the date, time and place of the introduction and mandatory roll-call in the schedule (link below). The course spans two semesters (autumn/spring) for 60 ECTS credits. In the first semester you will take four 7,5 credit courses. You must pass the examinations of the first semester in order to proceed into the second semester. Current Research Area 1: Advanced Course in Epistemology: Emotions and Moral Knowledge. Current Research Area 2: Overdetermination Current Research Area 3: Democracy, Aut