Overview

The department works consistently across different subfields in philosophy. The overlapping research interests fit together in ways that are intellectually stimulating, and the integration of work on the history of philosophy and contemporary philosophy strengthens and enriches the department's coverage of the core areas of philosophy.

Key Facts

Philosophy graduate students develop the skills and expertise they need to pursue a career in research and teaching. In addition to participating in departmental seminars and colloquia, students present research at national and international conferences.

They publish their research in top journals and book chapters with major presses such as Oxford, Cambridge, and Routledge. Philosophy faculty frequently collaborate with graduate students on research projects.

Only students who are already enrolled in a graduate degree program at Indiana University Bloomington, including students in the Philosophy Ph.D. program, may earn a Philosophy M.A. degree from the department.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Plato

Aristotle

Intensive Reading: Ancient Philosophy from the Greek or Latin Texts

Medieval Philosophy

Topics in the History Modern Philosophy

Intensive Reading: Modern Philosophy from the Sources

Nineteenth-Century Philosophy

Twentieth-Century Analytic Philosophy

Twentieth-Century Analytic Philosophy

Phenomenology and Existentialism

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-08 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bloomington, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

A total of 30 credit hours, at least 20 credit hours of which must be in courses given in the Philosophy department. These must include at least one course in each of four subject areas: history of philosophy, metaphysics and epistemology, logic, and value theory.
Course P590 may not be used to satisfy the distribution requirement. No more than six hours in P590 may count toward the 20 hours required in Philosophy. Courses P804 and P805 do not count toward the credit hours required in Philosophy. A minimum grade of B (3.0) is required in each course that counts toward the degree.

Tuition Fees

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33002 USD / year

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33002 USD / year

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Living costs

Bloomington

United States

1071 - 1733 USD / month

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