Teaching & modules
Modules
Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 180 credits.
Required Modules
You are required to take:
- Dissertation (30 credits)
Optional Modules
Those converting in from other subjects at undergraduate level will be strongly encouraged to take ‘General Philosophy’ as one of their options, although this will not be made strictly compulsory.
- General Philosophy (15 credits)
Students are required to make up the total of 120 credits from a range of optional modules.
In any average year over 20 of the following modules may be on offer. Individual modules are not guaranteed to be running each year, and students should identify at least 10 of the following in order to avoid disappointment. Optional modules may typically include:
- Early Modern Philosophy (15 credits)
- Central Thinkers in Analytic Philosophy (15 credits)
- Greek Philosophy I: Plato (15 credits)
- Greek Philosophy II: Aristotle (15 credits)
- Indian Philosophy I (15 credits)
- Indian Philosophy II (15 credits)
- Kant’s Philosophy (15 credits)
- Medieval Philosophy (15 credits)
- Continental Philosophy I (15 credits)
- Aesthetics (15 credits)
- Epistemology (15 credits)
- Ethics I (15 credits)
- Ethics II (15 credits)
- Topics in Applied Ethics and Politics (15 credits)
- Advanced Logic (15 credits)
- Metaphysics (15 credits)
- Metaphysics II (15 credits)
- Modal Logic (15 credits)
- Philosophy of Language (15 credits)
- Philosophy of Medicine (15 credits)
- Philosophy of Mind I (15 credits)
- Philosophy of Mind II (15 credits)
- Philosophy of Psychology I (15 credits)
- Philosophy of Psychology II (15 credits)
- Philosophy of Religion (15 credits)
- Philosophy of Science (15 credits)
- Political Philosophy I (15 credits)
- Political Philosophy II: Special Topics (15 credits)
- The Concept of Mental Disorder (15 credits)
Up to 30 credits from a range of Master’s modules offered across King’s College London (including up to 15 credits from Graduate Language Modules offered by King’s Language Centre) or at University College London or Birkbeck, subject to approvals.
Teaching methods - what to expect
You will be taught through a combination of lectures and seminars. Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.
Assessment
- Written/practical examinations
Your performance will be assessed through a combination of coursework and written/practical examinations. The coursework essay is the mode of assessment on most modules with written exams on some. The form of assessment for each module will be specified when you select your modules
Application closing date guidance
Key Information
Course type:
Master's
Delivery mode:
In person
Study mode:
Full time / Part time
Duration:
One year full-time, September to September, two years part-time
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2026