MA Philosophy: Science and the Natural World

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Sep 2025
Sep 2026
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Offer response
4 - 6 weeks after your application is submitted
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  • You’ll engage with cutting-edge research on topics such as the role of experiments in the creation of scientific knowledge and the ethical and social implications of Big Data and Open Science
  • Learn from a diverse and dynamic team of academics with expertise from across the fields of Sociology, Anthropology and Philosophy and benefit from our lively and collaborative research culture
  • We will train you in a range of philosophical research methods preparing you to carry out your own independent research within philosophy of science and related fields
  • Our wide range of optional modules give you the freedom to explore fields such as science and technology studies, philosophy of mind and cognition, data science, and contemporary ethics
  • Gain key transferable skills in research, communication, self-management and group working which will be valued by employers within a range of professions as well as providing essential training for PhD study
  • You’ll engage with cutting-edge research on topics such as the role of experiments in the creation of scientific knowledge and the ethical and social implications of Big Data and Open Science
  • Learn from a diverse and dynamic team of academics with expertise from across the fields of Sociology, Anthropology and Philosophy and benefit from our lively and collaborative research culture
  • We will train you in a range of philosophical research methods preparing you to carry out your own independent research within philosophy of science and related fields
  • Our wide range of optional modules give you the freedom to explore fields such as science and technology studies, philosophy of mind and cognition, data science, and contemporary ethics
  • Gain key transferable skills in research, communication, self-management and group working which will be valued by employers within a range of professions as well as providing essential training for PhD study
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Modules

  • Dissertation
  • Introduction to Philosophical Methods
  • Philosophy of Science
  • Cultures of the Life Sciences
  • (Anthropology)
  • Theory and Methods of Food Preservation
  • Food and Agriculture in Historical Perspective
  • Gardening, Wellbeing and Community
  • Food, Body and Society
  • The Animal Mirror: Representations of Animality
  • Animals, Health and Healing
  • Anthrozoology: Theory and Method
  • Applied Anthrozoology
  • Humans and Wildlife: Conflict and Conservation
  • Anthrozoology Residential
  • Animal Criminology
  • Animal Ethics
  • Animals and Religion
  • Humans and Other Primates
  • Dissertation
  • (Philosophy)
  • Contemporary Ethics
  • Current Issues in Mind and Cognition
  • Mind, Body and World
  • Dissertation
  • Introduction to Philosophical Methods
  • Data Governance and Ethics
  • Data Governance and Ethics
  • Philosophy and Psychedelics
  • Philosophy and Psychedelics
  • Contemporary Ethics
  • (Sociology)
  • Philosophy of the Social Sciences 1
  • Philosophy of the Social Sciences
  • Independent Study in Sociology and Philosophy
  • Cultures of the Life Sciences
  • Research Methods in the Social Sciences
  • Research Methods in the Social Sciences
  • Food Systems, Alternative Food Networks, and Ethical Consumption
  • Food, Body and Society
  • Social Theory
  • Using Longitudinal Data in Family Policy Studies
  • Social Theory
  • Data Visualisation
  • Gender at Work
  • Data Governance and Ethics
  • Social Data Science and Policy Analytics
  • Arts, Media and Consumption
  • Food and Sustainability: Economy, Society and Environment
  • Dissertation
  • Philosophy of Science
  • Science Technology and Society
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    Use our magical AI system, to check your admission chances for this course.
    Tuition fee
    Apply by
    Start date
    Sep 2025
    Sep 2026
    Duration
    Campus
    Mode of study
    Fees and deadlines depend on the selected options. Fees and currency conversion are approximate.
    Offer response
    4 - 6 weeks after your application is submitted
    Backlogs accepted
    This course accepts backlogs