Hi all,
So I have a place to study an MPhil in Philosophy but I don't have any plans to push on into a Phd. While I enjoy the subject of Philosophy in its broad contours (hence my application), Phd and academic grade philosophy have become largely an exercise in pedantry and I just don't have the mental energy to neurotically work through the nonsense :).
Is there any point in studying for an MPhil if I'm not going to go further into an academic career?
To go just for an MPhil without PhD will probably not add anything to your CV.
An MPhil is seen by many as a poor relation to a PhD. It's what's awarded when a PhD candidate has failed to make an original contribution or new data to their field.
A taught Masters is a different matter, in that clear skills are being added to your repertoire. This makes a taught Masters an easier sell and better justification of your time in education and out of the jobs market.
I personally would give just an MPhil a miss, the one exception being if it was as part of a teaching company scheme with a placement in industry. With a teaching company scene, you're at least picking up real saleable work place skills.
Ian
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