Course Profiles
The curriculum comprises ten courses altogether:
- seven so-called core courses in philosophy and economics
- plus three courses in general philosophy, at least one to be taken from the area of theoretical philosophy and one from practical philosophy.
Core Courses
The seven core courses are:
Core Course | Professor | Course code | ECS |
Dr. J. Reiss | FW-ERM7016 | 9 | |
Prof.dr. J. Vromen | FW-ERM7020 | 9 | |
Prof.dr. A. Klamer | FW-ERM7006 | 7 | |
Dr. C. Heilmann | FW-ERM7021 | 7 | |
TBA | FW-ERM7005 | 7 | |
Prof.dr. Hodgson | FW-ERM7018 | 7 | |
Prof.dr. I. Robeyns / | FW-ERM7009 | 7 |
Advanced Philosophy Courses
Three advanced philosophy courses should be chosen from the following list,
at least one from theoretical and one from practical philosophy.
Theoretical Philosophy
Course | Lecturer | Course Code | ECS |
Dr. J. Reiss | FW-KV4004 | 7 | |
Prof.dr. H. de Swart | FW-MW4015 | 7 | |
Dr. C. Heilmann, | FW-WVW4021 | 7 | |
Dr. T. de Mey, | FW-TF4005 | 7 | |
Dr. F.A. Muller | FW-TF4004 | 7 |
Practical Philosophy
Course | Lecturer | Course Code | ECS |
Dr. A.G. Wouters | FW-PF4004 | 7 |
History of Philosophy
Course | Lecturer | Course Code | ECS |
Prof.dr. P. Steenbakkers | FW-HIS4013 | 7 | |
To What Ends? Renaissance Moral Philosophy | Prof.dr. J.A. van Ruler | FW-HIS4009 | 7 |
Dr. P. Schuurman | FW-HIS4011 | 7 |
Philosophical Anthropology
Course | Lecturer | Course Code | ECS |
Philosophical Anthropology: A systematic | Dr. S. van Tuinen | FW-WA4015 | 7 |
Drs. F. Schaeffer | FW-MIN4003 | 7 |
* Click on the names to see the course description in our information system Sin Online
The total course load is 74 (of 120) ecs. In addition, students are required to:
- participate and give a presentation in the Introductory workshop and attend a Skills workshop (5 ecs)
- follow the fortnightly PhD seminars and the EIPE research seminars throughout the two years (4 ecs)
- write a Research proposal (7 ecs)
- write a Masters thesis (30 ecs).
Course guide
In the course guide for the Research Master Philosophy and Economics, you can find descriptions, objectives and all other relevant details of the curriculum. The timetable contains the weekly scheduling of the courses.
