MA in Philosophy & Public Affairs (Masters Degree)

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The award
Masters Degree

How long you will study
find out

Domestic course fees
EUR 6750 per year

How you will study
full-time, part-time

Course starts
September

International course fees
EUR 18300 per year

All study options

About MA in Philosophy & Public Affairs at School of Philosophy, University College Dublin

The Masters of Arts in Philosophy and Public Affairs is is a one-year interdisciplinary programme (or two years part-time), designed to offer graduates of either philosophy or the social sciences (politics, economics, history) the opportunity to study some of the many areas of overlap between the disciplines, and especially to explore foundational questions in public policy formulation. The innovative programme mixes the abstract and the applied, with half the modules from the School of Philosophy, and half from existing MA modules in the School of Politics and International Relations, the School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice.

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Study options for this course

The award How you will study How long you will study Course starts Domestic course fees International course fees
The awardMasters DegreeHow you will studyFull-time, Part-timeHow long you will study find out
Course startsSeptemberDomestic course feesEUR 6750 per yearInternational course feesEUR 18300 per year

Notes about fees for this course

EU Fees are based on residency.

Scholarships available for non-EU students from UCD International.

Entry requirements

Candidates may apply for admission to the MA Degree Programme if they have obtained one of the following:

(i) A BA degree with at least Second Class Honours, Grade I in Philosophy (or in a subject where the degree programme contained a significant proportion of philosophical components)
(ii) A Joint-Honours BA degree with at least Second Class Honours, Grade I in Philosophy (or in a subject where the degree programme contained a significant proportion of philosophical components) and at least Second Class Honours, Grade II in the second subject
(iii) Second Class Honours, Grade I (or equivalent standard) in a relevant postgraduate diploma
(iv) Where the programme is interdiscplinary, applicants should have obtained the above in one of the core subjects of the MA programme.

However, all applicants will be assessed on a case-by-case basis so that in certain exceptional cases an award at a lower level or a 2.2 classification may be considered.

Fluency in English is a requirement. Candidates who have not completed their primary (bachelor's) degrees with English as the language of instruction will need to satisfy the University College Dublin's English Language Requirements.