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Overview
The Philosophy graduate program’s signature style of pursuing these strengths involves engagement with and reflection on the history of philosophy. It also integrates our strengths with the study of ethics richly informed by a historical approach.
We understand Continental philosophy, feminist philosophy, and critical philosophy of race necessarily draw from multiple traditions, including analytic and American as well as Continental philosophy. Likewise, the field of ethics draws on multiple traditions, and the history of philosophy can be and is pursued by means of different problematics and diverse philosophical traditions. Graduate students at Pennsylvania State University are trained in multiple traditions, helping produce a new generation of diverse students who are philosophically “multilingual.”
Interdisciplinary study is also possible across the humanities, the social sciences, the arts, the natural sciences, and interdisciplinary programs such as Women's Studies and African American Studies. Doctoral minors are available in social thought and in literary theory, criticism, and aesthetics. Study abroad is possible as well, through exchange programs or individual arrangements with leading departments of philosophy.
Learning outcomes
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- American Philosophy Seminar
- European Philosophy Seminar
- Ethics Seminar
- Social and Political Philosophy Seminar
- Seminar in Logic
- Aesthetic Seminar
- Feminist Philosophy Seminar
- Critical Philosophy of Race
- Ancient Philosophy Seminar
- Medieval Philosophy Seminar
- Modern Philosophy Seminar
- 19th-Century Philosophy Seminar
- 20th Century Philosophy Seminar
- Contemporary Philosophy Seminar
- Africana Philosophy
- Major Figures in Modern Philosophy
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 80
Credits
30 SCH
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Philosophy & Ethics Liberal Arts Political Science View 717 other Masters in Liberal Arts in United StatesAcademic requirements
GPA 3
GRE® Required
English requirements
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 80
Other requirements
General requirements
- Scores from the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), or from a comparable substitute examination accepted by a graduate program and authorized by the dean of the Graduate School, are required for admission.
- Students with a 3.00 junior/senior grade-point average (on a 4.00 scale) and with appropriate course backgrounds will be considered for admission.
- The best-qualified applicants will be accepted up to the number of spaces that are available for new students. Exceptions to the minimum 3.00 GPA may be made for students with special backgrounds, abilities, and interests.
Tuition Fee
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International
40151 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 40151 USD per year during 12 months. -
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38651 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 38651 USD per year during 12 months. -
In-State
19286 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 19286 USD per year during 12 months.
Living costs for University Park
1000 - 1500 USD /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Financing
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