Academic Programs

The Georgetown Philosophy Department is a diverse community, offering the opportunity to study across an unusually broad range of philosophical traditions, from analytic to continental, topical to historical. We are a relatively large department with diverse philosophical interests, and we take pride in providing a rigorous and nurturing environment for graduate study in Philosophy. Our PhD program emphasizes both theory and history and represents a variety of philosophical traditions. In addition, we participate in dual JD/MA and JD/PhD programs with the Georgetown University Law Center and dual MD/MA and MD/PhD programs with the Georgetown University Medical School. Students wishing to pursue these programs must apply and be admitted to both Philosophy and the professional school. The Department does not offer a free-standing MA program.

We offer a small number of funded positions (usually five or six per year) for students admitted to the PhD program. These positions provide tuition remissions, living stipends, and health insurance.  In each student’s 1st and 5th years, these positions function as fellowships, and carry no service requirement.  In each student’s 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years, they function as assistantships, and require service as a teaching assistant or teaching associate. Funding is guaranteed for a total of five years for awardees in good standing, but the Department will normally extend assistantship support to students in good standing beyond five years if necessary. Students admitted without financial support can apply for assistantships in later years.