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Philosophy and the Arts MA

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Full time | University of Warwick | 1 year | 30-SEP-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

30-SEP-24

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

MA - Master of Arts

Subject areas

Philosophy Art

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Philosophy and the Arts is an interdisciplinary degree allowing you to combine philosophy with any or all of the three arts disciplines. This MA is designed for students to take advantage of Warwick's strengths across Philosophy English History of Art and Film and Television Studies.

Course Overview

This course allows you to combine the study of philosophy with any/all of three arts disciplines. Warwick has been a home for interdisciplinary work in philosophy and literature since the early days of the university and this degree is the successor to Warwick’s longstanding MA in Philosophy and Literature. It is designed to take advantage of our strengths across Philosophy English and Comparative Literary Studies History of Art and Film and Television Studies. Warwick has excellent research strength in all of these areas and it also has considerable scholarly interaction across these fields especially through the programming of the Centre for Research in Philosophy Literature and the Arts.

Assessment

You will submit assessed essays during the academic terms. If you take the dissertation route you will also begin planning your dissertation and generally you will undertake your supervision sessions for this with your agreed supervisor during the summer term. As long as you pass your taught components you will then focus on completion of your MA dissertation in the summer months of July and August.

Careers

Graduates from these courses have gone on to work for employers including: NPower; Oasis Academy; Teleperformance and the University of Warwick. They have pursued roles such as: further education teaching professionals; IT business analysts architects and systems designers; library clerks and assistants and secondary education teaching professionals.

Our department has a dedicated professionally qualified Senior Careers Consultant offering impartial advice and guidance together with workshops and events throughout the year. Previous examples of workshops and events include:

  • Identifying Your Skills Strengths and Motivators for Philosophy Students
  • Thinking about Work Experience for Philosophy Students
  • Careers in the Public Sector
  • Warwick careers fairs throughout the year

Modules

Topics in Philosophy and the Arts - Core

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£11,600

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£26,110

Entry requirements

Minimum requirements 2:i undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a related subject