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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
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Full Time
OCT
2 Years
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
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Full Time
OCT
2 Years
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
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Part Time
OCT
4 Years
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The Philosophy Department at King’s is one of the largest research departments in the field in the UK. We offer close personal supervision to students in a wide variety of research areas, with particular strengths in the history of philosophy (analytic and continental, Greek and Roman, Medieval, Early Modern, 18th, 19th, and 20th century) philosophy of mind, action and psychology epistemology metaphysics philosophy of science, especially philosophy of physics and philosophy of medicine ethics political philosophy philosophy of art logic and philosophy of language and logic.
A Bachelor's degree with 1st class honours in which philosophy was the major component. Particularly strong candidates with a high 2:1 (above 65%), or equivalent classification, may also be considered. Applicants who are currently undertaking a Master's degree may be expected to achieve a Distinction. Strong candidates who do not strictly meet the published requirements may be admitted at the discretion of the department of Philosophy.
Students living in
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£6,600 per year
Students from Domestic
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£27,100 per year
Students from EU
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£27,100 per year
Students from International
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