Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy
The Ph.D. in Philosophy program aims to prepare men and women for competence in research and teaching philosophy beyond the master’s level. It is designed to develop scholarly expertise in the field of Philosophy so that creative critical thinking is enhanced in the pursuit of wisdom.
A master’s thesis or four quality papers with a grade of at least “A-” is required for admission to the doctoral program.
Curriculum
REQUIRED COURSES - 9 units
PH 301 Research Seminar in Philosophy 3 units
PH 302 Philosophy of the Human Person 3 units
PH 303 Advanced Theories in Ethics 3 units
A student with insufficient background in Philosophy may be required to take additional courses from the M.A. programs.
FIELD OF CONCENTRATION COURSES 18 units
Student chooses one specific field of concentration from the following:
A. Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
B. Modern and Contemporary Philosophy
C. Ethics, Social, and Political Philosophy
D. Culture, Art, Religion, and Science
and enrolls in three courses from among the courses offered under the chosen field of concentration.
A. PH 310.xx ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY
PH 310.1 Plato 3 units
PH 310.2 Aristotle 3 units
PH 310.5 Augustine 3 units
PH 310.7 Aquinas 3 units
PH 310.8 Nicholas of Cusa 3 units
PH 310.9 Ancient Chinese Thought 3 units
B. PH 320.xx MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY
PH 320.1 Phenomenology 3 units
PH 320.2 Hermeneutics 3 units
PH 320.3 Seminar on Modern Philosophy 3 units
PH 320.4 Seminar in Contemporary Philosophy 3 units
PH 320.6 Seminar on Pragmatism 3 units
PH 320.9 Kant 3 units
PH 320.10 Hegel 3 units
PH 320.11 Husserl 3 units
PH 320.12 Marcel 3 units
PH 320.14 Merleau-Ponty 3 units
PH 320.15 Nietzsche 3 units
PH 320.16 Heidegger 3 units
PH 320.17 Wittgenstein 3 units
PH 320.18 Scheler 3 units
PH 320.20 Ricoeur 3 units
PH 320.22 Blondel 3 units
PH 320.23 Foucault 3 units
PH 320.24 Levinas 3 units
PH 320.25 Arendt 3 units
PH 320.26 Derrida 3 units
PH 320.28 Gadamer 3 units
PH 320.29 Habermas 3 units
PH 320.31 Simon Weil 3 units
C. PH 330.xx ETHICS, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
PH 330.1 Social Philosophy 3 units
PH 330.3 Contemporary Ethical Issues 3 units
PH 330.5 Marx and Marxism 3 units
PH 330.6 Political Philosophy 3 units
PH 330.8 Contemporary Social Issues 3 units
PH 330.9 Philosophy of Nature 3 units
PH 330.10 Philosophy of Ecology 3 units
PH 330.11 Business Ethics 3 units
PH 330.12 Bioethics 3 units
PH 330.13 Gender Issues in Philosophy 3 units
PH 330.14 Philosophy of Law 3 units
PH 330.15 Seminar in Moral Deliberation 3 units
PH 330.16 Seminar in Theories of Social Transformation 3 units
D. PH 340.xx CULTURE, ART, RELIGION, AND SCIENCE
PH 340.2 Philosophical Perspectives 3 units
PH 340.4 Philosophy of Art 3 units
PH 340.5 Philosophy of Religion 3 units
PH 340.7 Buddhist Thought 3 units
PH 340.8 Islamic Thought 3 units
PH 340.9 Japanese Philosophy 3 units
PH 340.10 Modern Chinese Philosophy 3 units
PH 340.11 Modern Indian Philosophy 3 units
PH 340.12 Seminar on Filipino Philosophy 3 units
PH 340.13 Seminar on Process Philosophy 3 units
PH 340.14 Critical Theory 3 units
PH 340.15 Philosophy and Literature 3 units
PH 340.16 Philosophy of Science 3 units
Plus: One course from each of the other three fields with the approval of the Academic Adviser
ELECTIVES - 6 units
Any two PhD level courses from the Philosophy Department or other departments with the approval of the Academic Adviser.
RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIP - 3 units
PH 304 Research Apprenticeship 3 units
PRACTICUM - 3 units
PH 305 Practicum 3 units
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
The candidate for the doctoral degree is expected to have a reading knowledge of one language, other than English or Filipino, in which significant philosophical writing had been done. The language proficiency certification, as may be approved by the Department, is to be submitted to the Registrar as a pre-requisite for graduation.
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATIONS
PH COMPRE 400 Comprehensive Examinations
DISSERTATION WRITING AND ORAL DEFENSE - 12 units*
PH 400 Doctoral Thesis Writing/Dissertation 0 unit
* The units for the dissertation are credited after the student passes the oral defense and submits the final revised copy of the dissertation.
