| 1. | Studies in 19th-century philosophy: Hegel, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer. |
| 2. | Contemporary studies: Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Marcel, Buber, Scheler, Merleau-Ponty, Gadamer, Ricoeur and some contemporary European schools such as structuralism, the Frankfurt School, postmodernism. |
| 3. | Eastern philosophy: Upanishadic thought; texts from the six orthodox schools of Indian philosophy, especially Advaita Vedanta; Indian Buddhist traditions, especially Mahayana. |
| 4. | Comparative studies: comparison of Eastern and Western traditions with respect to problems of being, knowledge, person, values and philosophical method. |
| In addition, from time to time, half credit courses may be offered in the following topics: issues in recent Anglo-American (analytic) philosophy, studies in classical philosophy (pre-Socratics, Plato and/or Aristotle), early modern philosophy (Descartes, Leibniz, Hume, Kant). These areas of specialization fall outside the principal focus of the graduate program, but are represented by individual members of the department. If in a given year a half credit in one of the above happens not to be offered, an individual tutorial therein may be arranged. Scheme A candidates are limited to a maximum of one-half credit tutorial; scheme B candidates may take up to two one-half credit tutorials. The program of any graduate student must be approved by the graduate officer of the department. Although the time limit for completion of the degree by full-time students is three years, it is to be noted that the program is designed to be completed in one year (twelve months) of full-time studies. Full-time students receiving financial assistance should not expect such assistance to extend beyond the first year. |