Degree Information
Priority Admission Application Deadlines: http://www.grad.usf.edu/majors
Minimum Total Hours: 90
Level: Doctoral
CIP Code: 38.0101
Dept. Code: PHI
Major/College Codes: PHI AS
Approved: 1990
Concentration:
Philosophy and Religion (PHR)
Contact Information
College: Arts and Sciences
Department: Philosophy
Contact Information: http://www.grad.usf.edu/majors
The Philosophy program at South Florida aims to produce teachers and scholars with a deep understanding of philosophy and a broad knowledge of its history. We welcome a diversity of approaches to the study of philosophy, including analytic, continental, historical, literary, and multicultural. Above all, we seek to prepare our students to make contributions in their areas of expertise and to become responsible members of the philosophical community.
Major Research Areas:
Aesthetics
Analytic Philosophy
Ancient Greek Philosophy
Buddhist Philosophy
Confucian Thought
Continental Philosophy
Epistemology
Ethics and Contemporary Moral Philosophy
Feminist Philosophy
Medieval Philosophy
Modern Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy and Religion
Philosophy of Science
Social & Political Philosophy
19th and 20th Century Philosophy
Admission Information
Must meet University Admission and English Proficiency requirements as well as requirements for admission to the major, listed below.
- three (3) letters of recommendation
- a ten (10) page philosophy writing sample
- GRE Scores
- A brief statement of the applicant’s philosophical interests