| Qualifications |
Duration |
Start dates |
Application period |
PhD
(MPhil also available) |
Full time: 3–4 years
Part time: 6–8 years |
February and October |
January to April |
Qualifications
PhD (MPhil also available) |
Duration
Full time: 3–4 years
Part time: 6–8 years |
Start dates
February and October |
Application period
January to April |
The Philosophy discipline welcomes applications for graduate work in the philosophy of sports and games.
The Open University is one of the few places internationally that can offer supervisory expertise in the philosophy of sport and games within a philosophy department. Several members of staff have interests in this area; Sophie-Grace Chappell has published on glory-seeking and sport, and Alex Barber and Sean Cordell have interests in sporting role morality and other areas. Jon Pike publishes on the philosophy of sport generally, doping and anti-doping ethics, naturalistic accounts of sport, fairness and equality in sport, and on Paralympic ethics. He regularly writes reviews for The Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, and for Sports, Ethics and Philosophy and is consulted by UK Anti-Doping, WADA and World Rugby.
Entry requirements
MA undergraduate degree (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.
Potential research projects
- Ethics of Doping and anti-Doping
- Bernard Suits
- Philosophy of Sport: analytical, normative, and political aspects
- Morality of Sporting Roles
- Fairness and Equality in Sport
Current/recent research projects
- Bernard Suits and the Utopian Politics of Gaming
Potential supervisors
Fees and funding
| UK fee |
International fee |
| Full time: £4,786 per year |
Full time: £12,146 per year |
| Part time: £2,393 per year |
Part time: £6,073 per year |
Some of our research students are funded via the Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership; others are self-funded.
For detailed information about fees and funding, visit Fees and studentships.
To see current funded studentship vacancies across all research areas, see Current studentships.
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