The Department offers programs leading to the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees The fields in which advanced study may be pursued include ethics social and political philosophy aesthetics feminist philosophy logic decision theory philosophy of science including biology and cognitive science epistemology philosophy of language philosophy of mind metaphysics ancient philosophy modern philosophy from the 17th to the 20th century and contemporary European and Anglo-American philosophy Inquiries concerning possible subjects for research should be directed to the Graduate Coordinator

The Department offers programs leading to the Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.

The fields in which advanced study may be pursued include ethics; social and political philosophy; aesthetics; feminist philosophy; logic; decision theory; philosophy of science, including biology, and cognitive science; epistemology; philosophy of language; philosophy of mind; metaphysics; ancient philosophy; modern philosophy from the 17th to the 20th century; and contemporary European and Anglo-American philosophy. Inquiries concerning possible subjects for research should be directed to the Graduate Coordinator.

Applicants must also provide the following:

• Curriculum vitae (CV)
• 3 letters of reference
• Statement of interest which describes the research questions and issues that interest the applicant (and why), and explains why the applicant would like to pursue a philosophy degree at the University of Alberta.
• Writing sample - should be a piece of academic work, preferably in philosophy, and should not be more than 30 pages.

Students with very little background in philosophy may be required to enroll as a qualifying student or as a special graduate student, before being considered eligible for admission to a graduate degree program.

TOEFL (iBT) (Institution Code: 0963; Department Code: 00)At least 90 with a minimum score of 21 points in each section100

IELTS (Academic)At least 6.5 with no band less than 5.57.0 with no band score below 6.5

MELABAt least 85 with no band less than 80-

PTE (Academic)At least 61 with no less than 60 in each communicative skill-

6 full-time years of education in English in Canada or the equivalent in another country    With secondary education as the highest level completed or with a combination of secondary and post-secondary studies, education must include the Alberta Grade 12 (or equivalent)

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