Overview
We have particular strengths in ethics, epistemology, philosophy of mind and the intersections between these.
The research in Philosophy at Cardiff University covers normative ethics, metaethics, and applied ethics. Many of our staff have overlapping expertise in normative theory, practical reason, moral psychology and social-political philosophy, with our work in applied ethics including research on health, biobanking, nutrigenomics and sport.
Programme aims
- The research programme aims to offer knowledge and expertise to take you on to a role in Higher Education, or employment requiring high-level skills in research or advanced subject knowledge.
- This PhD programme recruits a diverse range of Home/EU and International students who want to engage in a research environment that is characterised by the combination of expertise across both analytic and continental approaches to philosophy.
Career Prospects
In recent years, students gaining PhDs in Philosophy from Cardiff have gone on to lecturing positions at Soka University, Japan and Nanyang Technological University Singapore, while others have secured posts outside Higher Education in the teaching profession.
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Distinctive features:
- Philosophy at Cardiff is distinctive in the ways it draws upon analytic, continental and empirically-informed approaches to the subject.
- Our PhD students participate in weekly research seminars and training workshops, a range of regular reading groups and an annual conference and are encouraged to publish their work.
- We offer teaching opportunities on the undergraduate degree and PhD students can undertake the School’s unique “Learning to Teach” programme, accredited by the Higher Education Academy.
- The School makes funding available each year for PGR students who wish to attend conferences related to their research.
- The School has a dedicated suite with computing facilities for its research students.
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Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
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Disciplines
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Applications for research degrees should be accompanied by a research proposal of around 1,000 words maximum. This should include a draft title and establish key objectives in terms of basic research questions, hypotheses or propositions.
- The proposal should additionally situate your work in relation to the wider field of existing scholarship; give an initial sense of the original contribution you hope to make and provide an indication of your intended research methodology. A preliminary bibliography of expected key sources should also be appended.
- Applications should further include a 4,000-word essay on a philosophical topic of your choice.
- A First or upper Second class UK Honours undergraduate degree, or equivalent, is required and, preferably, a good postgraduate Master’s degree. Usually, at least one of these degrees should be in or involve Philosophy.
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24450 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 24450 GBP per year during 36 months. -
National
4712 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 36 months.
Living costs for Cardiff
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