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PhD
ThedoctoralprogrammeatUCLprovidesstudentswiththeopportunitytoconductoriginalresearchinphilosophyinoneofUK'stopphilosophydepartments,
underthesupervisionofprominentacademicsinthefield.ThePhDprogrammeisdesignedtopreparestudentsforanacademiccareer,whetheritbeviathe
threeyear(minimum)MPhil/PhDorthetwoyear(minimum)PhDfollowingonfromtheMPhilStudorequivalent,byensuringthatstudentsreceivegrounding
acrossarangeoftopicsaswellasproducingaresearchthesis.
KeyInformation

KeyInformation
Modesandduration

Fulltime:3years
Programmestartdate

September2016
TuitionFees(2016/17)

UK/EU:
4,770(FT)2,385(PT)
Overseas:
17,190(FT)8,755(PT)
Applicationdeadlines

Allapplicants
Close:4January2016
Feesnote:Allfeesquotedarefornewstudentsonlyfor2016entry.Feesforsubsequentyearsaresubjecttoincreasebyapproximately35%.
EntryRequirements

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TheusualprerequisitefortheMPhil/PhDisaoneyearresearchdegreeinPhilosophyoranoverseasqualificationofanequivalentstandard.Direct
admissiontothePhDrequirestheMPhilStud(orequivalent).Allapplicantsforresearchdegreesmustsubmittwoshortpiecesofwork,ofabout2,000
wordseach,withtheirapplication.
EnglishLanguageRequirements

IfyoureducationhasnotbeenconductedintheEnglishlanguage,youwillbeexpectedtodemonstrateevidenceofanadequatelevelofEnglish
proficiency.
TheEnglishlanguagelevelforthisprogrammeis:Good
FurtherinformationcanbefoundonourEnglishlanguagerequirementspage.
Internationalstudents

Countryspecificinformation,includingdetailsofwhenUCLrepresentativesarevisitingyourpartoftheworld,canbeobtainedfromtheInternational
Studentswebsite.
Internationalapplicantscanfindouttheequivalentqualificationfortheircountrybyselectingfromthelistbelow.
Selectyourcountry: Indonesia
EquivalentqualificationsforIndonesia
Theawardofanyofthefollowingfromarecognisedinstitution:
Bachelor'swithaCGPAof3.3/4.0
Alternativequalifications

Medical/DentalDegreeMaster'sDoctorate
Structure
TheMPhil/PhDinPhilosophyatUCLisathreeyear(minimum)researchprogramme.Itrequiresstudentstotakegraduatecoursesassessedbywayof
severalpapersintheirfirstyear,and,providedsuccessfulupgradetothePhD,toproduceathesisoforiginalresearchundertheguidanceoftheir
supervisor(s).ThePhDdegreeisawardedonthebasisofathesisofapproximately75,000(notmorethan80,000)words.Thecandidateisalsogivena
vivavoceexamination.
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Funding

Funding
MPhil/PhDandPhDcandidateswillbeconsideredforAHRCfundingthroughtheLAHP(LondonArts&HumanitiesPartnership),whosemembersare
UCL,King'sCollegeLondon,andtheSchoolofAdvancedStudyattheUniversityofLondon.Inadditionthedepartmenthasasetoffundstooffer
awardstoresearchstudentswhichareallocatedonthebasisofmeritandneed.
TheseincludetheFollettScholarship,aoneyearawardof13,000oneortwoSVKeelingScholarshipsinancientphilosophy,coveringUK/EUfeesand
maintenancematchingAHRCfunding,foreithertwoyears(MPhilStud)orforuptothreeyears(MPhil/PhDorPhD)aswellasAyer,DawesHicks,
Jacobsen,Melhuish,andJSMillScholarships,eachworth2004,500.
Scholarshipsrelevanttothisdepartmentaredisplayed(whereavailable)below.ForacomprehensivelistofthefundingopportunitiesavailableatUCL,
includingfundingrelevanttoyournationality,pleasevisittheScholarshipsandFundingwebsite.
AJAyerScholarshipinPhilosophy

Value:
Upto3,500(1year)
Eligibility:
UK,EU,Overseasstudents
Criteria:
Basedonbothacademicmeritandfinancialneed
AJAyerSumitomoCorporationScholarship

Value:
Upto800(1year)
Eligibility:
UK,EU,Overseasstudents
Criteria:
Basedonbothacademicmeritandfinancialneed
DawesHicksPostgraduateScholarship

Value:
Upto5,000(1year)
Eligibility:
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UK,EU,Overseasstudents
Criteria:
Basedonacademicmerit
DowningPostgraduateScholarship

Value:
Upto250(1year)
Eligibility:
UK,EU,Overseasstudents
Criteria:
Basedonacademicmerit
FollettScholarship

Value:
Upto13,000(1year)
Eligibility:
UK,EU,Overseasstudents
Criteria:
Basedonacademicmerit
GeorgeMelhuishPostgraduateScholarship

Value:
Upto3,700(1year)
Eligibility:
UK,EU,Overseasstudents
Criteria:
Basedonacademicmerit
JacobsenScholarship

Value:
Upto9,500(1year)
Eligibility:
UK,EU,Overseasstudents
Criteria:
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Basedonacademicmerit
JohnStuartMillScholarshipinPhilosophyofMindandLogic

Value:
Upto1,400(1year)
Eligibility:
UK,EU,Overseasstudents
Criteria:
Basedonacademicmerit
KeelingScholarship

Value:
7,500(1year)
Eligibility:
UK,EU,Overseasstudents
Criteria:
Basedonacademicmerit
MorescholarshipsarelistedontheScholarshipsandFundingwebsite
Careers

Careers
RecentgraduateswithaPhDinphilosophyfromUCLhavegainedprestigiousacademicfellowshipsaswellaspostdoctoralplacementsintheUKand
elsewhereinEurope(forexampleAllSoulsCollege,OxfordPrizeFellow,UniversityofLondonJacobsenFellowships,andpostdoctoralpositionsat
CambridgeUniversity,SheffieldUniversity,UniversityofOxford,UniversityofAntwerpandtheInstituteofPhilosophy,UNAM,Mexico).Othershave
goneontolectureshipsintheUK(e.g.UniversityofOxford,UniversityofYork,LSE,andoverseasattheUniversityofCapeTownandtheUniversityof
Melbourne).
Thosewhohavenotpursuedanacademiccareerhaveenteredavarietyofprofessions,includinglaw,publicpolicy,andpublishing.
Employability

Thedepartmenthasanoutstandingjobplacementrecordinahighlycompetitiveacademicmarket.Themostsuccessfulcandidatesinthismarketare
valuedfortheirrangeofareasofteachingcompetence,whichisprovidedbythetaughtelementsoftheMPhil/PhDprogramme,aswellasfortheir
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particularareaofspecialisationdeterminedbytheresearchtopicofthedoctoralthesis.
Duringthecourseoftheprogramme,studentsreceivetraininginpresentationalskills,interviewpracticeandteachingmethods,andareencouragedto
presenttheirresearchatthedepartment'sWorkinProgressseminars,aswellasatgraduateandacademicconferencesintheUKandoverseas.
Networking

ThedepartmenthaslinkswithUSuniversities(Berkeley,ColumbiaandYale).AcademicstaffareinvolvedintherunningoftheAristotelianSociety,
whichisthemainphilosophysocietyintheUK.OthersareinvolvedinrunningtheInstituteofClassicalStudieslectureseries,andtheKeeling
ColloquiumandannualKeelingLectureinancientphilosophy.Philosophygraduatestudentshostaphilosophyconferenceatthestartofeveryyear,and
coorganiseanannualgraduatephilosophyconferencewithgraduatestudentsatBerkeley.Finally,theRoyalInstituteofPhilosophylectureseries,co
ordinatedbytheInstituteofPhilosophyatSenateHouse,areopentoourgraduatestudents.
Applicationandnextsteps

Applicationandnextsteps
Applications
Studentsareadvisedtoapplyasearlyaspossibleduetocompetitionforplaces.Thoseapplyingforscholarshipfunding(particularlyoverseasapplicants)
shouldtakenoteofapplicationdeadlines.
Applicationdeadlines

Allapplicants
4January2016
TheMPhil/PhDandPhDstartdateisSeptembereachyear.For2016entry,applicationsopeninOctober2015,andareduebyJanuary42016.Inmost
casesyoushouldidentifyandcontactpotentialsupervisorsbeforemakingyourapplication.FormoreinformationseeourHowtoapplypage.
FormoreinformationseeourApplicationspage.
Applynow
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ThenormalroutetoPhDstudyinthedepartmentisbywayofundertakingthetwoyearMPhilStudinitially.StudentswhohavecompletedtheMPhil
Stud(oranequivalent)willhavegainedsufficientdepthandbreadthofknowledgetoprogresstothetwoyear(minimum)PhD.
ThereisaprovisionforthosewhohavesufficientgraduatetraininginPhilosophytobeadmittedtothethreeyearMPhil/PhDprogramme.Ifanofferis
madethegraduatecommitteewhoreviewapplicationswillmakethisattheappropriateentrylevel(MPhilStud,MPhil/PhDorPhD)dependingonyour
previousstudies.
Itisthereforeimportanttoincludeasfulltranscriptsaspossiblesoanappropriateofferismade.
ImportantInformationaboutWritingSamples
WritingsamplesareacrucialpieceofouradmissionsprocessfortheMPhilStud.
Weaskfortwopiecesaround2000wordseach(excludingbibliography).
Theshortlengthisbecausewedealwithsomanyapplications.
Weaskfortwoaswedonotwanttomakethedecisiononseeingonlyonepieceofwork.
Ifyousendinlongerpieceswecannotguaranteetheywillbereadintheirentirety.
Longerpieceswithhighlightedsectionscanbesubmittedalthoughwewouldcautionagainstthisasitisnotalwayspossibletogetafeelforan
argumentfromasection.
Rememberyouareincompetitionwithmanyotherapplicantssoitisworthtakingsometimetoworkonapiecethatfulfilstherequirements.
Programmecontacts

ContactInformation
MrRichardEdwards
philosophy@ucl.ac.uk
+44(0)2076797115
Philosophy
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