I’m new here, sorry if this is a dumb question or the wrong place for it. I’m thinking about applying to the University of Chicago in a couple years for a Masters study in Philosophy. I currently go to the University of Santa Barbara. Firstly, I’m wondering if anyone has any words to share about the Philosophy department there. Secondly, I’m interested in knowing how the difficulty of getting accepted into a graduates program in the philosophy department stacks up against other majors. What are the sort of things they look for when considering an applicant?
@LiamRadecke you should talk to your profs at SB to see what they think. Often the faculty will be happy to weigh in on various graduate academic programs.
You should also check out the website. Philo does not have its own terminal masters program; it admits doctoral students only. However, the MA can be awarded along the way.
There IS a terminal master’s program in the humanities which might allow specialization in Philo. Here is the website for that; perhaps there are placement numbers located in the “outcomes” section.
Just confirming that the MAH program is where you would go for a terminal masters centered on philosophy. It’s not all that hard to get admitted – it’s a moneymaker for the University – but you have to be willing and able to negotiate for yourself and figure out how to make it valuable to you in a very loose, undefined program whose students are at the bottom of the pecking order for faculty attention. You can make it work – many people do, usually as a way to get admitted to a funded PhD program somewhere – but it doesn’t work for everyone.