Master of Arts [M.A] [Philosophy] From Utrecht University

is a selective, two-year, English-language programme that emphasises active participation in research. During your studies, you will develop the skills, knowledge, and experience needed to be a successful researcher - whether you go on to pursue a PhD in philosophy (our graduates have been highly successful in securing PhD grants) or to pursue a career in one of the many fields that require key research skills.?

As a graduate of this programme, you will be able to approach your ongoing work with analytical rigor, conceptual clarity, expressive precision, compelling argumentation, and a keen awareness of historical perspectives.

The?Philosophy?programme offered by??combines an advanced grounding in the core themes and texts of philosophy with ample opportunity and flexibility for specialisation. Through elective seminars, specialised tutorials, and seminars at other universities in the Netherlands or abroad, you will have the opportunity to dive into issues, methods, and philosophers that are central to your own research project.?

Moreover, since you will conduct your research in an active research community of postdocs, PhD researchers, and senior staff, you will gain hands-on experience as a researcher and participant in current international discussions in philosophy.

Careers

Philosophers can be found in a surprisingly wide range of careers, from journalism and politics to banking and consulting. Those who go on to do a PhD in Philosophy can pursue numerous different roles that professional philosophers play in society. Some teach or have leadership roles at universities, while others work in governmental policy contexts or in non-governmental organisations. Philosophers often play a prominent role in the cultural and intellectual life of their societies as well.

What all of these different philosophical career paths have in common is an emphasis on employing analytical and conceptual skills to critically examine existing practices and think in an argumentatively rigorous and conceptual innovative way about new possibilities and the reasons for (and against) them.