Philosophy MPhilStud

**Reasons to choose Kingston**<br/>- This is the only MPhilStud in continental philosophy in the UK.<br/><br/><br/>- You will be able to study in more depth and with a more intense research focus than a one-year MA.<br/><br/><br/>- You will be based at the UK’s Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy at Kingston University and be part of a large community of philosophy postgraduates.<br/><br/><br/>**About this course**<br/>Studies begin with a module on Kant and his legacy. You will then choose five optional modules. Choices include foundational texts and thinkers of the modern<br/>European tradition (Kant, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche, Heidegger) and 20th-and 21st-century philosophy and critical theory, including psychoanalysis. You will prepare your dissertation (25,000–30,000 words), working closely with a supervisor, using a method of working modelled on PhD supervision, which provides excellent preparation for PhD study. You will attend philosophical research methods seminars and participate in reading groups related to your dissertation and interests.<br/><br/>**Example modules**<br/>- Recent French Philosophy<br/><br/><br/>- Philosophy and Psychoanalysis<br/><br/><br/>- Modern Political Philosophy<br/><br/><br/>- Modes of Subjection<br/><br/><br/>- Planetary Aesthetics<br/><br/><br/>For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.