Philosophy

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Chair: Tomis Kapitan

Graduate Faculty

Valia Allori, assistant professor, Ph.D., Rutgers University
Harold I. Brown, Distinguished Research Professor, emeritus, Ph.D., Northwestern University
David J. Buller, Presidential Research Professor, Ph.D., Northwestern University
Mylan Engel, Jr., associate professor, Ph.D., University of Arizona 
Alicia Finch, assistant professor, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
Charles M. Gelven, Distinguished Research Professor, Ph.D., Washington University 
Carl Gillett, associate professor, Ph.D., Rutgers University
James L. Hudson, associate professor, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Tomis Kapitan, Presidential Teaching Professor, Ph.D., Indiana University
Theodore J. Kisiel, Distinguished Research Professor, emeritus, Ph.D., Duquesne University
Sharon Sytsma, associate professor, Ph.D., Loyola University
William E. Tolhurst, associate professor, Ph.D., University of Connecticut

The Department of Philosophy offers a graduate program leading to the M.A. degree which is designed to prepare students for teaching and research in philosophy and for doctoral-level graduate work in philosophy and in other disciplines, as well as for positions in government and industry where a broad liberal arts background with strong critical training is desired. Students planning to enroll for graduate courses in philosophy should consult their advisers before registering.

Admission requirements are those established for admission to the Graduate School, plus the baccalaureate degree with a major or strong minor in philosophy. In addition, the Department of Philosophy may require a student to remedy specific deficiencies in preparation by enrolling without graduate credit in certain courses.

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