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GRADUATE PROGRAM
The USC Department of Philosophy offers programs of study leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. The department is distinctive among graduate departments in the Southeast in the breadth of philosophical areas, styles and interests which faculty make available to students. The University was authorized to award a Ph.D. in Philosophy in July 1994, and the department admitted its first Ph.D. students in the Fall of 1995. The M.A. program in Philosophy at USC-Columbia has been in existence since the mid-1960s. This program was originally developed with the intention of providing a basic training in philosophy for students who might wish to advance to the Ph.D. level at major research universities. This program has been very successful. Students have been placed in first-rate Ph.D. programs: University of Pittsburgh, Rutgers University, The University of Toronto, Vanderbilt University, Duke University, Yale University, etc. The program has placed great emphasis in a training in logic, history of philosophy, history of philosophy and science, and interpretive/evaluative philosophy. This remains the goal of the M.A. program as we prepare students not only for advancement into these well-established programs, but also to our own Ph.D. program. Much of our efforts are now devoted to the Ph.D. program. But some students wish to complete the M.A. program alone. In recent years we have had many applications from students who already have training at the graduate level in other subjects. Due to this interest, we have customized a program for these more advanced students so that they can advance to full M.A. status in an adequate time-frame. Some students wish to complete the M.A. program and then proceed to a career in another field of study or work. We also provide a program of study for these students. Both programs provide a foundation in logic and the history of philosophy for all students. Students may specialize in a broad diversity of areas. Individual faculty members work in a wide range of areas in collaboration with various units on campus including the Medical School, the Center for Bioethics, the School of the Environment, and the NanoCenter. The Department has significant clusters of faculty who work in two special areas of research:
The University of South Carolina is located in the state capital, Columbia, a metropolitan area with a population of over 450,000. As the primary graduate institution in the state, its libraries include over 2.5 million volumes (25,000 in philosophy) and 3.5 million units on microfilm. The library receives more than 16,000 journals including 150 journals in philosophy. Inquiries about the graduate program and about applications procedures may be directed to the Graduate Director:
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Computing Facilities: Once you are admitted as a student, you need to gain access to VIP and the USC Network. You will also be given a free USC email account. Consult the Computers and Philosophy web page for more information. Housing Services: See the University Housing web site for information about campus housing for graduate students. Also, the Off-Campus Housing Services office has notebooks which contain listings of apartments, houses, and rooms for rent in the USC Columbia campus area. The Housing Office does not act as an agent for landlords. Rather, students refer to these listings in the way they would to the classified section of a newspaper. Typically, a range of styles of housing is available, at a range of prices. There is typically some short-term housing available, as well as housing with longer-term leases. The Off-Campus Housing Office (which is a division of Student Affairs) is located in the Russell House, Greene Street. More information can be obtained by calling 877.895.1234 (toll-free).  |
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