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Philosophy at Manchester

Discover more about studying Philosophy at a world-leading university.

Find out more about Philosophy at Manchester
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  • Our coursesExplore our range of undergraduate and taught master's courses, and PhD programmes.
  • Our researchDiscover our areas of research focus in Philosophy.
  • ProjectsExplore our current and past research projects.
  • EventsSee a list of our upcoming and past events, lectures and seminars.
  • PeopleBrowse our current staff list.
  • Contact usWays to get in touch if you have any queries.

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Why study Philosophy?

Discover more about the stimulating and challenging subject of Philosophy. 

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Careers and employability

Discover the career paths you can pursue with a Philosophy degree.

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Studying abroad

Our students who have taken the opportunity to travel and learn overseas.

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Research

Postgraduate research

Guidance on finding a supervisor, funding opportunities and examples of research projects.

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Research areas

Discover more about our research areas which include mind and language, the history of philosophy, and metaphysics. 

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Impact

Find out how our work is making a difference to real-world problems. 

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