MRes Philosophy

About

Whether you’re interested in a philosophy PhD, or you simply want to extend your experience, this course will take your philosophical studies to the next level. 

As a Philosophy MRes student, you’ll work week-by-week on essays you choose and plan in collaboration with your tutor. You will work on three modules with at least two different tutors and will undertake a core methodology module. This means you will be able to sample several areas within philosophy and work with different mentors, before choosing your dissertation topic. 

The philosophy department at UEA is dynamic, friendly and committed to nurturing your emerging philosophical voice. Our varied and inclusive research team can provide supervision in many areas of philosophy including, but not limited to, the following: 

• Ancient Philosophy 
• Applied Ethics 
• Environmental Philosophy 
• Epistemology 
• Ethics 
• Experimental Philosophy 
• History of Analytic Philosophy 
• Logic 
• Metaethics 
• Metaphilosophy 
• Nietzsche 
• Phenomenology 
• Philosophy and Film 
• Philosophy and Literature 
• Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics 
• Philosophy of Biology 
• Philosophy of Cognitive Science 
• Philosophy of Education 
• Philosophy of History 
• Philosophy of Language/Linguistics 
• Philosophy of Logic 
• Philosophy of Mathematics 
• Philosophy of Medicine 
• Philosophy of Mind 
• Philosophy of Psychology 
• Philosophy of Religion 
• Philosophy of Science 
• Philosophy of Social Science 
• Political Philosophy 
• Wittgenstein 

Alongside your studies, you will attend a range of research events and seminars, including the postgraduate workshop (where you’ll share your dissertation plans and provide feedback on other students’ work) and the research seminar (with distinguished visiting speakers from Britain and abroad). You might also join the regular Wittgenstein Workshop, or other specialised research meetings and workshops organized by Faculty. 

You’ll have an academic adviser from the advising team throughout the course of your studies. The adviser is there to provide academic and career guidance, and to support your wellbeing.