European PhDs with coursework

[mattcat]

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to find information about the availability of philosophy PhD programmes in Europe that feature a coursework component similar to the American system. It's proving quite difficult to find this information though! Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

[hippyscientist]

My knowledge is only of the UK system, but we don't have a taught component to any PhD. It's expected that the 3 years you do are purely research based, and you'll have gained extra knowledge through a masters. One of the reasons I'm applying to PhDs in the US only!

[Contretramp]

LSE's PhD programme is 4 years, including 1 year of coursework.

http://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/the-phd-programme/

 

[pecado]

The doctorate there usually lasts 3 years, 4 maximum. The detail is that you MUST study a master degree first to be even able to apply to the doctorate. And the masters there are usually full of coursework, so there is your answer: there it is the coursework you want.

Keep in mind what I said of the master requirement if you are applying, you have better chances of being accepted first to the master. In the countries where master is mandatory, you have little to null chance to be accepted directly into a doctorate program -sometimes it is forbidden-. Good luck.