MPhil in Philosophy

University of Cambridge

This MPhil is a full-time course that introduces students to the skills needed in philosophical research. Students work with supervisors to write two research essays: the first of up to 4,000 words, the second of up to 8,000 words and a dissertation of up to 12,000 words. Students also participate as a group in a collaborative weekly seminar, run during the first (Michaelmas) and second (Lent) terms, in which they learn presentation and discussion skills by presenting their own research and discussing presentations by other students. The main aims of the MPhil are: to give students with relevant experience at first-degree level the opportunity to carry out focused research in the discipline under close supervision to give students the opportunity to acquire or develop skills and expertise relevant to their research interests

Faculty of Philosophy