Masters Degree in Philosophy

Program Overview

The programme has two intakes: one in August and another in January. A student shall register for 8 courses for Part 1, four of which shall be core courses and four optional. Optional courses will be chosen from a range of choices available in the year of enrolment. Each course normally consists of 30 hours of teaching and is single weighted. For full-time students, the dissertation will normally be submitted at the end of the third semester.

Curriculum

First Semester

MPA 501 - Epistemology
MPA 514 - African Philosophy

Second Semester

MPA 502 - Ethics
MPA 513 - Logic

Electives

First Semester

MPA 524 Philosophy of History
MPA 508 Social Philosophy
MPA527 Philosophy of Mind
MPA 521 Islamic Philosophy
MPA 523 Philosophy of Education
MPA 526 Philosophy of Literature
MPA 503 Hermeneutics
MPA 535 Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence
MPA 507 Economic Philosophy
MPA 511 A Major Philosopher: Kwame Nkrumah

Other Possible Electives

MPA 504 Metaphysics
MPA 505 Philosophy of Religion
MPA 506 Phil. Anthropology
MPA 516 Business Ethics
MPA 518 Issues in Science and Religion
MPA 519 Medical Ethics
MPA 522 Philosophy of Art
MPA 525 Philosophy of Language
MPA 528 Philosophy of Science
MPA 529 Philosophy of Writing
MPA 530 Philosophy of Action
MPA 532 Ethics of War
MPA 533 Computer Ethics
MPA 534 Philosophy of IT

Second Semester

MPA 511 A Major Philosopher
MPA 506 Philo. Anthropology
MPA 520 Christian Philosophy
MPA 505 Philosophy of Religion
MPA 532 Ethics of War
MPA 516 Business Ethics
MPA 526 Philosophy of Literature