Philosophy of a Specific Discipline: Philosophy of Medical Sciences
With effect from September 2012 the name of this master’s programme will be
MA Philosophy (120 EC): Philosophy of Medical Sciences. description
Philosophy of Medical Sciences is a specialisation of the MA programme in Philosophy of a Specific Discipline. For information about the objectives and general structure of the programme, the MA thesis and the requirements for graduation, please see MA in Philosophy of Specific Discipline . For a brief description of this specialisation click on ‘Meer info/More Info’ below.
Structure of the programme
The programme consists of five components:
40 EC / MA courses in the chosen discipline outside philosophy (Medical Sciences)
20 EC / 2 Specialist MA courses in Philosophy of Medical Sciences
30 EC / 3 MA courses in Philosophy (to be chosen from the selected courses listed below)
10 EC / Supervised literature study in the area of the master’s thesis
20 EC / Master’s thesis
The structure of the two-year programme is presented below. The subjects of the philosophy seminars are varying yearly. Please note that the sequence of the various components of individual programmes may deviate from the structure proposed due to the availability of courses in a particular semester, or to the extent to which the non-philosophical part of the programme has already been completed. However, the two specialist courses are compulsory, and students must take one specialist course each year. The master’s thesis will be the final part of the programme. Students are requested to discuss their programme with their tutor before the start of their first semester.
First Year
30 EC / Courses in the chosen discipline outside philosophy (Medical Sciences)
10 EC / Specialist MA course in Philosophy of Medical Sciences
20 EC / 2 MA courses in Philosophy
Second Year
10 EC / MA courses in chosen discipline outside philosophy (Medical Sciences)
10 EC / Specialist MA course in Philosophy of Medical Sciences
10 EC / MA course in Philosophy
10 EC / Supervised literature study in the area of the MA thesis
20 EC / MA thesis