Philosophy (60EC) Leiden University

Overview

This Philosophy (60EC) MA programme at Leiden University offers you the choice of five specialisations. Leiden University is home to the one of the oldest departments of philosophy in the Low Countries. Among its research strengths are political philosophy and non-Western philosophy. In addition, it hosts a large international staff with wide-ranging expertise in continental philosophy and the philosophy of knowledge. Content of the programme incorporates the very latest academic theory and the field’s historical development across a number of branches of philosophy.

The intellectual skills you will develop by studying philosophy are transferable to most non-philosophical professions. The master in Philosophy will train you to become a critical thinker, capable of analysing complex ideas and evaluating the principles of various positions. During your master, you will study, analyse and discuss primary philosophical texts while you learn to develop and communicate your own ideas. 

At Leiden University, great minds have been gathering for over five hundred years to explore fundamental questions. Today, the Institute for Philosophy at Leiden University is an international centre for research and education, with an expansive network of partner institutes and an active programme of visiting lecturers.

Career prospects

• Policy Officer at a ministry

• Copywriter at a media company

• Freelance editor

• PhD candidate at an foreign university

• Editor at a communications consultancy firm

• Consultant at an IT consultancy firm

• Editor at a company specialising in reviewing theses and dissertations

• Coordinator at an international human rights watch organisation

• PhD candidate at a university in Sweden