You + Award-Winning Professors = Philosophy that Matters
Why Waterloo?
We are proud to offer an MA program in Philosophy, and a PhD program in Philosophy. As a vibrant, well established graduate studies department with strengths across an unusually wide range of areas, we also offer a specialized PhD program in Applied Philosophy, the only one of it's kind in Canada.
We give strong support to our students on the job market, whether academic, alt-academic, or outside academia. We encourage students who want to apply philosophical thinking beyond academia. Our graduates go on to work in healthcare, government, law, corporate 
and academic careers.
We have a lively and engaged graduate community, which has been running its own graduate conference series for over 20 years. We also host monthly socials where grad students and faculty get a chance to interact informally.
The Humphrey Professor and the Rudrick scholar series bring important senior scholars from outside Waterloo to our community on a regular basis, along with our regular program of visiting speakers.
Visit Discover Graduate Studies for more general information on why Waterloo may be a good fit for you.
*Note: Currently we are not accepting applications from international students.
Want to know more?
We are happy to answer any question you have. Please contact:
Monika Kitor, Graduate Coordinator
- application process
- graduate funding
- academic forms
- academic deadlines
- course enrollment
Chris Lowry, Associate Chair of Graduate Studies
- program requirements
- academic advising
