Overview

Each student at the Philosophy MA program at Carleton University can explore their own research interests in small-group or one-to-one graduate tutorials.

An exciting variety of graduate seminars is offered, with new topics added every year. They have included Kant, women and early modern philosophy, the Stoics on emotions, consciousness and agency, justice and equality, development ethics and philosophical naturalism.

Capital Advantage

As home to the Government, Parliament and Supreme Court of Canada, a world-class array of museums, galleries, and cultural festivals, multiple post-secondary educational institutions and many non-governmental organizations of academic interest, Ottawa provides students of philosophy with unique opportunities for the expansion of the mind. In collaboration with Carleton, the nation’s capital also regularly hosts visits and public lectures from such intellectual luminaries as Martha Nussbaum, Noam Chomsky, Margaret Atwood, Peter Singer, Michael Walzer, John Perry, Angela Davis and Daniel Dennett.

Career Opportunities

In recent years, about half of our graduates have gone on to PhD studies in Canada, the U.S. and Europe at such prestigious institutions as Oxford, Cornell and Brown. Others have entered a wide variety of occupations in the public and private sectors.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Special Topic in Philosophy

Tutorial in the History of Philosophy

Tutorial in the Work of an Individual Philosopher

Topics in Philosophy of Mind or Philosophy of Language

Topics in Value Theory

Topics in Ethics or Political Philosophy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

5 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Ottawa, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

B+

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

An honours bachelor’s degree, or equivalent, in philosophy, with at least a B+ average or higher.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

24427 CAD / year

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Citizens or residents

10061 CAD / year

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Additional Details

Ontario Tuition Fee: 8317 CAD per year

Living costs

Ottawa

Canada

1168 - 1925 CAD / month

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Funding

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