Master in Political Philosophy

Master Coordinator: Ferran Requejo

Presentation

This MA is aimed at holders of a degree in Politics, Philosophy, Sciences, Humanities and Law who wish to make a start in academic research in the field of Political Philosophy. This programme lets students to acquire the knowledge, skills and techniques necessary to work as political analysts in institutions or political and social organizations, or to enter doctoral studies in this field.

Objectives

The main objetive of the MA in Political Philosophy is to prepare researchers in this discipline, with the theoretical and methodological knowledge, and the critical and analytic attitude necessary to develop research at the highest international level and to participate in research teams providing a clear added value to the institutions or organizations in which they will be integrated. 

Other objectives are:

• To develop the necessary research competence to enter a PhD programme in Political Philosophy in the best international institutions with guaranteed success.
• Prepare high-level researchers in the field of Political Philosophy and in the field of research of the Departments of Political and Social Sciences, Humanities and Law, and develop new lines of research within these Departments.
• Acquire personal competences that improve the chances of the students to successfully integrate in the labour market.

Contents

All the courses are 5 credits ECTS (European Credit Transfer System). Modules 1 and 4 are compulsory for all students. Regarding modules 2 and 3, students will need to choose 15 ECTS  of module 2 and 10 ECTS of module 3.

For the completion of the Final Research Paper (module 4) all students will be assigned a supervisor, chosen among all the professors of the programme (with the exception of the visiting professors).

• Module 1: Theory and Methodology
  

• Modern Political Philosophy
• Contemporary Political Philosophy
• Research Methods in Political Philosophy

• Module 2: Optatives of Political Theory and Philosophy 

• Democracy and Political Liberalism: Theoretical and Institutional Features
• Political Theory in the 21st Century
• Topics on Ethics
• Distributive Justice Today
• Nationalisms Today

• Module 3: Optatives of Philosophy and Social Sciences 

• Federalism and Federations: Political Theory and Comparative Politics
• Diversity and Immigration Policies
• The Welfare State, Globalization and European Integration
• Current Research on Diverse Democracies
• Justice and Human Rights
• Law and Social Policies of Equality
• Environmental International Law
• Comparative Constitutional Justice
• The Cold War and its Legacy
• Colonial Systems and non-European Societies
• Empire Formation in the Modern and Contemporary World
• Construction of State
• Discourse Analysis II: Sociocognitive Features
• Identity Dynamics: Genre Constructions
• Health and Society

• Module 4: Final Research Paper (20 ECTS credits)

Career prospects

• Researcher in Political Philosophy research
• Political analyst
• Analysis groups in political and social organizations and interest groups
• Analyst in political institutions and public administrations in a European, national or local level
• Political scientist specialized in Political Theory
• Researcher in Humanities (Philosophy)
• Researcher in Law Philosophy