APL entry for UCF students

We offer a Masters programme in philosophy taught jointly at the University of Hertfordshire and Central Florida.

New approaches are challenging the traditional ways of conceiving of our interaction with the world and with others. These new approaches emphasize action, embodiment and narrative. This programme articulates and explores topics such as perception and action, practical reasoning, how we understand and interact with others (intersubjectivity, social cognition) and ethics. Studying with researchers at the forefront of these areas, both in Florida and England, you will have an opportunity to assess issues such as: standard and alternative models of human interaction and understanding; the role of narrative in our everyday understanding of intentional action; the dialogue between narrative approaches to ethics and traditional views; and the extent to which perception and imagination are integrated with bodily movement and action.

Programme details

UCF has partnered with the University of Hertfordshire to provide opportunity for UCF students to gain an international Philosophy MA degree that focuses on the themes of narrative, embodiment and action. The MA degree is awarded by the University of Hertfordshire (located 25 minutes north of London by train) with the majority of study conducted at UCF if the dissertation is taken at UCF. There is also an option to supplement the MA with a graduate certificate offered by UCF.

Programme requirements can be met following one of two options. (Note: 3 UCF graduate credit hours is equivalent to 10 UH credits)

1. MA Philosophy (3 semesters). Two semesters at UCF and one semester in England OR One semester at UCF and two semesters in England.

  • Spring (UCF) Three MA electives* (9 credits) - the student may elect to spread this work over a Fall and Spring semester.
  • Fall (Hertfordshire) Two taught modules plus Research Methods I & II (90 UH credits)
  • Spring (UCF or Hertfordshire) Dissertation (60 UH credits)

2. MA Philosophy plus Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Humanities, Theoretical and Applied Ethics, or Cognitive Sciences (4 semesters; 38 credit hours equivalent). Three semesters at UCF and one semester in England OR two semesters at UCF and two semesters in England. The following is a sample schedule.

  • Year 1 Fall (UCF) One required course in Grad Cert program plus two electives (9 credits)
  • Year 1 Spring (UCF) One required course plus two electives (9 credits)
  • Year 2 Fall (Hertfordshire) One taught module plus Research Methods I & II (60 UH credits)
  • Year 2 Spring (UCF or Hertfordshire) Dissertation (60 UH credits)

* MA Electives

HUM 5803 Theories and Methods of the Humanities (3 credit hours)
HUM 5802 Applied Contemporary Humanities (3 credit hours)
PHI 5327 Topics in Cognitive Sciences (3 credit hours)
PHI 5340 Research Methods in Cognitive Sciences (3 credit hours)
PHI 5325 Topics in Philosophy of Mind (3 credit hours)
PHI 5225 Philosophy of Language (3 credit hours)
PHI 5329 Philosophy of Neuroscience (3 credit hours)
PHI 5328 Philosophies of Embodiment (3 credit hours)
PHI 5627 Theoretical and Applied Ethics (3 credit hours)
PHI 5665 Knowledge, Responsibility and Society (3 credit hours)
PHI 5687 Ethics in Science and Technology
WST 5347 Research Seminar in Gender Studies (3 credit hours)