MA Philosophy at Brandeis University

Programme overview

The MA in Philosophy provides a solid grounding in the key areas of the discipline and prepares students for doctoral study; about 90 percent of graduates are accepted into doctoral programs.

Faculty: School of Arts, Humanities and Culture | Department: Department of Philosophy | Study mode: full-time | Location: Waltham, MA, United States

What you will study

Students complete nine courses approved by a faculty adviser with at least a B-plus in each, including a proseminar and a master's project course in which they write a professional-quality philosophical essay. They must also demonstrate competence in symbolic logic. Strengths include metaphysics and epistemology, ethics, social and political philosophy, philosophy of language, logic, philosophy of mind, and aesthetics.

Career pathways

Graduates have earned PhDs at Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Princeton and the London School of Economics, and the training is applicable to business, law, medicine, publishing and divinity.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate (School of Arts, Humanities and Culture) admission: bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. or international institution, transcripts, two letters of recommendation, résumé, statement of purpose; GRE optional; writing sample required for some programmes.

Master's admission for spring 2027 or fall 2027; Spring 2027 entry is offered for the MBA, Business Analytics, Finance, Global Sustainability Policy and Management, Public Policy, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Molecular and Cell Biology, Mathematics Postbaccalaureate and Studio Art Postbaccalaureate.

Spring admission: priority deadline October 15, final deadline November 15 (Studio Art Postbaccalaureate December 1). Fall admission: School of Business and Economics priority deadline November 1; Heller programmes priority deadline December 15; Rounds January 15, March 1 and April 15. Online application fee $75 unless waived.

Apply through the official page: https://www.brandeis.edu/graduate-admissions/apply/masters.html

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