Overview
The department aims to provide students with the opportunity to work independently under the supervision of members of staff who will provide detailed feedback and advice on the achieved works. The Department of Philosophy wishes to provide a high quality research experience and output, with integrated taught support for all students enrolled on the structured PhD programme. As part of this process, students on this programme will have acquired the philosophical methods that enable them to pursue studies and research independently according to their personal interests in the field. They will also be able to engage at an appropriate level with other professional scholars.
Career Options
Philosophy is not a qualification to do a particular job; rather it is a valuable component of general education. The expertise gained in Philosophy is of great value in many different careers.
Philosophy is a good preparation for an academic career and for careers in journalism, law, radio, television and the media in general, and politics. Increasingly, philosophy graduates are being hired by large corporations, e.g. in roles such as management consultancy, as people who can approach problems from a new perspective.
Graduates of the Philosophy programme at Maynooth University are valued for their quick intelligence, their ability to reason clearly and independently and their ability to take an overview on the problem or situation confronting them.
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Courses include:
- Intermediate German: Grundkurs Sprache
- Innovation And Research Commercialisation
- Research Funding Application
- Methods In 20th-century Phenomenology
- Phenomenology And Scholasticism: Stein’s Philosophy
- The Wealth And Poverty Of Nations: Values, Governments And Markets
- Custom, Law, And Justice In Ancient, Medieval, And Renaissance Thought
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Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
- Part-time
- 72 months
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General requirements
- Candidates for research degrees will normally be expected to have a Second Class Honours Grade 1 primary degree in Philosophy, or a Second Class Honours MA degree with some qualification in philosophy.
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14000 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 14000 EUR per year during 48 months. -
EU/EEA
6500 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 6500 EUR per year during 48 months.
- Part time EU: 4330 EUR
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