Incoming Visiting and Exchange Students
The Department of Philosophy warmly welcomes international visiting students who may be attending Trinity College for just one semester, or a full academic year. Such students may take any module from the Junior Fresher (JF) and/or Senior Fresher (SF) years. Under special circumstances, and with the proper background in philosophy and the approval of the Philosophy Visiting Student Coordinator, courses from the Junior Sophister (JS) and/or Senior Sophister (SS) years may be selected.
Prospective Visiting Students
Further details on how to apply to come to Trinity as a visiting student are available on the Study at Trinity website. Any queries about course options may be directed to the Philosophy Visiting Student Coordinator, Prof. Lilian Alweiss (email).
Visiting Students Welcome Meeting
On Wednesday 15th January a meeting organised by Business, Economics, Political Science, Sociology and Philosophy will take place at 3pm in the JM Synge Theatre, Arts Building. Please note module enrolment forms will not be signed at this meeting. The presentation slides can be found here.
Module enrolment forms will be signed by Coordinators for the Schools of Social Sciences and Philosophy (Economics, Political Science, Sociology and Philosophy) and Business during the Module Enrolment Fair, In Goldsmith Hall on Friday 17th January.
Current Visiting Students
Philosophy Visiting Student Coordinator
Prof. Lilian Alweiss (email) is our visiting student coordinator for incoming students. Her office is room 5007, Arts Building, and her office hours are Tuesdays at 1pm.
Course Registration Forms
All visiting students intending to take courses in the Department of Philosophy must obtain and complete a course registration form. Full instructions on module enrolment procedures are available from the University's Academic Registry
Course Requirements
Full-year visiting students, students who are visiting for Michaelmas term (autumn semester) and students who are visiting for Hilary term (spring semester) are expected to fulfill the same course requirements, in terms of course work and exams, as Trinity students.
The Hilary term examination period takes place from 27th April - 2nd May 2020, which all Hilary term visiting students and full-year visiting students should bear in mind when making travel arrangements.