Our graduate program has particular strengths in Continental philosophy, critical philosophy of race, and feminist philosophy. Graduate training in philosophy at Penn State focuses on these areas while providing all graduate students with a strong foundation in the history of philosophy and a broad training that includes work in ethics.
Graduate students have the option of pursuing dual-title doctoral degrees in African American and Diaspora Studies, Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, or Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; doctoral minors in social thought and literary theory, criticism, and aesthetics are available as well.
The members of our graduate faculty are nationally and internationally recognized experts in their fields; for more information on their recent publications and current research, consult the entries in the Graduate Faculty section of our directory. We strive to prepare our graduate students for professional academic careers through our mentoring program, teaching apprenticeship and certification programs, and our effective placement efforts.
Announcement: The Penn State Philosophy Department no longer either requires or considers GRE scores for admission to our Ph.D. program.