Program Overview

Master in Political Philosophy

Overview

The Master in Political Philosophy is a degree program that provides students with a comprehensive understanding of political philosophy and its applications. The program is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to analyze and address complex political issues.

Structure and Syllabus

The master's degree is obtained by passing a minimum of 60 ECTS distributed as follows:

• 16 ECTS corresponding to four compulsory courses
• 25 ECTS to be chosen among the elective courses:
  • 15 ECTS from Political Theory and Philosophy
  • 10 ECTS from Philosophy and Social Sciences
• 19 ECTS corresponding to the compulsory Final Master Project

Compulsory Courses

1st term

• 31940 Main Themes and Research Methods in Political Philosophy - 5 ECTS
• 31436 Modern Political Philosophy - 5 ECTS

2nd term

• 31437 Contemporary Political Philosophy - 5 ECTS
• 32477 Master Thesis Writing Seminar - 1 ECTS

Elective Courses

Political Theory and Philosophy

Choose 15 ECTS (three courses)

• 31440 Distributive Justice Today - 5 ECTS
• 32918 Art, Philosophy and Politics - 5 ECTS
• 31897 Global Ethics - 5 ECTS
• 32878 Power, Rationality and Society - 5 ECTS
• 32257 Political Theory in the 21st Century (block-course) - 5 ECTS

Philosophy and Social Sciences

Choose 10 ECTS (not all courses are 5 ECTS; schedule times may overlap as courses belong to different Faculties)

• 32260 Federalism and Federations - 5 ECTS
• 31904 International Relations - 4 ECTS
• 31905 Temas Avanzados en Filosofía - 5 ECTS
• 32256 Health and Inequality - 5 ECTS
• 32258 Democracy and Political liberalism: Theoretical and Instutional Feature - 5 ECTS
• 31439 Nationalism Today - 5 ECTS
• 32264 Social Psychological Approaches to Society and the Individual - 5 ECTS
• 32103 Global law, Justice and Democracy - 4 ECTS
• 32476 Politics and Gender - 5 ECTS
• 32698 Political Ecology (Key Issues in Critical Environmental Politics) - 5 ECTS
• 32262 Current Research on Diverse Democracies (block-course) - 5 ECTS

Final Master Project

The Final Master Project is a compulsory component of the program, worth 19 ECTS.

Department of Political and Social Sciences

The Department of Political and Social Sciences is located in the Jaume I Building (Ciutadella Campus), Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27, 08005 Barcelona.