Overview

Answering our biggest questions isn’t easy. Philosophy is what happens when we take such questions seriously. The Department prides itself on its prestigious, decades-old history, its outstanding faculty and their challenging courses.

Students in the Philosophy program of St. Francis College receive a sound foundation for graduate study in philosophy but also in medicine, law, literature, history and theology, indeed in any field or profession that demands developed analytical skills and promotes human transformation.

Philosophy Helps:

Develop the aim of inquiring minds;

Foster a spirit of historical sensitivity, sympathy and wonder;

Guide the pursuit of truth in a rational way;

Sharpen intellectual ability; and

Formulate principles for considered, meaningful action in service of self-constitution.

Program Mission

The program provides a sound foundation for graduate study in philosophy and for training in any field demanding developed analytical skills. Its purpose is to make available for students the methods, instruments and sources needed to help them develop their intellectual lives. Only insofar as students achieve this has the College succeeded in its goal as a liberal arts college, namely, to form minds capable of responsible self-determination.

Goals & Objectives

To promote in students an understanding of the nature, purpose and importance of the philosophical enterprise by inviting them to engage in it personally by raising and working to answer philosophical questions of their own.

To respect reason as a definitive human characteristic and the truth as its primary pursuit. Students will sharpen their ability to think critically, to consider issues from multiple perspectives and in depth, to relate parts to wholes. The program emphasizes the value of critical thinking as the best way to distinguish what is worth doing and what is not.

To address a selection of the major philosophical questions, which are none other than the fundamental questions confronting human beings as such, through a historical study of the views of philosophers. Learning how to read a primary text from the history of philosophy, and to derive nourishment from it, constitutes an essential goal of the program.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Greek Philosophy

Early Modern Philosophy

19th Century Philosophy

Political Philosophy

Philosophical Theology

Medieval Philosophy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-21 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Brooklyn, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

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Submit your high school transcripts (translated)

Submit proof of high school completion (diploma)

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Tuition Fees

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29278 USD / year

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29278 USD / year

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29278 USD / year

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Additional Details

Full-time: $14,639.00 per semester Part-time: $975.00 per credit

Living costs

Brooklyn

United States

1550 - 3040 USD / month

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