Overview

The Philosophy degree at The City University of New York looks at what the great thinkers have said about these questions, and examine whether their answers stand up to scrutiny.

Key Features

This requires expertise in critical thinking - evaluating arguments and clearly expressing arguments of your own. These skills learnt in philosophy are transferable to every area of life.

Students graduating with a B.A. in Philosophy will:

1. Be well-versed in reading, writing, reasoning and critical thinking, an increasingly valuable skill set that enhances their prospects in diverse career paths, from graduate programs to many other sectors of society.

2. Be able to read philosophy; that is, to identify the central thesis of a piece of philosophical writing, and to explain the argument adduced in support of the thesis.

3. Be able to reason philosophically and criticize philosophy; that is, to understand and employ the basic principles of logic, to assess the success or failure of a philosophical argument, to distinguish valid from invalid deductive arguments, to discriminate between strong and weak inductive arguments, to evaluate the truth of the premises, and to identify equivocation and fallacious reasoning.

4. Be able to write philosophy; that is, to select and clearly identify an interesting and reasonable claim to defend, to offer persuasive reasons to support the claim, and to construct a logically coherent argument in support of the claim.

5. To be generally familiar with and be able to discuss major aspects of the history of Western philosophy, especially the periods of its classical antiquity (500-300 B.C.) and/or its early modernity (1600-1800), as well as recent and current innovations in philosophy.

6. Be able to articulate and debate a number of philosophical issues in value-oriented areas of philosophy (i.e., ethics, politics, and aesthetics) and in ontologically-oriented areas of philosophy (metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of language, philosophy of science).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Philosophy

Logical Reasoning

Philosophy of Science Fiction

Ethics

The Human Condition

Eurocentrism & Decolonization

Philosophy of Cognitive Science

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-09-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , National

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Language

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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General requirements

The admissions review focuses on identifying your academic strengths as they relate to your intended major, and we will be looking for the following:

Overall academic average (GPA)

Performance in core academic subjects such as math, English and science.

SAT or ACT scores (if submitted)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

18600 USD / year

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Out-of-State

18600 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

9150 USD / year

≈ 9150 USD / year

Additional Details

Residents: $3,465 per semester

Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 USD / month

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