We are the largest teaching and research centre for Philosophy in Ireland, and are recognized as one of the top ten schools in the English Speaking World for graduate studies in Twentieth Century Continental Philosophy (The Philosophical Gourmet report). Our interests cover the broad areas of Contemporary European (Continental) Philosophy, Analytic Philosophy, Classical Philosophy and its contemporary manifestations. An idea of those interests can be gleaned from our considerable range of publications on topics and philosophers from:

• Phenomenology and Critical Theory,
• The history of philosophy: the Greeks, Neo-Platonists, Medievals, Empiricists and German Idealists,
• Analytic philosophies of language, mind and action.
• Classical oriented considerations of philosophical anthropology and bioethics.

An internationally recognised periodical, The International Journal of Philosophical Studies, is edited from the School. There is also a new postgraduate philosophy journal, Perspectives. Finally, UCD contributes to the Aporo, the Irish Philosophical Research Network.

Our size and our range of diverse interests provide an exciting intellectual experience for undergraduates. As Philosophy is not a subject that is available to most second-level students almost all our students are new to the subject. Despite this, approximately 300 students choose to study Philosophy in Level I and around 100 students continue Philosophy to degree level.

At postgraduate level, we offer 5 one-year taught MA programmes, as well as a four-year PhD programme, which is jointly organised with Trinity College Dublin. Currently, there are around 60 postgraduate students in the School.

If you are interested in what we have to offer get in touch with us — we look forward to hearing from you.

Maeve Cooke 
Head of School