The MA Political Thought gives you the opportunity to study the thinkers who have shaped the modern world – Locke, Hegel, Marx and others – as well as more recent debates in social and political theory. As a graduate of this programme you will have a broad knowledge of classic debates in the history of political ideas and of changing perceptions of political institutions, money, work, and commerce. You will also have the opportunity to take a wide range of options reflective of the diverse interests of our researchers, which include feminist philosophy, the politics of human rights, and theories of revolution.

Why study Political Theory at Exeter? 

1. Exeter has one of the largest and most diverse groups of political theorists of any Politics department in the UK. Exeter’s Centre for Political Thought is an active research community distinguished by its diversity, collegiality and engagement between different approaches. 
2. We have a long-standing reputation as a centre of expertise in the history of political ideas and we are the home of the discipline's leading journal History of Political Thought 
3. Students can take advantage of our Political Theory Reading Group and its long-running and highly successful annual postgraduate conference which brings together researchers from across all humanities and social sciences disciplines.