Philosophy

Degree offered

Application deadlines

February 1 (for MA applicants applying for funding) for Fall admission
February 28 (for PhD applicants) for Fall admission
May 1 (all other MA applicants) for Fall admission

Departmental website

Why Philosophy at Memorial?

The interests of the faculty are wide-ranging with a particular concentration in the historical aspects of philosophy. Considerable expertise exists in ethical and political philosophy, logic, metaphysics and epistemology, as well as in the philosophy of science, the philosophy of religion, the philosophy of mind, phenomenology, existentialism, aesthetics, and hermeneutics.

The Philosophy department encourages student participation in regular discussion groups and colloquia. Recent guest lecturers featured in the Department's international speakers series include Richard Rorty (University of Virginia), Jane Heal (Cambridge), Günter Wohlfart (Wuppertal), Carl Hausman (Pennsylvania State), Th. C. W. Oudemans (Leiden), Daniel Dennett (TUFTS), Gunther Mensching (Hannover), Guy Debrock (Nijmegen), and Roland Faber (Vienna).

Funding

Memorial University offers competitive funding packages to eligible Canadian and International graduate students. Below is an approximate value of funding packages recently offered to graduate students in Philosophy. For more information, refer to Fees and Funding.

MA: $12,000 - $18,000

Tuition

We are proud to offer some of the lowest graduate tuition rates in Canada. The following are general program fees for graduate programs in Philosophy. For more information on special fees, continuance fees, and related charges, refer to Graduate Tuition and Cost of Living.

Program	Program fee per semester		# of semesters
Program	Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents	International Students	# of semesters
Master’s program
Plan A	$733	$953	6
Plan B	$486	$632	9
Plan C	$1,010	$1,312	3
PhD	$683	$887	12

Duration (for full-time students)

Master's: 1 year | PhD: 4 years

Find a supervisor that meets your research needs

Visit the Department of Philosophy website for areas of research, or search Yaffle to find a supervisor you may wish to work with (for research programs).

Description of programs

The Department of Philosophy at Memorial University offers an MA program with a strong emphasis on writing. The program is designed so that it may be completed in one academic year (three semesters) of full-time study. The program can also be taken part time, in which case completion is longer.

Doctoral candidates will specialize in one or more of three departmental research clusters;

Metaphysics and its History
Kant and Continental Philosophy
Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy

Minimum admission requirements

For MA: Bachelor's degree (first class) in Philosophy or a closely related field
For PhD: Master of Arts degree in Philosophy or hold an equivalent qualification.

Important Note: The information provided on this website is subject to change. The University Calendar is the final authority on university regulations.