Premasters Philosophy

Premasters Philosophy

Ethiek van Bedrijf en Organisatie

Philosophy of Contemporary Challenges

Philosophy of Humanity and Culture

Cathy de Waele (studieadvisor) and Jiska van der Velden (masterstudent EBO)

Tonight’s Program

18.00 - 18.45 Information on Pre-Master’s Program (DZ 5)

Admission requirements

• Content of Pre-Master’s Program

• Practical issues: ‘studiability’ (doable?), lecture schedule, study costs, enrollment

19.00 – 19.45 Information on Mastertrack Ethiek voor Bedrijf en Organisatie (DZ 3)

20.00 – 20.45 Information on Master's track Philosophy of Contemporary Challenges (Dz 5)

19.00 – 21.15 Information Fair (Dante Building)

Students’ experiences, check out study materials, individual questions for the Academic

Advisor

Choosing an academic Pre-

Master’s Program

Pre-Master’s Program: why and for whom?

• Change of insight during your studies

• Looking for extra challenges or more in-depth knowledge

• Different or better career perspectives

• Opportunities in the labor market / job prospects

• Feeling too young to apply for a job

• Personal growth


Master’s Program (60 ects)

↑

Pre-Master’s program (30 ects)

↑

Higher Vocational Education

or

equivalent previous education


Pre-Master’s Program (transitional year)

• Meant for students who are not immediately admissible to the

Master’s Program

• Fulltime: 1 semester

• Part-time: 2 semesters

The Board of Admissions decides on admission on an individual basis.

Admission

You are admitted to the Master’s Program if:

• You have a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from Tilburg University

• You have a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy considered equivalent

to that of Tilburg University by the Board of Admissions

• You have completed the Philosophy Pre-Master’s Program

Admission

Admission to the Pre-Master’s Program is possible, if:

• You are in possession of a diploma of Higher Vocational Education in a

relevant Study Program

• You have a university Bachelor’s degree that does not allow immediate

admission to the corresponding Master’s Program (e.g. Economics,

Psychology, Law, Sociology)

Students of Higher Vocational Education admitted in previous years had taken

the following specializations:

-Art and Culture -Language and Communication

-Behaviour and Society -Law and Governance

-Economics and Business -Technology

-Education

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Pre-Master’s Program


There are three mastertracks:

• Ethiek van Bedrijf en Organisatie (EBO)

• Philosophy of Contemporary Challenges (PCC)

• Philosophy of Humanity and Culture (PHC)

Each track has a specific Premaster’s program


• All programs are equivalent to 30 ECTS

• All programs have 2 starting times: September and February

• The courses involved are a selection of Bachelor’s courses

supplemented with Academic Skills assignments (e.g. Writing Skills)

• You will be taking most of the courses together with Bachelor’s students

• After finishing the Premaster’s Program you are admitted to the

Master’s Program

Premaster’s Program EBO 2017-2018

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Fulltime

Start: as from August, 28 (30 ECTS)

Ethics (1) 6 EC

Kritiek van de Instrumentele Rede (Hedendaagse Filosofie 1) 6 EC

Metafysica 6 EC

Methodology: Styles of Philosophy 6 EC

Applied Ethics for Premasters 6 EC

Premaster’s Program PCC 2017-2018


Fulltime


Thinking about Science 6 EC

Political Philosophy 6 EC


Ethics 6 EC


Premasterprogramma PHC 2017-2018


Fulltime



Filosofische werk in Focus 6 EC

Metafysica 6 EC



Premaster’s Program EBO 2017-2018


Part time


Semester 1




Semester 2

History of Philosophy, from Descartes to Nietzsche 6 EC

Wijsgerige antropologie 6 EC

Premaster’s Program PCC 2017-2018


Part-time


Semester 1

Thinking about Science (OTH) 6 EC



Semester 2

History of Philosophy, from Descartes to Nietzsche 6 EC

Political Philosophy and Organization Studies 6 EC

Phenomenology and Hermeneutics 6 EC

• Choose Methodology: Styles of Philosophy or Phenomenology and

Hermeneutics

Premaster’s Program PHC 2017-2018


Part time


Semester 1


Metafysica 6 EC


Semester 2

Wijsgerige antropologie 6 EC

Sociale Filosofie voor premasters 6 EC

Phenomenology and Hermeneutics 6 EC

• Choose Methodology: Styles of Philosophy or Phenomenology and

Hermeneutics


Descriptions of all Pre-Master’s courses

can be found in the Study Guide:

www.tilburguniversity.edu/studyguide

http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/studyguide

Experiences of students

Premaster’s program EBO of Jiska, 2016-2017, sem 1

• Political Philosophy 5 EC

• Ethics 5 EC

• Thinking about Science 6 EC

• Kritiek van de Instrumentele Rede 6 EC

• Schrijfopdracht premaster EBO 1 2 EC

• Applied Ethics 6 EC

Studiability

Is the program ‘doable’?

Studiability

Course hours

• Lectures usually take up 2 or 3 x 45 minutes.

• A course can consist of lectures and seminars

Semester system

• 14 weeks in which courses are given

• 2 weeks to catch up on courses

• 4 weeks in which exams are scheduled

Course load

Course load

6 ECTS course = 168 hours (incl. lectures)

distributed over the complete semester.

• Fulltime about 40 hours a week (5 courses per week)

• Part-time about 20 to 25 hours a week (2 to 3 courses per week)

Counseling

• Program Introduction Day

• Teachers

• Digital learning environment (Blackboard)

• Academic Advisor

• Student Services (e.g., Language Center)

Practical matters

Schedule

Fulltime

• 5 or 6 courses per week

• One course-free day per week

• Courses in the daytime as well as in the evenings

(on Monday and/or Thursday evenings)

Schedule

Part-time

• Determine your own pace and contact your Academic Advisor about

your schedule (‘When to take which course’).

• If at all possible, courses given in the daytime in year 1 will be

scheduled in the evenings in year 2 (Monday and Thursday evenings).

• Some courses are not scheduled in the evenings.

• Please keep in mind that studying part-time means that you may also

have to take courses in the daytime.

• Although seminars are not required for part-timers, they are highly

recommended

Course Fee

The Course Fee to be paid (in addition to university tuition fees!)

depends on the number of ECTS.

The number of ECTS is specified in the Letter of Admission you

will receive from the Board of Examiners.

Courses taken outside of the required number of ECTS are not

included in the Course Fee and need to be paid separately

For more information on Admissions and Money matters,

please go to:

https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/students/administration/tuitionfees/rates/

Restitution of Course Fees is not possible!

Course Fee

Course Fee Pre-Master’s program

2017-2018:

Program of 30 ECTS: € 1.003

2017-2018:

Regular Tuition Fee: € 2.006

Admission Procedure (based on a Dutch diploma)

• Start of Premaster’s Program:

Fulltime: 2 starting times: September and February

Parttime: start in September (not in February)

• Start of Master’s Program

Fulltime: 2 starting times: September and February

Parttime: 2 starting times: September and February


Deadline if you want to start in September:

1 July 2017

• Documents required:

• copy of your passport

• a short cv

• copy of relevant diplomas or certificates

• overview of successfully completed courses

• After your application it will take 2 to 6 weeks max. for the Board of

Examiners to let you know if you have been admitted to the

program

• If you have been admitted you still need to register

• After receiving your Letter of Admission you will receive a welcome

letter with more information on how to register.


Tuition fees

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For tuition fees 2017-2018 and more information for non-Dutch students, go to:

https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/students/administration/tuitionfees/

For tuition fees 2017-2018 and more information for Dutch students, go to:

https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/nl/studenten/administratie/collegegeld/

https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/students/administration/tuitionfees/

https://www.tilburguniversity.edu/nl/studenten/administratie/collegegeld/

More information

Academic Advisor

Cathy de Waele

[email protected]

013 – 466 2579 / 8000

More information

Next sessions


19.00 – 19.45 Mastertrack Ethiek voor Bedrijf en

Organisatie (DZ 3)

20.00 – 20.45 Master's track Philosophy of

Contemporary Challenges (Dz 5)

19.00 – 21.15 Information Fair (Dante Building)

Students’ experiences, check out study materials, individual

questions for the Academic Advisor