Overview

As a student you will follow intensive Research Master’s courses, and will develop your methodological and academic skills during dedicated Research Methods and Skills seminars. Throughout your studies, you will participate in ongoing research activities and will be assigned a personal supervisor who will guide you as you acquire the skills necessary for a career in research.

Accreditation

This programme is accredited by the NVAO (the Dutch-Flemish accreditation organisation).

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Programme Structure

Specialisations

Metaphysics and Philosophical Anthropology

Ethics and Political Philosophy
The Human Mind and its Complexities

History of Philosophy and Scientific Thought

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

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September intake:

EU/EEA: 1 May (with housing support) to 1st July
Non-EU/EEA: 1 April (with housing support)
Non-EU/EEA with scholarship: 31 January

Language

English

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100

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Nijmegen, Netherlands

Disciplines

Philosophy View 46 other Masters in Philosophy in Netherlands

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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100

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General requirements

To be admissible to the programme, you must have a completed bachelor’s degree in Philosophy (or Philosophy, Politics and Society), or a completed master’s degree in philosophy.
Moreover, you must have completed your degree with merit or distinction, or equivalent. That is: your weighted grade-point average in philosophy in the combined 2nd and 3rd year of your bachelor's programme, must be the equivalent of 7.5 or more (on the Dutch scale of 10). If you apply based on a master’s degree, all of your master’s grades must meet this requirement.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

15063 EUR / year

≈ 15063 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

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EU/EEA Nationals

2695 EUR / year

≈ 2695 EUR / year

Additional Details

Statutory tuition fee €2,695.00 per year
Institutional tuition fee EU/EEA €10,705.00 per year
Institutional tuition fee non-EU/EEA €15,063.00 per year

Living costs

Nijmegen

Netherlands

800 - 1000 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Radboud Scholarship Programme

The Radboud Scholarship Programme offers talented, highly motivated, non-EU/EEA students with outstanding study results the opportunity to be awarded a partial scholarship for an English-taught Master’s programme.

NL Scholarship (for prospective students)

The NL Scholarship (formerly known as Holland Scholarship) is a partial scholarship for non-EU/EEA students who want to do their Master’s in the Netherlands.

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Living costs

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Funding

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