General data
| Name of the master |
Joint Masters in Contemporary Philosophy: Trends and Issues
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Official postgraduate programme (POP)
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POP in Human and Cultural Sciences
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| Type |
Research
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Participating universities
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Autonomous University of Barcelona and University of Girona
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| Coordinating university |
Autonomous University of Barcelona  |
| Number of credits |
60-120
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Language of instruction
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Catalan and Spanish: 100 %
|
Study regime
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Full time
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| Duration |
Two academic years
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Start of the course
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1 October 2007 |
| Method |
Face-to-face
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Course organised by
|
Years |
| Timetable |
Day and evening |
Maximum number of students
|
100 |
| Price |
Subsidised (to give a general idea of what this means, for the 2006-2007 academic year the price has been set at 24-28 € per ECTS credit; in anticipation of approval of a Government of Catalonia decree, expected by June 2007, an approximate increase of between 5% and 7% can be calculated for the 2007-2008 academic year). |
Educational objectives
The masters in Contemporary Philosophy: Trends and Issues will provide students the knowledge to understand debates on contemporary thought and prepare them methodologically to continue those debates in the future.
Curriculum structure
There is only one track, research, with a certain degree of flexibility in the subjects to be taken.
First year modules:
During the transition period to new grades system, the first year will be identified with subjects from the current grade in philosophy. Graduates in Philosophy will be exempt from these subjects.
Second year modules:
First semester (students will have to choose two of the three modules offered)
- Module 1. “Contemporary ethics” (15 ECTS credits). Type: optional. Current ethical and political issues will be analysed with special emphasis on the meaning that the concepts of good, happiness, justice, citizenship and moral life have or should have today.
- Module 2. “Contemporary aesthetics” (15 ECTS credits). Type: optional. The main aesthetic theories that try to explain pluralism, functions and practices in cotemporary aesthetic and artistic culture will be reviewed. Likewise, an in-depth look at the art world in the era of globalisation of trends will be offered.
- Module 3. “Philosophy of science and technology” (15 ECTS credits). Type: optional. Current scientific and technological practices will be dealt with in all their complexity, requiring an interdisciplinary approach to epistemology, psychology, politics and history.
Second semester
- Module 4. Research module (15 ECTS credits). Type: compulsory. In this module students will write a supervised research paper.
In addition, students must take one of the following modules:
- Module 5. “Philosophical anthropology” (15 ECTS credits). Type: optional. This deals with current philosophical debates from the perspective of how they lead to the various ways of understanding contemporary humans.
- Module 6. “Metaphysics” (15 ECTS credits). Type: optional. This deals with the concepts of current discourses that define the basic or ultimate structure of reality.
Career opportunities
- Expanding training for future philosophy teachers in secondary education.
- Training future university academics.
- Complementary training in humanities, social science and experimental science studies.
Admission profile, previous education requirements and admission and selection criteria
The masters in Contemporary Philosophy: Trends and Issues is not only aimed at students holding degrees in philosophy but also at students holding degrees in other fields that have traditionally been related with these studies: humanities, philology, physics, mathematics, biology, history, history of art, sociology and law.
Selection criteria:
- Academic record
- Knowledge of languages, especially English
» More information: General entrance requeriments
Pre-registration and registration
Pre-registration must be completed online.
First pre-registration period: will begin on 2 April and will run until 1 July 2007
Admission decisions: between 16 and 18 July 2007
If places are still available, a new pre-registration period will be open from 20 July until 19 September 2007.
For information about the registration process, refer to the web page
http://www.uab.es
» More information: Pre-registration and registration
Admission to the Doctoral programme
Students can apply for admission to the doctoral course of any Official Postgraduate Programme (POP, Programes Oficials de Postgrau) at the University of Girona provided they have completed a minimum of 60 ECTS credits in a POP programme or have an official master’s degree and have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits in their undergraduate and postgraduate studies at a university or other centre of higher education. The applications will be reviewed by the Doctoral Council of each programme.
» More information: POP doctoral programmes
Contact
Academic staff person in charge:
Josep M. Terricabras
josepm.terricabras@udg.edu
Telephone: 00 (34) 972 418 957
Additional information
Stays abroad
Refer to the UdG External Relations website: http://www.udg.edu/internacional/ 
Grants
Refer to the UdG Research website: http://portalderecerca.udg.edu/