Frequently Asked Questions
We can dispense students who have not studied philosophy from submitting written work. Your personal statement should however explain your interest and commitment to study with us.
The decision about which background courses will be required will depend on the analysis (from the course transcripts) of the subjects you have taken in the past in order to assess whether you can be excused from taking some of those courses or not.
Providing proof that your BA studies have been held either in an English university or completely in English will suffice.
Letters of reference are optional, but they are always useful and advisable.
We can only accept documents in either English, Spanish or Catalan. Hence, for the pre-enrollment, the course transcript must be translated into one of these languages if it is in a different one.
It is of the utmost importance that, for the official registration in September, the translation of this document (as well as any other legal document) gets done by a sworn translator. We recommend to obtain the sworn translation as soon as possible, since they may take time. You can find a list of Catalonia's professional sworn translators on the APTIC's website.
Yes. You must do the following procedures, which take time (so we advise to start with them as early as possible):
- Legalisation of documentation through diplomatic channels
- Sworn translation of documents if they have not been issued in Spanish or English
- Send the certified copies of the documentation through the Spanish Embassy
!!! Due to legal technicalities, we are unable to accept scanned documentation via e-mail from foreigners. Official documentation copies (i.e.: certified at the Spanish Embassy) must be sent to our Secretaria.
- Processing of Spanish visa
Contact mastersfilosofia@ub.edu for any related questions.
The MA in Analytic Philosophy offers a holistic and wide formation in philosophy, with an emphasis on the methods of analytic philosophy, and provides students with skills to be put to use in many different fields and professional paths. However, APhil is a research-oriented programme mainly, specifically designed to prepare students in the pursuit of future doctoral programmes.
Unfortunately, grants are scarce and rely largely on factors such as possessing UE citizenship or Spanish permanent VISA residence. Click the button below to see available grants.
For more information, please contact beca.estudis@ub.edu
No. Our master's degree programme is offered biennially, meaning that new students are admitted every two years. The most recent offering took place in the 2023-2024 academic year.