Program Overview

Why Study This Course?

• Satisfactory performance on the Diploma leads to entry to the Philosophy MLitt programme.
• Many previous Conversion Diploma students have gone on to further study in philosophy at PhD level.

Why St Andrews?

• Conversion Diploma students take upper-level undergraduate modules but remain members of the large and vibrant postgraduate community at the universities of St Andrews and Stirling.
• The programme includes a busy schedule of conferences, workshops, and visiting speakers from universities in the UK and abroad.

Alumni

When you graduate you become a member of the University's worldwide alumni community. Benefit from access to alumni clubs, the Saint Connect networking and mentoring platform, and careers support.

Modules

• Compulsory
  • Reading Philosophy 1: Texts in Language, Logic, Mind, Epistemology, Metaphysics and Science
  • Reading Philosophy 2: Texts in Ethics, Metaethics, Religion, Aesthetics and Political Philosophy
• Optional
  • Advanced Logic
  • Classical Philosophy
  • Contemporary Epistemology
  • Contemporary Philosophy of Language
  • Philosophy, Feminism and Gender
  • Philosophy of Economics
  • Philosophy of Logic
  • Philosophy of Perception
  • Philosophy of Religion
  • Political Philosophy in the Age of Revolutions
  • Why Does the World Exist?

Entry Requirements

• A 2:1 undergraduate Honours degree (or equivalent) in any subject.
• English language proficiency.

Application Requirements

• CV
• Personal statement (500 words)
• Two original signed academic references
• Academic transcripts and degree certificates
• Sample of your own, single-authored academic written work (2,000 words).

Fees and Funding

• UK: £12,030
• Rest of the world: £25,900
• Scholarships and funding opportunities available.