Overview

Students on the Philosophy program from the University of Miami will be able to disseminate philosophical knowledge by teaching a wide range of courses at the undergraduate level and specialist courses at the graduate level.

They will also be prepared to become contributors to philosophical knowledge by presenting their work at conferences and publishing original research in the form of articles, monographs, and/or books.

Goals

Students will demonstrate a deep and broad knowledge of the main areas of philosophy and their history, and mastery of philosophical methods.

Students will demonstrate the ability to teach a wide range of philosophy courses at the undergraduate level, and courses in the area of specialization at the graduate level.

Students will demonstrate the ability to contribute to philosophical knowledge by writing original philosophical research.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Ethical Theory

Political Philosophy

Epistemology and Metaphysics

Epistemology

Evidence and Knowledge in Medicine

Mind and Language

Induction, Probability and Scientific Method

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-01-05 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

45 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Philosophy View 77 other PhDs in Philosophy in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Statement of purpose.

Original academic transcripts (by mail, posted to the Director of Graduate Studies)

GRE general test scores

Applicants must rank in the 65% percentile or higher in the Quantitative Reasoning test. There is no minimal score requirement for the other parts of the GRE.

Students from non-English speaking countries must send either TOEFL or IELTS scores.

Three letters of recommendation.

For international students: this form for financial responsibility (required by the US government)

Optional: For Ph.D. applications, this form to apply for an assistantship.

Tuition Fee

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International

21789 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2421 USD per credit during 60 months.
National

21789 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2421 USD per credit during 60 months.
In-State

21789 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2421 USD per credit during 60 months.

Living costs for Miami

1508 - 2603 USD /month

Living costs

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