Doctor of Philosophy [Ph.D] [Cell Biology] From University of Glasgow

On the Philosophy and Literature course offered by the University of Essex you study topics including:

• Ethics
• Philosophy of religion
• European philosophy (including critical theory, phenomenology, and existentialism)
• Modernist cityscapes in literature
• Victorian literary realism

Your future

Many employers want graduates with critical thinking skills who can think logically and creatively about practical problems.

Our students are in demand from a wide range of employers in a host of occupations, including law, PR, project management, journalism and the media, teaching, librarianship, the Civil Service, banking, the police and fashion design.

Our recent graduates have gone on to work for a wide range of high-profile companies.

Philosophy develops your transferable skills, providing you with:

• The ability to understand all sides of a dispute objectively and without forming a premature opinion
• The ability to work in a team, taking a collaborative approach to problems
• The ability to interpret dense text and to communicate effectively
• Analytical and problem-solving skills