Philosophy (60 EC): Philosophical Perspectives on Politics and the Economy

Master

Structure of the programme

The MA programme (60 EC): Philosophical Perspectives on Politics and the Economy consists of the following components:

Core Seminar (10 EC)

Students complete one compulsory core seminar on philosophical foundations of politics and economy.

Optional Courses (in total 30 EC)

Students select three optional courses. The optional courses of the programme focus on different philosophical perspectives on politics and the economy.

Master’s thesis, thesis seminar, and final exam (20 EC)

The MA programme will be concluded by a master’s thesis of 20 EC. Your master’s thesis is an independent academic contribution exploring philosophical perspectives on politics and the economy. Students follow the mandatory thesis seminar during the semester in which the thesis is being written. Before graduation students sit for a final exam for which they defend their thesis.

Further information

Additional information concerning objectives of the programme, master’s thesis and requirements for graduation is availabe at MA Philosophy 60 EC

Course	EC	Semester 1	Semester 2
Core seminar Students follow the mandatory core seminar in their first semester.
Politics and Economy: Philosophical Foundations	10
Optional courses Students select three optional courses, two in their first semester and one in their second semester.
Freedom or Equality?	10
World Capitalism and its Critics	10
Ethics and Economics	10
Cosmopolitics	10
Democracy and its Discontents	10
Distributive Justice and Political Economy	10
Power and Resistance	10
Internship Students may choose to replace one of the three optional courses (10 EC) by an internship.
Internship (MA Philosophy)	10
MA Thesis Students follow the mandatory thesis seminar during the semester in which the thesis is being written.
Thesis Seminar Philosophy (Fall)	0
Thesis Seminar Philosophy (Spring)	0
MA Thesis Philosophy (60 ec)	20