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Philosophy PhD
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The Department of Philosophy offers graduate study in a variety of subfields, with notable strengths in two areas of cross-disciplinary research that apply philosophical ideas and methods in the real world. The first is applied ontology, which links philosophical ideas and methods to the use of computers in managing data, for example in medical research or in intelligence analysis. The Department is the world’s center for the academic study of theoretical and applied ontology. A second area where the Department has particular strengths is in the growing field of philosophy, politics, and economics, which studies how the economy, political and social institutions, and questions of justice interact and draws on analytical tools and models from a range of disciplines to address pressing social problems. The Department also excels in philosophy of science, bioethics, and early modern philosophy. The Department is distinguished by its high-quality teaching, robust faculty-student interaction within a vibrant academic community, and the successful placement of our graduates in both academic and extra-academic positions.
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Required Core (9 credits)
One Seminar in Logic (3 credits)
Two Seminars in History of Philosophy (6 credits)
Three seminars in (a) Metaphysics and Epistemology or (b) Value Theory (9 credits)
One Additional Seminar in any Area of Philosophy (3 credits)
Electives (15-22 credits)
Dissertation and Independent Studies (20-27 credits)
Total Credit Hours: 72
3.0 Degree GPA required Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
1) Demonstrate a working knowledge of the history of philosophy, contemporary value theory, and contemporary metaphysics and epistemology (broadly construed).
2) Familiarity with philosophical methods and techniques: employ tools of critical reasoning to their own thinking and that of others; read carefully, critically and charitably; write clear, rigorous and well argued papers; accept criticism and revise work accordingly.
3) Demonstrate competency in logic: An ability to symbolize sentences, analyze arguments, detect formal and informal fallacies, carry out logical proofs and derivations.
4) Demonstrate a competency presenting philosophy papers to a professional philosophical audience within and outside the studentsspecializations.
5) Demonstrate an ability to produce original research in a specialized area of philosophy
6) Adequately teach college level philosophy - In Person (100 percent of courses offered in person)
SED Statement
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