Master of Philosophy (Research)
University of Antwerp
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Campus location
Antwerp, Belgium
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 962 / per year *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Mar 2024
* 961.90€; subject to yearly revision
Introduction
This full-time English/Dutch research master is jointly organised by the Department of Philosophy of the University of Antwerp (UAntwerpen), the Department of Philosophy and Moral Science of Ghent University (UGent), and the Department of Philosophy and Moral Sciences of the Free University of Brussels (VUB). The programme offers high-level training for excellent students who seek to develop a research career in philosophy.
Graduates of this programme are capable of developing a philosophical research project and draw up a funding application that can be filed with local, national, or international funding institutions. They are able, within their areas of specialisation, to formulate original and innovative research problems based on a duly founded insight into the internationally recognised state-of-the-art in that domain. Graduates of this programme are able to work out original solutions to the selected research problems and argue their cases clearly and convincingly. They are trained in academic writing, which enables them to act as lead authors of academic articles.
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Curriculum
The research seminars that constitute the core of the programme cover a wide range of philosophical domains. Some relate to socially relevant topics (i.e. more applied philosophy) while others relate to more fundamental, purely philosophical domains.
Career Opportunities
Career perspectives
The programme prepares students for a research career in philosophy. Students are encouraged to apply for pre-doctoral fellowships — e.g. with the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) or the research councils of the participating universities — with their own research proposals. Students should also apply for doctoral positions with a predetermined research project that falls within their area of expertise. Such positions are regularly advertised in academic newsletters and email-lists.