Curriculum

Entry requirements

Look carefully at the entry requirements of the courses.

Core Seminars

The aim of the course is to develop students’ ability to engage in a sustained, critical, and systematic manner with several pivotal texts, to consolidate their knowledge of the philosophical traditions in which these texts are central, to gain insight into relevant methodologies in other fields and to engage in discussion across the boundaries between the philosophical sub-disciplines, and to develop an independent point of view on the philosophical issues raised in these texts.

Year 1, Study periods 1-2
FRRMV19001   Core Seminar 1

Year 1, Study periods 3-4
FRRMV19002   Core Seminar 2

Research Colloquium

Year 1, Year Course
FRRMV16005   Research Colloquium Year 1

Year 2, Year Course
FRRMV17001   Research Colloquium Year 2 

You must complete at least 4 Topics Seminars. The courses are offered biannually on an alternating basis.

Courses offered in even-numbered years

• Study period 1
  • FRRMV16008  -  Topics in Metaphysics
  • FRRMV16009  -  Topics in the Philosophy of Human Rights
  • FRRMV16010  -  Topics in Early Modern Philosophy
• Study period 2
  • FRRMV16011  -  Topics in Epistemology and Philosophy of Science
  • FRRMV16012  -  Topics in Hellenistic Philosophy
  • FRRMV16013  -  Topics in Moral Psychology
  • FRRMV22001  -  Topics in Ethics of Technology
• Study period 3
  • FRRMV22002  -  Topics in Philosophy of Action 

Courses, offered in uneven-numbered years

• Study period 1
  • FRRMV17002  -  Topics in  Philosophy of Plato and Aristotle
  • FRRMV17003  -  Topics in Philosophy of Language and Logic
  • FRRMV17004  -  Topics in Social and Political Philosophy
• Study period 2
  • FRRMV17005  -  Topics in Ethical Theory
  • FRRMV17006  -  Topics in German Idealism
  • FRRMV17007  -  Topics in Philosophy of Mind
  • FRRMV22001  -  Topics in Ethics of Technology

Students may count any MA-level course as electives, in particular, any RMA Philosophy “Topics Seminars” or “Research School Seminars” or “Interdisciplinary Research Area” courses (beyond those required), and the courses listed below. MA-level courses not on this list can be included administratively in their study programme. You can also choose to do an internship. 

Study period 2

AEMV16007       Sustainable world
AEMV16005       Medical Ethics and Philosophy of Medicine
AEMV16006       Economic Ethics

Study period 3

WBMV05003      Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence

Study period 4

FRRMV16015     20th-Century German Philosophy
WBMV13005      Logic and Computation

Internship, study period 1,2,3,4

FRRMV16019    Teaching Internship in Philosophy
FRRMV16018     Research Internship in Philosophy

For your convenience you can find on this site which RMA courses of the Faculty of Humanities are possible as elective within your specific RMA programme and the (possible) conditions to participate in these courses.

Students complete at least 5 EC from the following courses:

Study period 3

FRRMV16014     History and Philosophy of Objectivity
ECRMITT            Think Tank Institutions
FRRMV16017     Digital Ethics

Research School Seminars are specific courses offered by the Dutch Research School in Philosophy (OZSW). Note that Topics Seminars beyond the required 20 EC can also be counted towards satisfying requirement.

OFRM14001    Research School Seminar Year 1
OFRM14002    Research School Seminar Year 2

A tutorial is a very flexible course, the topic of which is decided in part by you. Normally about 2-5 students will participate in a tutorial with one or two staff members. For list of last year’s tutorials please visit: http://rmaphilosophysitesuu.wikidot.com/

FRRMV17009     Tutorial 1
FRRMV17010     Tutorial 2

The RMA thesis is a scholarly text in which students are expected to contribute, on the basis of independent research, to a debate within their sub-discipline. It is structured around a central research question to which it provides an answer. In the Thesis, Philosophy students develop a sustained analysis of a focussed philosophical problem, and in the process further strengthen their ability to work independently. The thesis should be written in correct and clear English. It will normally be 20.000 words long and may not exceed 30.000 words (including notes and bibliography).

FRRMV17008     Thesis Research Master Philosophy

Read more about the Master's thesis.

In your report you can check if all your achieved results have been properly recorded and are listed under the correct heading. If you find any results under 'Other' that you would like to include in your study programme, or if you have other changes to make, follow these steps:

• Go to Osiris Student > Cases > My cases > Start a new case by using the plus icon in the bottom right corner. 
• A new window will open. Make sure your pop-up blocker is turned off for the new window to open. 
• Choose Request Board of Examiners. Select case type Approval courses UU or SVO changes. 

If you wish to deviate from the curriculum, you must first ask your programme’s Board of Examiners for approval or exemption. In case your request is granted, the changes will be processed in OSIRIS and integrated into your exam programme and Study Progress Review.

In order to graduate, you will need to meet your programme's exam requirements as described in the Education and Examination Regulations. Based on these criteria and your Study Progress Review, the Board of Examiners determines whether you have graduated. The courses that are listed on your Study Progress Review will appear on the International Diploma Supplement (IDS), the attachment that you receive with your diploma. Note that courses listed under the heading ‘Results-Other’ are not part of the examination syllabus and do not appear on the IDS.

If you have questions about your Study Progress Review or find errors in it, contact the Student Desk Humanities.