Filosofie

The Master's programme Philosophy of Law, Governance, and Politics introduces you to the philosophical issues on the intersection of law, politics, and policy. This programme is meant for students who wish to combine an MA in Law, Political Science, Public Administration, or an adjacent discipline with an MA in Philosophy Law, Governance, and Politics. Only students with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science, Public Administration, or an adjacent discipline (or an equivalent degree) are admissible.

Leiden University is home to an internationally ranked Law School as well as excellent institutes for Political Science and Public Administration. Combined with the Institute of Philosophy, these institutions form the perfect setting for the study of issues on the intersection of law, politics, and public policy.

In this programme students will learn about the philosophical, methodological, systematic, and normative questions that come up in the study of law, politics, and policy. Questions such as the authority of the state and its laws, democratic representation, or the implementation of political ideals in a non-ideal world are being studied in the courses. The combination of these courses with graduate work in law, politics, or public policy, is inspiring and thought-provoking.

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This two-year master’s programme in Philosophy of the Arts combines in-depth philosophical training in continental philosophy and aesthetics with the academic study of one or more arts, such as visual, musical, literary, and performing arts. Of the 120 EC of the programme, 40 EC will be taken in a discipline outside philosophy related to the arts. The MA Philosophy of the Arts is open to anyone with a BA in Philosophy or who has the equivalent of a pre-masters. This high-level programme attracts both students who are interested in engaging with arts through philosophical reflection or those who wish to study continental philosophy in more depth . Our acclaimed international teachers will give you a thorough understanding of post-Kantian philosophy from German idealism through phenomenology and deconstruction and including recent developments. You will get a substantial education in aesthetics as well experience in practical encounters with art. You will combine your studies in philosophy with studies in arts. Small classes allow for valuable, direct contact with your teachers, who are invested in developing your potential.