Ph.D. in
Logic & Philosophy of Science
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CONSIDERING A GRADUATE DEGREE IN LOGIC & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE? Consider UCI!
The UCI Department of Logic & Philosophy of Science is ranked the #1 program in the world in general philosophy of science, philosophy of mathematics, and decision, rational choice, and game theory; and in the top 10 for all other areas of departmental specialty (Philosophical Gourmet Report).
Graduate students in the doctoral program receive six years of guaranteed funding, and scholars in the department have a record of earning competitive research funding
and fellowships from agencies including the National Endowment for the Humanities
and National Sciences Foundation, and from campus-level fellowships, such as the Provost
Ph.D., Graduate LEAD, Graduate Dean’s Dissertation, Eugene Cota-Robles, and Newkirk
Graduate Student fellowships.
QUICK FACTS
LOCATION
Campus is located less than 10 miles from Newport Beach.
FUNDING
Admitted students receive 6 years of guaranteed funding.
SPECIAL PROGRAM
The department offers a separate 4+1 M.A. program in Philosophy, Political Science,
and Economics.
DEGREE
Ph.D.; a master's degree may be earned while in pursuit of the Ph.D.
ENROLLMENT
Full-time, on-campus with housing.
Ph.D. TRACKS
LPS' Ph.D. program offers two tracks: the philosophy track and the LPS track.
RANKINGS
01
general philosophy of science
- Philosophical Gourmet Report
01
philosophy of mathematics
- Philosophical Gourmet Report
01
decision, rational choice, game theory
- Philosophical Gourmet Report
06
best college in the nation
- Money Magazine
top 10
philosophy of physics, philosophy of biology, philosophy of social sciences, mathematical
logic, history of analytic philosophy, and epistemology
- Philosophical Gourmet Report
job placement
highest rate of placement (82%) of students into permanent academic positions among
all U.S. institutions
- APA’s Academic Placement Data and Analysis (APDA) Project
RECENT PLACEMENTS
- Australian National University
- Carnegie Mellon University
- London School of Economics
- Northeastern University
- UC Irvine
- UC Merced
- University of Missouri, St. Louis
- Notre Dame
- University of Washington

The department fosters an inclusive and collaborative environment with the culture of a research institute. Graduate students are active researchers and respected colleagues who regularly publish articles in leading scholarly journals, such as Philosophy of Science and the British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, often in collaboration with one another and with LPS faculty.

WHAT MAKES THE PROGRAM UNIQUE?

Using methods from philosophy, logic, and the sciences themselves, scholars in UCI’s LPS department investigate what we are able to know about the world through science, and precisely how it is that science enables us to know it. LPS faculty annually instruct and mentor a small, select group of graduate students who go on to teaching and research careers at top educational institutions around the world. LPS also has strong connections with many science departments, including physics, biology, mathematics, economics, computer science, cognitive science, lan¬guage sciences, and mathematical behavioral sciences.
Graduate students from UCI’s LPS program have gone on to professorial and professional posts at esteemed universities and organizations across the globe.
UCI’s campus is beautiful, rotating around Aldrich Park, a 19-acre botanical garden.
The campus is located less than 10 miles from Newport Beach, is the #1 university doing the most for the American dream (New York Times College Access Index), and the #8 ranked public university in the U.S. (U.S. News & World Report).
"This was something that really surprised me,
from day one, you're thought of as a researcher in your field,
not just a student."

FURTHER PROGRAM INFORMATION
If full funding, opportunities to publish, and a proven track record of excellence in the field are what you’re looking for in a graduate program, contact us today to learn more about UCI logic & philosophy of science.
DEPARTMENT WEBSITE
www.lps.uci.edu
FACULTY
meet our exciting faculty
DEPARTMENT CHAIR
Simon Huttegger
shuttegg@uci.edu
949.824.3220
GRADUATE DIRECTOR
James Weatherall
weatherj@uci.edu
949.824.6656
ADMISSIONS DIRECTOR
JB Manchak
jmanchak@uci.edu
949.824.7374
GRADUATE ADVISOR
Jennifer Gerson
jennifer.gerson@uci.edu
949.824.4074