About PhD Program,
The Department of Philosophy at Duquesne University specializes in Continental philosophy and the history of philosophy, and our graduate program was among the first in the United States to concentrate on phenomenology and, more broadly, 19th- and 20th-century Continental thought.
As a student in our Ph.D. program, you’ll be immersed in that tradition and focus on post-Kantian European philosophy, with dedicated faculty working in German idealism, the phenomenological traditions, social and political philosophy and psychoanalytic theory, as well as structuralism, poststructuralism and their aftermaths.
We integrate this approach into a broader emphasis on the history of philosophy as a cluster of research areas in their own right, as a set of methodological orientations and as the necessary background for work in contemporary thought. To this end, you’ll work closely with groups of faculty specializing in each of the main periods of the history of philosophy, including ancient and classical philosophy, medieval philosophy and modern philosophy.
Our graduate program is built around small seminars that engage primary texts and conceptual problems. Our mission is to provide you with advanced philosophical training so that you may pursue high-quality independent research under the mentorship of faculty, become independent members of the international philosophical community and find full-time academic employment or fulfilling careers outside of academia.
PhD Program Degree Eligibility with GPA,
Ph.D. program applicants who hold previous M.A. degrees as well as those beginning their graduate study in philosophy. If you choose to transfer coursework from a previous philosophy M.A., we’ll help you move into dissertation writing at an accelerated rate. If you’re not sure whether our Ph.D. or M.A. program is right for you, apply to the Ph.D.
As a student in our Ph.D. program, your philosophical life will reach well beyond the classroom through our extensive visiting speakers series, a graduate research colloquium, student- and faculty-organized reading groups and strong graduate student organizations.
We strongly encourage reading philosophical works in their original languages.
We place a premium on our students developing a high level of competence in the languages related to their doctoral research. To that end, we offer substantial support enabling you to pursue language study throughout the academic year and in summer language programs abroad.
PhD Funding Coverage,
Students admitted to our Ph.D. program receive an assistantship renewable for five years; tuition credits covering all required seminars, continuing enrollment credits, and language course enrollments; substantial travel funding for presentation of research at academic conferences; substantial summer funding for intensive language work abroad; as well as opportunities for additional funding through competitively awarded dissertation research grants for the sixth year. In return for the funding package, Ph.D. students assist faculty with small classes for two years and teach their own classes for three. We occasionally consider admission for self-funded or externally-funded applicants.
Application Requirement,
Online Application
Academic Transcripts
Three Letters of Recommendations
Personal Statement
Writing Sample
Test Scores
Curriculum Vitae
Application Deadline,
Jan 15, 2025
Application fees
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