Overview

At Philosophy at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute students think critically about complex, enduring questions regarding existence, knowledge, and values.

Learn the reasoning and critical-thinking skills needed to be responsible citizens and tomorrow’s global leaders. The philosophy program is designed to allow students to bring new perspectives to other fields of study.

Key Facts

Students who graduate from this program will be able to demonstrate the ability to:

Apply critical thinking and logical reasoning in producing, analyzing, or evaluating ideas and arguments.

Describe accurately, compare, and evaluate key features of a variety of approaches, ideas, and philosophers across the history of philosophy.

Solve real-world problems using logical reasoning, development of concepts and ideas, and clear communication skills.

Careers

A degree in philosophy provides a solid foundation for careers and graduate studies in law, medicine, journalism, artificial intelligence, and more.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Cognitive Engineering

Cognitive Robotics

Computational Cognitive Modeling

Computational Linguistics

Human and Machine Reasoning

Perception and Action

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Troy, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

High School Transcript

Letter of Recommendation

Test Scores

Essay

Application Fee

Portfolio (if required)

Early Decision Agreement Form (if required)

Requirements for International Students

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

66300 USD / year

≈ 66300 USD / year
Out-of-State

66300 USD / year

≈ 66300 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

66300 USD / year

≈ 66300 USD / year

Living costs

Troy

United States

958 - 2088 USD / month

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Troy

Funding

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