Graduate Programs
Our MA and PhD programs
The Graduate Department of Philosophy administers three programs: an MA program, a 4-year PhD program and a 5-year PhD program. The 4-year PhD program is designed for students with a substantial graduate background in Philosophy, at least an MA at a comparable institution. The 5-year PhD program is the most common program and is our only direct entry program for students with a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent). There are two main differences between the PhD programs: The 4-year program provides four years of funding and requires one year of coursework; the 5-year program provides five years of funding and requires two years of coursework.
The following links give a summary description of our programs:
For detailed policies concerning these programs, please see here.
Combined and collaborative programs
The Department participates in one combined program and six collaborative programs. A student in the combined program in Law and Philosophy completes both a JD and a PhD in Philosophy. A student in one of the collaborative programs completes a PhD in Philosophy with distinctive requirements suited to that program, and receives a special notation on her or his transcripts at the end of the program. The following links give the details on these programs. They will open in new browser windows:
- Combined Program in Law and Philosophy
- Collaborative Program in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (CPAMP)
- Collaborative Program in Bioethics
- Collaborative Program in Environmental Studies
- Collaborative Program in Women and Gender Studies
- Collaborative Program in Jewish Studies
- Collaborative Program in Sexual Diversity
