Philosophy

Overview

Key Features

A limited number of students who will have completed the Bachelor's degree prior to beginning their graduate studies may be annually admitted to the M.A. program.  Neither admission to nor completion of the M.A. program ensures subsequent admission to the doctoral program.

The MA in Philosophy is independent of the University of Arizona Philosophy Ph.D. program.  Students completing the Philosophy program from University of Arizona will be given no special consideration relative to other applicants if they choose to apply to the doctoral program.

The study of philosophy is central to the mission of every great university.  Through an excellent undergraduate major and an internationally distinguished graduate program, the University of Arizona Department of Philosophy offers students abundant opportunities to think deeply, analytically, and autonomously about questions fundamental to the place of the person in the natural and social world.  As one of the nation's premier centers for original philosophical research, the Department is the academic home to a wonderfully dynamic and engaged community of students in daily interaction with a faculty of world-renowned philosophers.