Diploma programs are open to students in any relevant graduate program or to those who have a general interest in graduate-level work. For diplomas that are part of a graduate degree (concurrent), please contact the relevant graduate program office. For graduate diplomas that can be pursued on their own (stand-alone, direct entry), applications are submitted online. 

This program of study allows students to deepen their knowledge and skill of value theory and its application to real ethical problems. To enter this program, students must ?rst be admitted to a regular graduate program.

Master of Arts (MA), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

The Graduate Program in Philosophy offers rigorous training for MA students to prepare them to be strong candidates for admission into PhD programs, and supports PhD students in developing a professional research profile. We specialize in a number of research areas, including: ethics, political philosophy and philosophy of law; philosophy of cognitive science, mind and language; history of 19th and 20th-century philosophy; and philosophy of science and epistemology.