Graduates of this program will be able to:

  • Articulate and defend their own point of view.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of selected philosophers in the history of philosophy from the classical period down to the present day

The Master of Arts degree program in philosophy at Kent State University offers intensive, in-depth study of philosophy, with particular attention to the diversity and plurality of philosophical methods, perspectives, and modes of analysis, and their relation to other disciplines. Most of our graduate students pursue one of the following goals:

  • doctoral work in philosophy
  • a terminal Master's degree in philosophy
  • supplementing and enhancing their work in other disciplines

The graduate program stresses both breadth and depth and offers students the option of a thesis or a non-thesis research project as a culminating experience.