The licentiate degree at Philosophy (postgraduate/Master's Degree) is oriented to allow students to deepen the study of a specific branch of the Philosophy and to exercise more fully in the philosophical research .
It consists of two academic courses, with a total of 120 ECTS credit, and includes the essay of the thesis of licentiate degree and the corresponding oral test of Degree of graduate.
At the University of Navarra, students take the specialization program "Christian Thought in Contemporary Society", which aims to train Christian philosophers with research and critical capacity, according to the most rigorous academic standards.
To start the licentiate degree at Philosophy (cycle II) it is necessary to prove that one has the degree scroll of high school program at Philosophy. However, the apostolic constitution Veritatis Gaudium on universities and ecclesiastical Schools also allows those who have the philosophical biennium or those who possess the equivalent philosophical programs of study (art. 68) to access licentiate degree through an integrative course that provides them with the necessary knowledge. At the end of this course, they must pass an exam to obtain the certificate which gives access to cycle II. For more information on this access route, please contact Admissions Office and attendance (Mr. Rafael Navarrete - rnavarrete@unav.es).
The Study program of the licentiate degree has the following structure:
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The first course offers the fundamental instructions for the training of student, from which the subsequent research can be developed. In this way, it deepens what has been studied in first cycle and lays the necessary foundations to enter into research;
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The second course focuses specifically on the researchThe second course is specifically focused on the teaching of the subject, both in the seminars offered and in the thesis of licentiate degree, which is given a preponderant weight. The seminars are of two types: firstly, methodological, focusing on didactic and internship aspects of research, fundamental for those who are to become teachers and researchers at Philosophy; and, secondly, research, which will be linked to research groups at Philosophy of which the professors of School are members.