Student Information
Prospective Graduate Students
The Department offers a Doctor of Philosophy program which is strong in the analytical tradition. Areas of strength include philosophy of mathematics and logic, logic, modern philosophy, ethics and metaethics, moral psychology and action theory, philosophy of mind and cognitive science, philosophy of language, history of analytic philosophy, and metaphysics. Most graduate course work takes the form of seminars that are used to satisfy Course Number and Distribution Requirements. Beginning students are required to take a First-Year Seminar which is an intensive introduction to a topic and is usually taught by two faculty members.The William H. Fink Prize for the outstanding graduate student essay in philosophy is awarded annually.
Information about faculty, current graduate students, and philosophy courses is also available.
