Overview

About the program

With over graduate faculty active in both teaching and research, the at the University of Toronto is able to offer supervision in all major areas of Philosophy, as well as a broad range of graduate courses every year.

Graduate students are a vital part of our research community, not only attending courses but also organizing reading groups and workshops, and participating in our very active calendar of lectures and conferences.

In recent years, our students have published papers in various journals. Graduate students receive special funding for travel, to present their research at conferences such as the American and Canadian Philosophical Association Meetings, the Joint Session meetings in the United Kingdom, and specialized workshops and conferences in a great variety of areas of philosophy.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Plato’s Metaphysics
Topics in South Asian Philosophy: Seeing and Subjects
Seminar in Early Modern Philosophy: Early Modern Naturalisms – Spinoza and Hume
Seminar in Metaphysics: Modality, Time, and the Self
Topics in Epistemology: The Self and Normativity
Political Philosophy: Compliance, Disobedience, Rebellion

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-07 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Toronto, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

A-

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants should have a master's degree in philosophy from a recognized university with an average grade of at least an A– in the applicant's overall program. Applicants must satisfy the department that they are capable of independent research in philosophy at an advanced level.

Direct entry:

Applicants should have an appropriate bachelor's degree from a recognized university; a strong background in philosophy (roughly equivalent to an undergraduate major); and an average grade of at least a B+ in the overall program and at least an A– in philosophy courses.

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Tuition Fees

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6210 CAD / year

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6210 CAD / year

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1502 - 2563 CAD / month

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