MA Philosophy Departmental Bursary
The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce a new fees only
bursary covering full-time Home/EU fees for the MA Philosophy academic
year 2009-10. This award is open to all student fee statuses. For
overseas-fee applicants, the bursary will reduce their tuition fee
liability by the UK/EU-fee rate. If you wish to be considered for this
bursary, please make an application for the MA Philosophy online at
https://www.pgapps.lancs.ac.uk <https://www.pgapps.lancs.ac.uk>=20
The deadline for submission of your bursary application is the 15 August
2009. Please note that you must have been offered a place on the MA
Philosophy before we can consider your application for the bursary.=20
When you have made your application for the MA Philosophy, please send a
brief summary of your research plans and a statement saying why you
think you should be considered for the bursary (with a covering note
containing your name, email address and phone number) to: Dr Rachel
Cooper, Department of Philosophy, Furness College, Lancaster University,
LA1 4YG, or by email to Rachel Cooper.
<mailto:r.v.cooper@lancaster.ac.uk>=20

The MA in Philosophy offers a flexible program that enables students to
develop their individual philosophical interests.
Students take five modules and write a 15,000 word dissertation. Modules
are normally assessed via a 5000 word essay.
Students may either take taught MA modules
<http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/philosophy/prospective/ma/mamodules.htm> ,
or they can take self-directed modules and be individually supervised
while they write an essay on a topic of their choice. Masters students
often also attend higher-level undergraduate lecture courses that fit in
with their interests.
At the beginning of their course, students meet with the course convenor
to agree an individualised program of study. Essay topics are selected
to fit with their own interests and to ensure that they develop a broad
grounding in their particular field.
Masters students are encouraged to attend the seminars and reading
groups that go on in the department. We have a visiting speaker seminar
series (at which philosophers from around the UK give papers on a range
of philosophical topics), and regular series of public lectures
sponsored by the Royal Institute of Philosophy. There is a work in
progress seminar series where post-graduate students are encouraged to
present work in an informal setting, and we currently have reading
groups on philosophy of mind, philosophy of science and ethics.
The course takes 12 months full-time, or 24 months part-time.