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UCAS CODE: V500

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  • Qualification

    Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)

  • Location

    Main Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    14-SEP-26

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

You will study Greats: From Plato to the Enlightenment, Morality and Value and Logic 1. These courses introduce you to key topics in the history of philosophy, morality and ethics, and the nature of argument. You can also choose to take Philosophy of Science 1, which looks at philosophical problems and assumptions around science.You will take two courses: Mind, Matter and Language and Knowledge and Reality. You can also choose option courses in a wide range of subjects.You will start to specialise. You will normally choose courses from a range linked to the major areas of the subject.You will choose further courses from a range linked to the major areas of the subject. You will also complete either an independent dissertation, consisting of a single extended essay on a topic of your choice, or a coursework dissertation via two extended essays on topics linked to your choice of courses.

Tuition fees

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£ 28,000per year

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University information

The University of Edinburgh

  • University League Table

    18th

  • Campus address

    Main Campus, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL, United Kingdom

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    13th out of 46 3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 211
    186 88%

    5th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    72.0 72%

    24th

    8
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.87 72%

    44th

    8

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