Philosophy (by research)

This Philosophy (by research) degree course delivered by the University of York .

Quick Facts:

• Alongside this academic support, students are supported by a program of training in research methods and transferable skills. Students are assessed solely on the basis of their research, which must include original work, by at least two individually appointed examiners, one of whom will be external to the University.
• For research degrees we require a prior qualification in philosophy with an average mark of at least 60 (normally a BA for the MA by Research and an MA for the MPhil and PhD and PhD by Distance Learning), a satisfactory research proposal of 1,000 - 2,000 words, and for students whose first language is not English, meeting the Department's English language requirement. Prospective students should consult the Departmental Requirements on the webpage below for the minimum level of English language proficiency required:

Members of the Department have research interests in:

• Aesthetics, art and literature

• History of philosophy (with particular interests in early modern philosophy and German idealism)

• Metaphysics (including philosophy of mathematics and philosophy of time)

• Phenomenology and continental philosophy

• Philosophy of medicine and health

• Philosophy of mind and perception

• Philosophy of religion

• Political and legal philosophy