- Degree
- Master of Arts in Philosophy (Theoretical Philosophy)
- Course location
- Bochum
- In cooperation with
- TU Dortmund
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- The programme is offered in English. However, students may also choose courses offered in German, but they may only take up to 20% of all their courses in this language.
The Master's thesis must be written in English.
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter and summer semester
- Application deadline
- • Summer semester: 1 December to 15 January
• Winter semester: 1 June to 15 July
Please check https://theoretical-philosophy.de/ (https://theoretical-philosophy.de/) for updates regarding the deadlines.
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- Varied
- Additional information on tuition fees
- In principle, there are no tuition fees at RUB. However, there are a few exceptions. Therefore, please inform yourself in advance about any additional costs for the degree programme you are interested in.
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- Theoretical philosophy is a vast discipline. It includes the foundational questions of metaphysics, the study of philosophical and scientific methodology, and the formal investigation of logical systems. It deals with the intricacies of mind, consciousness and cognition. It investigates the conditions of knowledge, and it studies the philosophical aspects of language. Moreover, the topics of the discipline have a history (in the Western world) of over 2,500 years.
The philosophy departments of the universities of Bochum and Dortmund (https://theoretical-philosophy.de/studying-in-bochum/) have teamed up to offer a comprehensive and thorough MA programme covering all the above-mentioned subdisciplines of theoretical philosophy. The programme is taught in English by a sizeable group of instructors (https://theoretical-philosophy.de/instructors/), each a specialist in their respective fields. Below, you can find a short overview of the contents of the programme.