Philosophy masters student profiles

Current and recent philosophy masters students share their experiences of studying in ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ.

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I could not have achieved my successful career progression without my postgraduate degree and the support I received from ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ.

Katie Griffin-Pearce MA Political Theory

Katie is grateful the the confidence and knowledge she gained from the postgraduate degree and how that has helped her shape her career in policy.

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A great culture of passing down advice from older to younger students and making friends across the programmes

Andrea Blomkvist MA and PGR Student, and Teaching Associate

Andrea came here to do an MA in Cognitive Studies in 2016 and since finishing her PhD in Philosophy at the University of ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ in 2021, has been a Teaching Associate in the department.

Student - Rory Wilson

What I enjoyed most was the sense of community at the Department which I think is hard to find elsewhere

Rory Wilson MA Philosophy

Rory Wilson was a Fulbright scholar who joined the Department of Philosophy in 2018. He completed his MA in Philosophy in 2019 and went on to take a PhD in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh.

Can Du, MA Philosophy

Philosophy helps me to understand the world from a new perspective

Can Du MA Philosophy

Can Du is an MA Philosophy student from China. She plans to go on to PhD study once she has finished her MA.

Rutuja Dharne, MA Philosophy

Everybody is so approachable in this department

Rutuja Dharne MA Philosophy

Rutuja Dharne is an MA Philosophy student from Pune, India.

Kelsey Blades, Philosophy MA

Not only is ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ ranked highly for its academic output, it’s also regarded as the friendliest department in Britain

Kelsey Blades MA Philosophy

Kelsey Blades came from the USA to study for a Philosophy MA in ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ.

Patrick Connolly, Philosophy postgraduate student.

There’s a great postgraduate community here - you can have some really interesting discussions

Patrick Connolly BA and MA Philosophy

Postgraduate student Patrick Connolly did his BA in Philosophy at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ and chose to stay on to study for his MA in Philosophy.

Joshua Lewis Thomas

My undergraduate experiences made me realise that Philosophy was something I really wanted to pursue further

Joshua Lewis Thomas BA, MA and PhD in Philosophy

Joshua completed his PhD in Philosophy in 2018. He also studied his Masters and undergraduate courses in Philosophy here at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ.

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