Overview

Founded in 1954 in the vibrant equatorial metropolis of Singapore, the Department of Philosophy at National University of Singapore is a global centre of philosophical education and research.

Features

With interests spanning a wide range of topics and traditions, our faculty have made notable contributions to epistemology, moral and political philosophy, metaphysics, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, aesthetics, philosophy of science, philosophy of mathematics, and the history of philosophy.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

The Universe, and Everything

Science Fiction and Philosophy

Effective Reasoning

Everyday Ethics

Logic

Computational Reasoning

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

85

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IELTS

6

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Singapore, Singapore

Disciplines

Philosophy View 3 other PhDs in Philosophy in Singapore

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Academic requirements

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Required

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

85

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6

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Other requirements

General requirements

A good Masters degree in a relevant discipline; or

An NUS Honours degree (at least Distinction/Second Class Upper Division) or equivalent (e.g. a 4-year Bachelors degree with an average grade above B) in a relevant discipline, subject to approval by the Faculty, on a case-by-case basis;

Applicants whose native tongue and medium of university instruction is not English should obtain an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of 6.0 or the following TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) scores

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

40300 SGD / year

≈ 40300 SGD / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

37900 SGD / year

≈ 37900 SGD / year

Living costs

Singapore

1878 - 3880 SGD / month

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Programme Structure

Key information

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