纪念大学哲学系提供了一个繁荣的知识社区，邀请学生探索人类生存和人类思想的本质和问题。哲学系的兴趣广泛，尤其集中在哲学的历史方面。在道德和政治哲学，逻辑，形而上学和认识论以及科学哲学，宗教哲学，心灵哲学，现象学，存在主义，美学和诠释学方面都有相当多的专业知识。哲学硕士课程特别强调写作。该课程的设计使其可以在一学年（三个学期）的全日制学习中完成。该程序也可以兼职，在这种情况下，完成时间会更长。
Memorial's Department of Philosophy offers a thriving intellectual community where students are invited to explore the nature and problems of human existence and human thought. The interests of the Philosophy faculty are wide-ranging with a particular concentration in the historical aspects of philosophy. Considerable expertise exists in ethical and political philosophy, logic, metaphysics, and epistemology, as well as in the philosophy of science, the philosophy of religion, the philosophy of mind, phenomenology, existentialism, aesthetics, and hermeneutics.<br><br>The Department encourages student participation in regular discussion groups and colloquia. Recent guest lecturers featured in the Department's international speakers series include Richard Rorty (University of Virginia), Jane Heal (Cambridge), Gnter Wohlfart (Wuppertal), Carl Hausman (Pennsylvania State), Th. C. W. Oudemans (Leiden), Daniel Dennett (TUFTS), Gunther Mensching (Hannover), Guy Debrock (Nijmegen), and Roland Faber (Vienna).<br><br>MA The MA program in Philosophy is thesis-based and is designed so that it may be completed in one academic year (three semesters) of full-time study. The program can also be taken part time, in which case completion is longer.<br><br>Duration (Full-time students):<br><br>MA: 1 year<br><br>Campus: St. John's<br>Application Deadline: February 1 for Fall admission