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Graduate Programs

​​Choosing a graduate school is a big decision. You’re ambitious and dedicated. So are we.

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DePaul graduate programs are designed to fit into your schedule. We offer courses during the day, at night and online. Our faculty are among the best, and our connections with the city of Chicago can’t be beat. 

* Asterisk indicates online degree completion is available. ^ Caret indicates program may be paired with any undergraduate major for a combined bachelor's/master's degree option.

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College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences > Academics > Philosophy > Graduate Program > Philosophy (MA and PhD)

Philosophy (MA/PhD)

Deepen your research and cultivate your teaching.

In the Philosophy PhD program, you’ll gain a foundational understanding of the discipline, grounded in continental European thought, through rigorous coursework and seminars. Through directed research, colloquia and the dissertation, you’ll also develop the expertise necessary to begin your academic career. In addition to your studies within the department, you’ll spend the spring of your second year abroad, engaged in immersive language study.

Whether you enter the program with a BA or an MA, we fund your entire doctoral program and ask you to complete it in six years or fewer. This means six years of complete tuition remission, a $22,000 stipend, a $3,000 supplement (to pay for extra expenses, such as health care), and travel funding to present your work at academic conferences.

Work closely with leading scholars in

• Contemporary continental thought
• German idealism
• Social and political theory
• History of philosophy and ethics
• Feminist philosophy
• Psychoanalytic thought
• Latin American philosophy

The department is committed to your success not only as a scholar but as a teacher. Our teaching practicum, taken over the second and third years of study, guides you in your transition from teaching assistant to teaching fellow to the academic job market, making you a strong candidate for tenure-track positions and postdocs.

There is a limitation of four years between admission to the doctoral program and admission to doctoral candidacy. The time between admission to candidacy and dissertation defense should be between eight months and two years.

Chicago: a city of broad shoulders and broad minds

In addition to its world-renowned museums, libraries, political think tanks and historic neighborhoods, Chicago is home to a vibrant community of scholars. As part of an independent study, attend a lecture or seminar at one of our many neighboring universities. Present your work at local conferences and in our departmental student-organized Frings Colloquium, and take part in events organized around Chicago by groups such as the Ancient Greek and Philosophy Workshop, or by the Chicago-Area Consortium in German Philosophy.

PhD Completion

Upon completion of the required quarter hours, given your track, you must also complete four core courses at the 600-level or higher for admission into PhD candidacy. You’ll need to demonstrate competence in two languages, usually French, German, Spanish, Latin or Greek. PhDs are awarded upon successful defense of your dissertation.

Application Deadline

Applications for Fall 2024 are due January 6, 2024.

Submit an online application, official transcripts, three letters of recommendation, a personal statement, and writing sample. A proof of English proficiency test is required for international students. GRE scores are not required and will not be considered.

Required Courses

Each student, whether entering with a BA or an MA, is required to take 28 courses (112 credit hours) over the course of four years.

of Philosophy graduates were employed, continuing their education or pursuing other goals within six months of graduation.

Learn from published scholars

At DePaul, you’ll learn directly from esteemed philosophers like Sean Kirkland, PhD, associate professor and director of graduate studies for philosophy. Kirkland has had numerous books, book chapters, articles, papers, and essays published. His most recent piece of work is a collection that came out with Northwestern University Press titled A Companion to Ancient Philosophy which is a collection of essays on a broad range of themes and figures spanning the entire period extending from the Pre-Socratics to Plato, Aristotle, and the Hellenistic thinkers.

“I joined the Philosophy program at DePaul because of the top-rated faculty in continental philosophy, the commitment to foreign-language acquisition and the opportunities to study abroad. Through weekly reading groups, I was able to improve my German significantly, which was of great help when I spent a semester abroad at the University of Freiburg in Germany. Later in my time at DePaul I applied for and received a Fulbright research fellowship to go back to Germany. The faculty in the philosophy department at DePaul were incredibly supportive and helpful during the process, no doubt because several of them had done research abroad on Fulbright fellowships as well.”

Ian (PhD ’16)

Philosophy faculty member, st. john’s college, santa fe, nm.

Alumni Network

Graduates of the Philosophy PhD program have gone on to positions at institutions such as Emory University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Memphis, Duquesne University, Whitman College, Luther College, Colby College and University of California, Berkeley. View Philosophy alumni placements and appointments .

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For more information about applying, contact The Office of Graduate Admission at (773) 325-7315 or [email protected] .

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Doctoral Program

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​The primary, though perhaps not the only audience for this Doctoral program consists of educational professionals who wish to improve the quality of their work in their current roles or to prepare themselves for new roles. This doctoral program is uniquely designed to link theory with practice and is not based on traditional assumptions about the relationships of theory with practice or on conventional notions about the status of practitioners and theorists. To be a practitioner is to make decisions about what to do and to take action; but professional practitioners — in education as in other areas — make reasonable decisions and act responsibly and ethically in the light of theoretical and professional knowledge.

• Professional educators are leaders as well as managers; they are not limited to making decisions according to rule or “by the book.” They must use discretion and judgment as they seek to find the most defensible course of action in specific, complicated, and perhaps idiosyncratic circumstances. These situations are not merely instances of abstract concepts.
• Athough decisions are made in the light of theoretical knowledge, theoretical knowledge cannot be applied to practice in the same way as principles are applied to cases. No single theory is able to encompass the complexities of all aspects of learning or schooling. Professional educators understand the principles and terms that characterize and limit a variety of theories and can select amongst them in order to better understand the situations in which they are involved.
• Decisions also are made in the light of professional knowledge, learned on the job as well as from more formal sources. Professional educators can articulate the informal, often tacit knowledge that they develop from practice so that it engages with and modifies the more formal theories learned from other sources.
• Professional educators not only make decisions, they act upon them responsibly. They examine the value commitments implicit in their actions; they question the appropriateness of the ends that they seek; they connect their educational contexts to broader social contexts; and they assess the effects of their actions on the achievements, dispositions, and propensities of students, colleagues and community members.

​The following graduate programs are offered at Lincoln Park:

• EdD in Curriculum Studies
• PhD in Curriculum Studies
• Educational Leadership General Concentration
• Higher Education Concentration
• Global Catholic Educational Leadership Concentration
• EdD in Early Childhood Education

The following graduate programs are offered Online:

• Global Educational Leadership General Concentration
• Global Educational Leadership with International Baccalaureate Leadership Practices
• PhD in Value-Creating Education for Global Citizenship

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College of Science and Health > Academics > Psychology > Graduate Programs > Industrial-Organizational Psychology (MA/PhD)

Industrial-Organizational Psychology (MA/PhD)

Make an impact on the world’s workplaces.

DePaul’s Industrial-Organizational Psychology MA/PhD program will provide you with a solid grounding in psychological theory and essential training in methodology. As an Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology graduate student, you’ll collaborate with a faculty expert to develop and implement new research ideas while contributing to developments in the field.

You’ll study

• performance appraisal
• organizational theory
• consultation

You have the option to add a secondary specialization with coursework in communication, management, marketing, or women’s and gender studies.

The Industrial-Organizational Psychology MA/PhD is a combined degree program. The MA is non-terminal and the program admits only students intending to earn the PhD. Classes are offered during the day on the Lincoln Park Campus. This program can be completed in four years.

Get a closer look at what it’s like to be in the program by viewing our Frequently Asked Questions and Internship & Career Info .

Put theory into practice and gain career, teaching and research experience

DePaul’s connections with the Chicago business community provide you with a wide variety of internship and career opportunities . Industrial-Organizational Psychology PhD students have interned with Advocate Health Care, MICA Consulting Partners, McDonald’s Corp. and United Airlines. Students publish their research in major journals and present at I-O conferences. They also have gained experience teaching a variety of classes and have moved on to academic careers at colleges and university across the country.

Application Deadlines

The deadline for fall admission is December 15th.

Submit an online application, GRE scores, letters of recommendation, personal statement, transcripts and course history.

Required Courses

For the MA portion, you’ll take 18 courses and complete a thesis. For the PhD portion, you’ll complete six courses and a dissertation.

of Industrial-Organizational Psychology graduates were employed, continuing their education or pursuing other goals within six months of graduation.

The reported median salary for Industrial-Organizational Psychology alumni was $59,040.

Work on forward-thinking research

Professor Suzanne Bell specializes on the strategic staffing of organizations, training and employee development, and maximizing team effectiveness. She directs the DePaul Teams Lab, which is conducting NASA-funded research on team composition for long-duration space exploration, such as a mission to Mars.

“My clients are C-suite leaders and board members, and because of my DePaul experience I am competent in serving them via executive assessment, coaching, organizational restructuring, and team development. I was able to garner valuable internship experience every year via connections the program has with Chicago-based DePaul alums, and my cohort was incredibly supportive, collegial, and collaborative. We got to be great friends and I maintain those deep connections 15 years later.”

Rebecca (PhD ’04)

Founder and owner, department 732c.

Alumni Network

Our Industrial-Organizational Psychology PhD graduates advance to corporate, consulting and academic careers. DePaul graduates have pursued jobs in both applied and academic settings at organizations such as Advocate Health Care, Deloitte Consulting, Cisco, Motorola, I-O Solutions, Inc., Wayne State University, Louisiana State University and Chicago School of Professional Psychology. In addition, you’ll be connected to a network of more than 201,000 DePaul alumni working in a variety of industries.

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Graduate school is an investment in your future. Learn more about the financial aid and scholarship opportunities available to you.

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For more information about applying, contact The Office of Graduate Admission for DePaul’s College of Science and Health at (773) 325-7315 or [email protected] .

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Distinctive Features of the Doctoral Program

• A high-quality program with selective admission and a limited enrollment
• A community of people with diverse professional experiences and deeply ​ felt concerns about educational problems
• A program that builds connections between practical experience and theory
• A full-time faculty with expertise in both research and theory and successful practice
• A strong interdisciplinary, urban and multicultural focus
• A research perspective embedded in and connected to the realities of professional practice
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• Educational Leadership

“I incorporate what I learned in the Educational Leadership EdD program daily, in everything I do. I attained leadership skills and expertise of all the detail that running schools involves at a high level. Perhaps most importantly, I gained a support group of colleagues to lean on, forever.”

Jeff (Educational Leadership EdD ’11)

Superintendent, community consolidated school district 146.

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