Philosophy MLitt
Newcastle University
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Explore critical thinking through the assumptions of the age with this course. We have teaching staff with strong research profiles in modern European philosophy. They have an interest in interdisciplinary research and collaboration. Research supervision is available in the following areas:Continental Philosophy and the history of European ideas:Vicopost-Kantian thought (including Hegel and German idealism)KierkegaardNietzschephenomenologyHermeneuticspsychoanalysisBatailleFrankfurt Schoolthe ...Read more

Explore critical thinking through the assumptions of the age with this course. We have teaching staff with strong research profiles in modern European philosophy. They have an interest in interdisciplinary research and collaboration. Research supervision is available in the following areas:Continental Philosophy and the history of European ideas:Vicopost-Kantian thought (including Hegel and German idealism)KierkegaardNietzschephenomenologyHermeneuticspsychoanalysisBatailleFrankfurt Schoolthe SituationistsPoststructuralism (including Deleuze, Foucault and Derrida)posthumanismpostmodernism (including Vattimo)Aesthetics:philosophy and the artsphilosophy of musicphilosophy and contemporary artphilosophy and literature (particularly Blanchot)Ethics:theoreticalappliedsocialSocial and political philosophyPhilosophy and religion

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16/279
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31st
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30 Jan 26

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13 Jan 15

Newcastle university is a great place to be; whether it's the classes, the people, or the city, there is nothing you will regret by coming here. I have had so much fun here...Read more

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Entry requirements

A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a humanities or social science subject.

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£5,006 per year

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£24,400 per year

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Living costs - 10500-11500 a year

£24,400 per year

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Living costs - 10500-11500 a year

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Newcastle university is a great place to be; whether it's the classes, the people, or the city, there is nothing you will regret by coming here. I have had so much fun here....
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