Masters in Philosophy: Specialization in Mind, Language and Embodied Cognition.
Edinburgh University, Scotland, UK
Edinburgh University invites applications for a taught masters degree in Philosophy with
Specialization in Mind, Language and Embodied Cognition. Students will tackle the key questions
that are at the heart of the recent renaissance in the philosophical and scientific study of the
embodied and environmentally embedded mind. This highly successful course, next intake
commencing September 2009, draws on teaching from across the University, but students will be
based at the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences. The program benefits from
a stellar International Advisory Board, including Daniel Dennett, Ed Hutchins, Alva Noë, and many
others.
Why a masters? Who can apply?
Many students who become interested in the embodied mind do so from single disciplinary
perspectives, often discovered late during their undergraduate (or other) degrees. This course
provides the tools and background necessary to build on such existing but relatively narrow
expertise, and offers excellent preparation for more advanced work in the subject. The
specialization will be delivered in two versions, one tailored for those with no previous
philosophical background, the other tailored for those with a BA (or equivalent) in Philosophy.
Applicants should possess an undergraduate degree of at least 2.1 Honors standard (UK) or
equivalent - for example, at least high average B or 3.4 out of 4 (North American).
Why Edinburgh?
Edinburgh University is home to a top-ranked Philosophy department and a vibrant Cognitive
Science community both within the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences and
in the neighboring School of Informatics. There is a lively research and teaching culture, with a
busy stream of visiting speakers, reading groups, workshops, conferences and student initiatives.
Edinburgh faculty include world leaders in the study of mind, of language, and of situated and
embodied cognition. For all these reasons, plus the undoubted charms of the city and the
surrounding countryside, Edinburgh University is the ideal base from which to pursue the
philosophically informed study of Mind, Language and Embodied Cognition.
More Information
For general information see:
http://www.philosophy.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/
http://www.philosophy.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/msc-embodiedcog.html
For further details concerning the course structure, see:
http://www.philosophy.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/documents/MLEC_Msc_Info.pdf
Application Forms and Procedures (note that candidates apply using the forms and mechanisms
for the standard Taught Msc in Philosophy)
http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/prospective.html
For more about the Department of Philosophy, see:
http://www.philosophy.ed.ac.uk/
For more about the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language
Sciences, see:
http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/
For Fee Information, see:
http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/finance/
For Funding Information, see:
http://www.scholarships.ed.ac.uk/awards/
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Andy Clark:
andy.clark@ed.ac.uk
