Coursework
Each student is required to take 12 graduate seminars in the Department of Philosophy at Northwestern University and 6 additional courses at the 300- or 400-level. In addition, students who enter the program without an M.A. in philosophy are required to take 4 elective graduate seminars P/NP in the Department of Philosophy at Northwestern University during their third year. Students who enter the department with an M.A. are required to take 2 such seminars. The DGS may waive third year coursework requirements in unusual circumstances in which a student enters the program with background in philosophy exceeding an M.A. Students are not permitted to enroll in a course for which they serve as a TA.
This supersedes the course requirement that was in place through 2019-2020. It will apply to students who enter the Ph.D. program in 2020 or thereafter.
For students that entered the program in AY 2019-20 or before, the following rules apply:
Each student is required to take 12 graduate seminars in the Department of Philosophy at Northwestern University and 6 additional courses at the 300- or 400-level. In addition, students without an M.A. in philosophy are required to take 6 elective graduate seminars P/NP in the Department of Philosophy at Northwestern University during their third year. Students are not permitted to enroll in a course for which they serve as a TA.