我们的博士学位和文学硕士学生都得到了充分的资助。我们提供全面的哲学课程，包括形而上学，认识论，伦理学，逻辑学和哲学史的传统领域。此外，我们在科学哲学，美学，政治哲学，生物医学伦理学和语言哲学方面具有特殊优势。我们的系拥有15名教职员工，在不牺牲个人对学生的关注程度（这是所有优秀研究生课程的标志）的前提下设法覆盖很多领域。通常，要求拥有哲学硕士学位的学生修读500个级别的9个单学期课程（前两个学期中至少有5个课程），并完成从17个哲学领域中选出的三门综合考试。该计划的前二十四个月。在开始进行论文研究之前，学
Students entering the PhD program with an MA in philosophy will normally be required to take 9 single-semester courses at the 500 level (with at least five of those in the first two terms) and to complete three comprehensive examinations, chosen from seventeen areas of philosophy, within the first twenty-four months of the program. Before beginning work on the dissertation, students must submit a thesis proposal and then pass an oral candidacy examination, demonstrating the capacity to carry out the proposed research. Work on the dissertation itself usually lasts up to two years.<br><br>Outstanding students with an honors BA, or its equivalent, in philosophy may be admitted directly to the PhD program, but they will be required to take up to 12 courses before proceeding to the comprehensives. The other requirements remain the same.<br><br>All graduate students at the University of Alberta are required to complete eight hours of Graduate Ethics Training. Graduate students that have entered in Fall 2016 (or later) must also complete a Professional Development Requirement, which includes eight hours of professional development activities.