Overview

This interdisciplinary department offers courses and seminars that lead to MA and PhD degrees. It offers qualified students the opportunity to pursue an intensive course of study in the historical and philosophical dimensions of science.

Graduate training includes course work in history of science, philosophy, logic, and often in the sciences. It is possible to work out a program that leads to a master's degree in one of these fields, while pursuing the PhD degree in history and philosophy of science.

Key Features

Among the major research topics of the departmental faculty are the philosophy of modern physics, the 17th-century mechanical philosophy, Einstein and the theory of relativity, Galileo, the historical interaction of science and philosophy since the Renaissance, the logic of scientific inference, causation, philosophy of neuroscience, psychology, and cognitive science, the history and philosophy of evolutionary biology, the history and philosophy of molecular biology, the philosophy of medicine, Medieval and Greek science, scientific change and progress, and explanation in the special sciences.

Both the PhD and MA degrees are awarded in History and Philosophy of Science at University of Pittsburgh, although only the PhD program accepts applications from students not currently enrolled at Pitt.

Terminal MA degrees may be sought by students in other graduate programs at Pitt who find studies in history and philosophy of science relevant to their career interests.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Philosophy of Science Core

Explanation in Cognitive Science and Neuroscience

History & Philosophy of Cognitive Science

Galileo

Modern Cosmology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-10 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Pittsburgh, United States

Disciplines

History Philosophy View 536 other Masters in History in United States

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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

Completed online application form

Transcripts of previous academic work

Three letters of recommendation

Statement of career objectives

One sample of written work

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

47378 USD / year

≈ 47378 USD / year
Out-of-State

47378 USD / year

≈ 47378 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

26876 USD / year

≈ 26876 USD / year

Living costs

Pittsburgh

United States

1148 - 1944 USD / month

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