Masters student profiles

Read the experiences of our postgraduate taught students.

A great culture of passing down advice from older to younger students and making friends across the programmes.

Andrea Blomkvist MA and PGR Student, and Teaching Associate

Andrea came here to do an MA in Cognitive Studies in 2016 and since finishing her PhD in Philosophy at the University of Sheffield in 2021, has been a Teaching Associate in the department.

What I enjoyed most was the sense of community at the Department which I think is hard to find elsewhere

Rory Wilson MA Philosophy

Rory Wilson was a Fulbright scholar who joined the Department of Philosophy in 2018. He completed his MA in Philosophy in 2019 and went on to take a PhD in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh.

Sheffield is very suitable for study and living for international students

Yiling Ye BA Philosophy and Religion

Yiling obtained a BA in Philosophy and Religion and will continue as a postgraduate MA student in Sheffield, majoring in International Business. Yiling shares her experiences of studying and living in Sheffield.

Student ambassador David standing outside the HRI building

The staff are very helpful and friendly. The flexibility at undergraduate level also allowed me to find my areas of interest

David Mckeon BA and MA Philosophy

David studies for both his BA and MA in Philosophy at Sheffield. Here he talks about his experiences.

Philosophy helps me to understand the world from a new perspective

Can Du MA Philosophy

Can Du is an MA Philosophy student from China. She plans to go on to PhD study once she has finished her MA.

Everybody is so approachable in this department

Rutuja Dharne MA Philosophy

Rutuja Dharne is an MA Philosophy student from Pune, India.

Not only is Sheffield ranked highly for its academic output, it’s also regarded as the friendliest department in Britain

Kelsey Blades MA Philosophy

Kelsey Blades came from the USA to study for a Philosophy MA in Sheffield.

Patrick Connolly, Philosophy postgraduate student.

There’s a great postgraduate community here - you can have some really interesting discussions

Patrick Connolly MA Philosophy

Postgraduate student Patrick Connolly did his BA in Philosophy at Sheffield and chose to stay on to study for his MA in Philosophy.

My undergraduate experiences made me realise that Philosophy was something I really wanted to pursue further

Joshua Lewis Thomas BA, MA and PhD in Philosophy

Joshua completed his PhD in Philosophy in 2018. He also studied his Masters and undergraduate courses in Philosophy here at Sheffield.

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