Prospective Students

Thank you for your interest in the Philosophy Department at the University of Chicago. To gain a sense of the intellectual atmosphere of the department, please browse the pages in this section as well as the rest of our website, and contact the department office staff if you have any questions about our program.

In order to gain an initial overall sense of our department, you might want to begin your tour of our website by reading through the description of the department offered here.

In addition to those provided in the subnavigation to the left, the following links on our website may also prove especially helpful to those seeking to inform themselves about our department:

• Announcements of recent accomplishments of members of the Department.
• Calendar of upcoming events covers the activities of both the department and some student groups.
• Course listings of the current and past academic years
• Course Requirements (including our policy on transferring course credits)
• Current Graduate Students have described their interests and dissertation topics.
• Department of Philosophy in the News
• Departmental Newsletter
• Faculty biographies, CVs, interests and publications
• Faculty Appointments and Searches recently concluded or currently underway
• Graduate Program Requirements
• Job Placement
• Joint Programs in Ancient Phiilosophy, German Philosophy, and Linguistics & Philosophy
• Philosophy at the University of Chicago (Undergraduate program)
• Recent Conferences provides a sense of the sorts of events which the Department organizes and sponsors
• Recently Completed Phds, including abstracts of the dissertations
• Recorded Interviews, Lectures and Podcasts featuring Department of Philosophy Faculty and other members of the broader departmental community
• Resource Faculty at the University, outside the Department, of interest to students studying philosophy
• Resources through the University, Department, and Community, provided by Department Philosophy faculty, students, and staff
• Visiting Faculty provides a sense of the sorts of visitors the Department invites each year to supplement and diversify our course offerings
• Workshops are usually interdisciplinary groups that meet for the purpose of discussing areas of mutual interest. In addition to this sensible intellectual rationale, workshops offer graduate students opportunites to present their work and to comment on faculty work in progress. Outside speakers are frequently invited by workshops as well.