Mind, Language and Knowledge

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This programme provides a perfect route into analytic philosophy for graduates with degrees in philosophy or in cognate disciplines. Many students who complete the course go on to study for a PhD in Philosophy. Others find that the rigour, clarity and creative problem-solving abilities that a masters in philosophy demonstrates are greatly prized by employers in a wide range of careers, including law, journalism and management. Students in the course benefit from the UCD School of Philosophy's particular strengths in the inter-related areas of the philosophy of mind and psychology, the philosophy of language and the theory of knowledge.

The programme is available over 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time. At the heart of the module are six taught modules, which may be taken in any order. Those taking the full-time programme in 2011-2012 must enrol in the following four modules:

Semester I:

* PHIL 40380 Mind & Language (Cathal Ó Madagáin)
* PHIL 40750 Realism and its Discontents (Maria Baghramian)

Semester II:

* PHIL40430 Philosophy of the Emotions (Rowland Stout)
* PHIL40880 Pragmatism (Jim O'Shea)

The remaining two modules may be taken from any others on offer by the School of Philosophy. See the descriptions on the right-hand menu.

In addition, all students must complete a 12-15,000-word dissertation by 17 August 2012. The admission requirements are the same as those for the MA Philosophy (general programme).

Candidates may apply for admission to the MA Degree Programme if they have obtained one of the following: * A BA degree with at least Second Class Honours, Grade I in Philosophy (or in a subject where the degree programme contained a significant proportion of philosophical components) * A Joint-Honours BA degree with at least Second Class Honours, Grade II in Philosophy (or in a subject where the degree programme contained a significant proportion of philosophical components) and at least Second Class Honours, Grade II in the second subject * Second Class Honours, Grade I (or equivalent standard) in a relevant postgraduate diploma