
Gillian Johnston
School Manager & Graduate Administrator
Newman Building Room D501
UCD School of Philosophy offers three kinds of taught Masters programmes:
Each programme requires the completion of at least six taught graduate modules totalling 60 credits plus a 12,000 to 15,000 word dissertation. This can be done over one year as a full-time student, or over two years as a part-time student.
For further information, please see the individual programme pages linked below.
Pure Philosophy MA Programmes | ||
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Philosophy |
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Contemporary European Philosophy |
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Interdisciplinary MA Programmes | ||
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Ethics: Theory and Practice |
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Philosophy and Literature |
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Philosophy and Public Affairs |
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Philosophy of Mind and Embodied Cognition |
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Other Masters-Level Programmes | ||
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MSc in Cognitive Science |
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Higher Diploma & MA Conversion Programme |
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Newman Building Room D501
UCD Philosophy is ranked among the Top 100 Departments of Philosophy worldwide (QS World University Rankings 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023–2025)