Edinburgh has a proud and distinguished place in the history of philosophy, and has long been associated with some of the field’s most important thinkers. Our flagship MSc Philosophy degree programme offers you an excellent opportunity to enhance your learning and join a large, vibrant and supportive postgraduate community. We provide a broad, advanced education in philosophy, covering all the core areas of analytic philosophy: Epistemology Metaphysics Logic and philosophy of language Moral and political philosophy The department also has particular focus in the following areas: Applied ethics History of philosophy, including Ancient philosophy, Islamic philosophy, and Early modern and Enlightenment philosophy Meta-ethics Philosophy of mind, philosophy of cognitive science and neuroscience Philosophy of race and gender Philosophy of science This programme provides an intensive grounding in philosophy, its methodology and techniques of research. It is the ideal programme to lead on to further research and study in philosophy as part of a PhD programme.