Philosophy and Contemporary Critical Theory MA

The course comprises one core module, three optional modules and a dissertation on a chosen topic. The core module examines the two main traditions of critical theory, the Frankfurt School and French anti-humanism, and the background of Kant, Hegel, Marx and 19th-century European philosophy more generally.

You can attend and participate in a range of events, such as research with visiting international speakers, departmental lectures, workshops and research seminars. You will have easy access to London's research libraries and other events.

After you graduate

You will graduate prepared for a wide range of careers in education, the arts, politics and public policy. The MA also provides a pathway to doctoral research.

A sample of graduate destinations for alumni of the MA in Philosophy and Contemporary Critical Theory include:

• Franziska Aigner is writing a PhD at the CRMEP, and has published for artnodes: E-Journal on Art, Science and Technology.
• Sigridur Torfadottir Tulinius now studies law at Queen Mary University of London.
• Isabell Dahms began a PhD at CRMEP in autumn 2015 having been awarded a TECHNE-AHRC Consortium Studentship.
• Axel Feldmann is co-founder of design company objectif.
• Will Stronge is an associate lecturer in the philosophy department at the University of the West of England.
• Maan Abutaleb is a freelance writer and co-founder/editor of Ma3azef.com - a magazine dedicated to the critique and analysis of contemporary Arabic music.
• Ian Cuslidge is working as computer game designer.
• Sebastian Truskolaski won a scholarship for a PhD in visual cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London.
• Shehzad Amjad is working as a freelance journalist in Pakistan.
• Diarmuid Hester did a PhD in English at the University of Sussex.
• Cécile Malaspina wrote a PhD on Canguilhem at the University of Paris VII.