History of Philosophical and Scientific Thought
Master
In this Research Master track, you may specialize in any period in the history of philosophical and scientific thought from Antiquity through the Christian and Islamic Middle Ages to today.
You will acquaint yourself with episodes in either the history of philosophy, or of the sciences, or in the intertwined histories of both, from antiquity to the present age. Themes that have been or will be covered in our seminars include ‘Chance', ‘Theories of Space and Time’, ‘Evolution and the Mind’, and ‘The Philosophy of Karl Marx’ . You will choose your own topic for your research master’s thesis. Our specialties include ancient cosmologies; medieval natural philosophy and logic in the Arabic and Christian worlds; the Scientific Revolution and the birth of modern philosophy and science; idealism and phenomenology; biopolitics; the history and philosophy of contemporary physics; thought experiments in science and philosophy. As for skills, you will learn how to publish in an academic journal and apply for a PhD position.
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English
Title
Master of Arts
Duration
2 years
ECTS credits
ECTS
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is a student-centred system based on the student workload required to achieve the objectives of a programme of study. Its aim is to facilitate the recognition of study periods undertaken by mobile students through the transfer of credits. The ECTS is based on the principle that 60 credits are equivalent to the workload of full-time student during one academic year.
Accreditation
Tuition fee 2026/2027
EU/EEA
The EU/EEA rate is the regular fee for students from within the EU/EEA.
€ 2,694
Non-EU/EEA
The non-EU/EEA rate is the rate for students from outside the EU/EEA.
€ 15,063
Admission
Admission URL
(Dutch) https://www.ru.nl/en/education/masters/history-of-philosophical-and-scientific-thought
Application requirements
Information not availableLanguage requirements
- C1
- Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English
- 7.0
- IELTS overall band
- 100
- TOEFL internet based
Check when you can start and what you have to pay!
| Tuition fees | |
|---|---|
| € 2,694 | |
| € 15,063 | |
InstitutionalThe institutional rate is for all students who have already obtained a bachelor’s or master’s degree and who want to start a second programme leading to a degree at the same level or at a lower level. |
Information not available |
| Start date | App. deadline EU/EEA | App. deadline Non-EU/EEA |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep '26 | 1 May '26 | 1 Apr '26 |
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