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  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    The University of Edinburgh

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    15-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

Programme description

Edinburgh has a proud and distinguished place in the history of philosophy, and has long been associated with some of the field’s most important thinkers.

Our flagship MSc Philosophy degree programme offers you an excellent opportunity to enhance your learning and join a large, vibrant and supportive postgraduate community.

We provide a broad advanced education in philosophy, especially in our key areas: ancient philosophy; early modern philosophy; epistemology; ethics; mind, language and embodied cognition; philosophy of science; gender and race; applied ethics; enlightenment philosophy

This programme provides an intensive grounding in philosophy, its methodology and techniques of research. It is the ideal programme to lead on to further research and study in philosophy as part of a PhD programme.

Tuition fees

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£ 29,900per year

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University information

University of Edinburgh

  • University League Table

    15th

  • Campus address

    University of Edinburgh, The University of Edinburgh, Old College, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City Of, EH8 9YL, Scotland

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    16th out of 47 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 210
    176 84%

    10th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    78.0 78%

    16th

    2
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.03 76%

    36th

    1

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