Open days Faculty of Philosophy

The next onsite Bachelor Open Day will be held on Saturday 12 April 2025. Registration is possible from Monday 31 March. Presentations will be offered in Dutch and/or partly in English, depending on the lecturer giving the presentation.

During the information session, you will attend two taster lectures by lecturers from the philosophy program. They will provide insight into the content and structure of the program, giving you a taste of what it’s like to study philosophy. Afterward, the study advisor and a current bachelor’s student will give a brief presentation and will be available to answer all your questions.

Please note that this open day is focused on students wishing to start in the 3-year Dutch-taught BA Filosofie programme.

Contact the study advisor for more information: fil-study-advisor rug.nl

Students already studying a bachelor's degree at the UG can apply for admission to the English-taught Bachelor of specific discipline. This programme is open to current UG students wishing to deepen their academic discipine by including philosophy in their programme.

A web class gives a good impression of how it is to study philosophy (level, assignments, course content, literature, etc). The webclasses are offered in Dutch. The philosophy webclass tutor will guide you through the 4-week assignment period.

Registration for the spring round (March 3 – March 30, 2025) is closed.

The next round of web classes will take place from November 17 – December 14, 2025. Registration for this round opens on October 13, 2025.

Bachelor Filosofie (180 ECTS) Dutch-taught

Bachelor Philosophy of a specific discipline (60 ECTS + 120 ECTS of your own bachelor)

MSc Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) (60 ECTS)

DDM Political Philosophy and PPE (2-year) (one year in Groningen; one year in Barcelona)

MA Philosophy and Science (P&S) (60 ECTS)

MA Philosophy (60 ECTS)

MA Philosophy Research (120 ECTS)

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Please contact the bachelor study advisor for more information about this combination bachelor study and if you want to join a class as part of the Student for a Day event (held in December and February of each year).

Do you have questions about our open days or about the content of bachelor's or master's programs within philosophy? Then contact one of the student advisors.