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Keele University

Academic Year: 
2018 - 2019

Department Name

Philosophy Programme

Department Chair

Sorin Baiasu,
Professor

Degrees Offered

Ph.D., Terminal Masters

Financial Aid

Teaching Fellowships:
Non-Teaching Fellowships:
Teaching Assistantships:
Scholarships:
Students teaching their own classes:
8
Other Financial Information:
We advertise annually competitions for PhD studentships - some are Teaching Assistantships, some are fee-waivers, some are fee-waivers that include also funding for living expenses, but they are advertised for the whole Faculty, not only for Philosophy

Faculty


Members

Sophie Allen, Lecturer
Sorin Baiasu, Professor
Giuseppina D'Oro, Reader
Jonathan Head, Lecturer
James Tartaglia, Professor

Demographics

Ph.D.


Program Strengths

Students receive excellent supervision / They have the opportunity to improve their CVs through teaching, organisation of conferences, seminars, workshops / They have good research resources (each student has a space in an office equipped with a computer, for instance) / They can benefit from a busy research environment / They can take advantage of the beautiful campus and fantastic social life

Student Demographics

Degrees Awarded

Ph.D. Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

In State: 
$4,260
Number of Required Courses: 
2
Additional Information: 
The courses a student needs to do (equivalent of 60 credits, that is, depending on how a course is credited, 2 or 3 courses) depends on their training needs. Some students may wish to take a teaching training course, others will take a Philosophy course.

Ph.D. Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts: 
No
Writing Sample: 
No
Minimum GPA Required?: 
No
Letters of Recommendation: 
2
GRE Required?: 
No
TOEFL Required?: 
No
Other Requirements: 
The writing sample is a 4-page PhD research project; for students who did not study at an English-speaking institution, we require language test N/A

Master's


Student Demographics

Master's Tuition (US$ in FTEs)

Number of Required Courses: 
6
Additional Information: 
The MRes in Humanities (Philosophy) has fewer courses than the usual taught Masters programme, since considerable emphasis is placed on the final dissertation. The MPhil in Philosophy has even fewer courses required than the MRes; a student can complete by doing one course and writing the MPhil thesis.

Master's Program Entry Requirements

Transcripts Required?: 
No
Writing SampleRequired?: 
No
Letters of Recommendation: 
2
GRE Required?: 
No
GPA Required?: 
No
TOEFL Required?: 
No
Other Requirements: 
The writing sample is usually a 4-page research project; for students whose native language is not English or who have not studied in English, we require a good performance in an English language tes We have two Masters programmes: MRes in Humanities (Philosophy) and MPhil in Philosophy; for the MPhil, the writing sample must be a research project.

Types of Master's

Terminal Master's: 
No
Non-Terminal Master's: 
Yes

Placement


Summary of Ph.D. Students, 2011 - 2015

Summary of Master's Students, 2011 - 2015