The MA in Philosophy at the University of Windsor focuses on studies in social and political critique, broadly construed, and in reasoning and argumentation.
Our program prepares students for further scholarly pursuits such as doctoral studies in philosophy or law school, and for careers in public service, public relations, policy analysis, education, or research.
It provides resources for a deeply engaged intellectual, professional, and civic life.
Our low teacher-student ratio ensures close interaction and promotes collegiality.
The majority of the Centre for Research in Reasoning, Argumentation and Rhetoric’s (CRRAR’s) current members are philosophers.
The University of Windsor’s Philosophy department is recognized worldwide as the centre of research in informal logic and argumentation. See www.uwindsor.ca/crrar
Students can expand their formal philosophical education by participating in the department’s lively in-house speakers series, as well as the external speaker series, and the student-organized Philosophy Club.
There are two main avenues to the MA degree: a) Coursework stream
b) Major paper stream Faculty Research Interests
Argumentation theory
Contemporary European Philosophy
Environmental Philosophy
Epistemology
Ethics
Feminist Philosophy
Informal Logic
Indigenous Philosophy
Metaphysics
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Technology
Rhetoric
Social & Political Philosophy
Enrollment Cycles
September 2023
January 2024
May 2024
Entry Requirements
Program Specific Admission Requirements
Deadline for Fall: July 1
Deadline for Winter: November 1
Deadline for Summer: -
4 Year honours degree in a related field
Minimum GPA: 73% (coursework stream); 80% (major paper stream)
Minimum TOEFL: IBT-100
Minimum IELTS: 7.0
Minimum Pearson: 68
Additional Requirements
A Statement of Research Interest/Study Plan (under 500 words)
A sample of philosophical writing
Two letters of reference
PHILOSOPHY COURSES
PHIL-8200. Topics in Ethics and Value Theory
PHIL-8210. Topics in Social and Political Philosophy
PHIL-8220. Topics in Environmental Philosophy
PHIL-8260. Philosophy of Law
PHIL-8300. Topics in Gender and Sexuality
PHIL-8500. Topics in Mind or Knowledge
PHIL-8600. Movements and Figures in Argumentation Theory and Informal Logic
PHIL-8610. Problems in Argumentation and Informal Logic
PHIL-8700. Recent German Philosophy
PHIL-8710. Recent French Philosophy
PHIL-8720. Analytic Philosophy
PHIL-8730. Pragmatist Philosophy
PHIL-8770. Topics in Continental Philosophy
PHIL-8800. to PHIL-8840. Special Topics
GROUP B The following course must be taken by all MA students:
PHIL-8900. Departmental Seminar: The History of Philosophy in Perspective
