Overview

The department’s Philosophy degree program at Southern Illinois University offered a curriculum that is not dominated by one school of thought or method.

Key facts

The range of specializations represented by the faculty exposes students to a variety of aspects of philosophy and, at the same time, permits them to concentrate on their own particular area of interest. Graduate-level courses in such allied fields as the natural and social sciences, the arts, linguistics, and law offer supplements to the philosophy curriculum.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Philosophy of Mind

Democratic Theory

Logic of Social Sciences

Symbolic Logic

Post-Colonialism Philosophy

Media Ethics

Philosophy of Politics

Philosophy of Law

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Carbondale, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

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Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

2.7 (on a grading scale with 4.0=A; approximately a "B-" average) on the last two years of Bachelor's coursework
3.0 on all previous graduate work (approximately a "B" average)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

14086 USD / year

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Out-of-State

14086 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

5634 USD / year

≈ 5634 USD / year

Living costs

Carbondale

United States

1100 - 1500 USD / month

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