Philosophy

Our long-standing aim is to promote interaction and fruitful dialogue between the analytic and continental traditions. You'll be introduced to a range of thematically linked topics in both analytic and continental philosophy. 

You'll be taught by philosophers working in different areas and traditions – their teaching is underpinned by their various research interests. The same or similar questions will be taught from diverse perspectives, giving you a uniquely comprehensive understanding of historical and philosophical approaches to perennial issues in metaphysics, mind, philosophy of language, ethics and aesthetics. You then have the opportunity to focus your research paper on the tradition that interests you most.

• Philosophy at Sussex achieved a strong result in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), placing it 16th in the subject nationally.
• Philosophy at Sussex is ranked in the top 15 in The Complete University Guide 2017 and the Guardian University Guide 2017.
• The Department is notable for encouraging a wide range of approaches to philosophical issues, allowing you to specialise in either the analytic or continental traditions, or to combine both.
• Our faculty have a wide variety of research interests, with strengths in various traditions of European and analytic philosophy including aesthetics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, Kant, Hegel, German Idealism, Marx, critical theory, phenomenology, ancient philosophy, Indian philosophy, and social and political philosophy.

Core modules

• Dissertation
• Philosophical Research Skills

Options

• Ethics and Normativity
• Hegel and Marx
• Language, Art and Representation
• Political and Legal Philosophy
• The Frankfurt School and Critical Theory
• World and Mind

Requirements

• Magistr or Specialist Diploma with a minimum average mark of at least 4
• A first- or upper second-class undergraduate honours degree in philosophy, but related disciplines may also be considered.
• IELTS 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each section.
• Reference
• Transcript
• A personal statement
• The application fee is £13 if you’re applying to just one course

Scholarships

• Sussex Graduate Scholarship