45 hours (students who complete an M.A. in Philosophy can complete the Ph.D. in 30 hours)

Apply to the UGA Graduate School and include the following: 3 Letters of recommendation CV Statement of Purpose Unofficial transcript International students: For students whose primary language is not English, proof of English proficiency is required. Students need to submit official university documents according to the UGA Graduate School requirements. Application deadline is January 6th to be considered for assistantships starting in the Fall.

PHIL 9300  (min. 3 hours)

Doctoral Dissertation

1-12

Choose 30 to 45 credit hours from the following:

Graduate coursework

Students who completed Philosophy (M.A.) must complete 30 hours (10 courses). Students who have not completed Philosophy (M.A.) must complete 45 hours (15 courses).

Choose 7 to 10 courses from the following:

Seminars

Students who completed Philosophy (M.A.) must complete 7 seminars. Students who have not completed Philosophy (M.A.) must complete 10 seminars.

GRSC 7001

GradFIRST: First-year Research and Scholarship Training Seminar

1

GRSC 7770  *

Graduate Teaching Seminar

1-3

*Students who are selected for teaching assistantships are required to take Graduate Teaching Seminar

Research Skills Requirement

If you are a PhD student and have not taken an introductory course in formal logic as an undergraduate, you are required to take an introductory course in formal logic in order to satisfy the program requirements. You can meet this requirement by earning a grade of B (3.0) or higher in Introduction to Symbolic Logic (PHIL 2500) or in a higher-level course in formal logic.

If you are a PhD student, your Advisory Committee may decide in consultation with you that satisfaction of an additional Research Skills Requirement is necessary for you to carry out your Program of Study. For example, if you plan to work in Ancient Greek Philosophy, your Advisory Committee may require you to acquire a reading knowledge in Ancient Greek, if you plan to work in certain areas in Philosophy of Language or Mathematics, your Advisory Committee may require you take an upper-level course in Formal Logic and/or coursework in mathematics, or if you plan to work in the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, your Advisory Committee may require you to acquire knowledge of a programming language.

The Research Skills requirement must be approved by the Graduate Coordinator. The decision about a Research Skills Requirement should be made as early as possible, preferably before the end the student’s third semester of coursework. A Research Skills Requirement may not be added to the student’s program of study after the end of the student’s fourth semester of coursework, unless the student changes the area of research. The Research Skills Requirement may include suitable undergraduate and graduate courses offered in any department at the University of Georgia, but must not require more than nine credit hours of course work. The Research Skills Requirement shall be satisfied if the student earns a grade of B (3.0) or higher in these courses. If your Advisory Committee asks you to satisfy a Research Skills Requirement, this requirement should be included in your Preliminary and Final Program of Study forms.

Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program.

Qualified students will be nominated by the Graduate Program Committee for Graduate School Presidential and PhD Fellows awards.

Students are encouraged to present their research at conferences, professional meetings, and symposia. The Philosophy Department (and Graduate School) have funds available to defray travel expenses for students who present. Students are encouraged to publish their research findings in peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and published collections.

Philosophy Graduate Student Association: The mission of the Philosophy Graduate Student Association is to promote philosophical discourse among the UGA community and Athens at large, represent philosophy graduate students' interests in departmental proceedings, and facilitate the professional development of students enrolled in the program.