Overview

Department of Philosophy / Department of Philosophy is located in Washington, DC, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

6

Applied

2

Accepted

2

Enrolled

Applying

45

Application Fee - Domestic

No

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	April 1st	Not reported	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	April 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships

Student Body

5

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	100%
White or Caucasian	0%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (60%)

Female (40%)

Faculty

5

Total faculty

Full-time - 5

Part-time - 0

Male (3)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	African and African-American philosophy, social and political philosophy, ethics, philosophy of culture, applied philosophy
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 2400 Sixth Street, NW
Washington, DC  20059-0002
United States

Contact Dr. Patrick Lorenzo Goodin
Phone: 202-806-2763

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