Philosophy of sport

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

Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent). Most successful applicants to the research degree programme have an MA in Philosophy (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.