Philosophy Postgraduate Open Day 2013 Our Philosophy Postgraduate Open Day that will be taking in place in the Department of Philosophy, 50/51 Old Elvet, Durham on the afternoon of Wednesday 4th December. If you are enjoying your degree and are thinking about further study, doing an MA offers you a great opportunity to deepen your knowledge and extend your philosophical expertise. The MA in Durham, a Taught degree, is also excellent preparation for our superb PhD programme. Our academic staff in Durham include internationally recognized scholars in an unusually broad range of areas. At the Open Day, you will have a chance to meet members of staff and get to know more about the MA and about the teaching and research environment in Durham at postgraduate level. The schedule for the Open Day is: 14.15 - 14.45: Coffee with members of staff in room 005, 48/49 Old Elvet. 14.45 - 15.15: Talks by postgraduate programme directors. * PhD * Taught MA in Philosophy * Taught MA in History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine * Graduate Diploma in Philosophy 15.15 - 16.00: Consultation with the leaders of the Departments research groups * Aesthetics * Ethics * Applied Phenomenology * History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine * Metaphysics, Mind and Language If you’re interested in coming along to the Open Day, please contact our Postgraduate secretary, Jonathon Gilderoy, to let him know: Email: [email protected] See below for a summary of the modules we offer: ************************* THE STRUCTURE OF THE COURSE The course is composed of six modules: * A Philosophical Research Methods Module (30 credits) * Double-Module Dissertation (60 credits) * Three Topic Modules, (30 credits each) In 2014-15 we expect Modules to include: * Mind and Action * Phenomenology and the Sciences of Mind * Current Issues in Ethics * Current Issues in Metaphysics * Business Ethics * Philosophy and Religion * Philosophical Issues in Science and Medicine * Feminist Philosophy and Gender Theory * Current Issues in Aesthetics and Theory of Art * Science and the Enlightenment * Ethics, Medicine and History * Ancient Philosophers on Necessity, Fate and Free Will (taught in the Department of Classics) * Forms after Plato (taught in the Department of Classics) * A relevant MA module offered by another department * Philosophy of the Social Sciences * Ethics of Archaeology of Cultural Heritage * Moral and Corporate Trust See: dur.ac.uk/philosophy/postgrad/taught/taughtphil/ If youd like any more information about the MA in Philosophy, please email [email protected]
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