Applicants for the degree of Ph.D. in Philosophy should have an M.A. in Philosophy from NUS or equivalent qualifications from a recognized foreign university. For cohorts 2004 onwards, the program involves reading six coursework modules and writing a thesis (of up to eighty thousand words) on a topic approved of by the department. The thesis is expected to be an original piece of research and should be submitted within five years of the date of admission into the program.
For more specific areas of specialization of faculty members who could supervise graduate theses, please check their personal profiles in the staff web-page. For a list of research topics of the graduate students in the department, check the graduate students page .
The university provides generous research scholarships and tuition waivers, as well as travel grants for conference attendance to graduate students selected on the basis of their academic performance.
