01 Mar, 2026Application Deadline
Programme overview
Main Subject
Philosophy
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Begin advanced training in philosophy through an innovative curriculum with the Master of Arts in Philosophy in Temple University’s College of Liberal Arts. This 30-credit graduate degree provides students the opportunity to join a cohesive group of peers and faculty working across the traditions of Anglo-American and European philosophy, contemporary issues, and historical scholarship.
Philosophy MA faculty are internationally acclaimed in key areas, including
As a Philosophy MA student, you will participate in experiences across Philadelphia, such as
Temple’s Department of Philosophy has an especially rich history and continuing presence in the field of aesthetics, counting American philosophers Monroe Beardsley and John Fisher among former faculty. Faculty members publish with leading journals and publishing houses, representing Temple nationally and abroad.
Philosophy MA faculty are internationally acclaimed in key areas, including
- aesthetics,
- ancient philosophy,
- early modern and Kantian European philosophy,
- epistemology,
- ethics,
- feminism,
- philosophy of language,
- philosophy of science,
- political philosophy,
- post-Kantian European philosophy, and
- pragmatism.
As a Philosophy MA student, you will participate in experiences across Philadelphia, such as
- participating in conferences and off-campus events;
- running the Work-in-Progress series and a newly established Women in Philosophy reading group;
- working with the Greater Philadelphia Philosophy Consortium and helping guide Fresh Philosophy, the Consortium’s undergraduate online journal; and
- taking part in a highly active department colloquium series.
Temple’s Department of Philosophy has an especially rich history and continuing presence in the field of aesthetics, counting American philosophers Monroe Beardsley and John Fisher among former faculty. Faculty members publish with leading journals and publishing houses, representing Temple nationally and abroad.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Philosophy
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Begin advanced training in philosophy through an innovative curriculum with the Master of Arts in Philosophy in Temple University’s College of Liberal Arts. This 30-credit graduate degree provides students the opportunity to join a cohesive group of peers and faculty working across the traditions of Anglo-American and European philosophy, contemporary issues, and historical scholarship.
Philosophy MA faculty are internationally acclaimed in key areas, including
As a Philosophy MA student, you will participate in experiences across Philadelphia, such as
Temple’s Department of Philosophy has an especially rich history and continuing presence in the field of aesthetics, counting American philosophers Monroe Beardsley and John Fisher among former faculty. Faculty members publish with leading journals and publishing houses, representing Temple nationally and abroad.
Philosophy MA faculty are internationally acclaimed in key areas, including
- aesthetics,
- ancient philosophy,
- early modern and Kantian European philosophy,
- epistemology,
- ethics,
- feminism,
- philosophy of language,
- philosophy of science,
- political philosophy,
- post-Kantian European philosophy, and
- pragmatism.
As a Philosophy MA student, you will participate in experiences across Philadelphia, such as
- participating in conferences and off-campus events;
- running the Work-in-Progress series and a newly established Women in Philosophy reading group;
- working with the Greater Philadelphia Philosophy Consortium and helping guide Fresh Philosophy, the Consortium’s undergraduate online journal; and
- taking part in a highly active department colloquium series.
Temple’s Department of Philosophy has an especially rich history and continuing presence in the field of aesthetics, counting American philosophers Monroe Beardsley and John Fisher among former faculty. Faculty members publish with leading journals and publishing houses, representing Temple nationally and abroad.
Admission Requirements
98+
7.5+
53+
130+
01 Mar 2026
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
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