MA in Political Philosophy

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University of Hull

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• Entry requirements
  The aim of the MALSO is to provide a unique insight into theory, practice, empirical research and sources in the field of parliamentary studies. It also aims to bring together different parliamentary experiences and perspectives from around the world. It looks into the characteristics of parliaments and the role they play in their political systems, giving particular attention to the specific case of the British Houses of Parliament. It also encourages students to reflect on the practice of their parliaments and to envisage ways of improving parliamentary practice.
• Academic title
  MA in Political Philosophy
• Course description
  This well-established degree provides students with the
  opportunity to achieve a broad and balanced knowledge
  of the key areas of modern western political philosophy, at
  the same time as allowing students to develop their own
  specialisms through a choice of options. Throughout, the
  course provides research training in political philosophy as
  a grounding for doctoral and other research in the field.
  The degree may be taken full-time (one year) or part-time
  (two years).
  
  By the end of the degree:
  
  • students should have acquired skill in analysing
  abstract ideas partly through familiarisation with
  them on subject-specific options, partly through a
  more general methodological module, and partly
  through participation in workshops.
  • students with a research career in mind should have
  acquired a solid foundation for proceeding to the
  PhD in the area of political philosophy
  
  Programme structure
  
  Core
  
  Philosophy of Social and Political Science (Semester one)
  The aim of this module is to familiarise students with a
  range of key theoretical and methodological issues that
  arise in the study of politics and in the social sciences more
  generally.The course is especially concerned to explore the
  notion of value neutrality and perspectivalism, analytical
  individualism versus analytical holism, and postmodernism.
  
  Graduate Research Colloquia (Semester one)
  This module aims to provide give students experience of
  formal academic debate. Both internal and external
  speakers present papers on topics relevant to modern
  and contemporary political thought. Moreover each
  student is required either to present a short paper for
  discussion or to introduce a discussion of a work of
  political philosophy.
  
  Postmodern Political Theory (Semester two)
  
  The aim of this module is to survey the contemporary
  debates about postmodernism with a view to determining
  whether it provides a deeper understanding of human
  knowledge and a more genuinely inclusive concept of
  liberation as its defenders maintain, or merely a cynical and
  destructive form of total relativism as its critics hold.
  Particular emphasis is laid on the interpretation of social
  and political life offered by postmodern thinkers.
  
  Options
  
  In semester one, students must choose a module to a
  total value of 20 credits from a list that may include:
  
  • Foundations of Liberal Democracy I: Hobbes and
  
  Constant
  
  • Hegel and Marx: Selected Text
  • Globalisation and Governance in Theory
  • International Relations Theory I - Classical and
  Post-classical Approaches
  • Applied Philosophy: Moral Theories
  • Philosophical Theology
  
  In semester two, students must choose modules to a value
  of 40 credits from a list that may include:
  
  • Foundations of Liberal Democracy II - J S Mill and Marx
  • Political Theory of Multiculturalism - Citizenship
  • Democratic Values and International Law
  • International Relations Theory II - Practical
  Applications and Case Studies
  • Applied Philosophy: Ethics and Practice
  • Christian Social Ethics
  
  Period Three
  15,000 word dissertation on a topic approved by the
  course co-ordinator.

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